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Tutorial on knitting 5 strands and 6 flowers with flower strands and even-numbered flower variations

The five-strand and six-strand knot is a type of Chinese knot. It is a unique hand-knitted handicraft of the Han people and is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Han people. There are many freehand weaving tutorials about the flower-strand knot on the Internet. The editor of the production department has compiled the simplest five-strand flower knot. 6-flower knitting tutorial, weave 5-strand and 6-flower knots in four steps. Those who are interested can make more even-numbered knots with multiple flowers according to the increase or decrease in the number of strands and flowers.

Step 1: First, refer to the tutorial diagram of how to knit a single-line double-money knot with Chinese knots, make a double-money knot with a human character, adjust the size of the Chinese knot, and find the position of the center point and the left outgoing line, as shown in the picture below;
Tutorial on knitting 5 strands and 6 flowers with flower strands and even-numbered flower variations.

Step 2: Then press the right line (golden yellow line) to the left outlet line; lean on the left and left outlet lines and cross back to the center point (the pressing line is the same as the left outlet line); press the center point after crossing the 2 lines; lean on the right and left outlet lines ( Picking up and pressing the thread is the same as the left outlet thread); press the left outlet thread to pass through the braided Chinese knot;
Tutorial on knitting 5 strands and 6 flowers with flower strands and even-numbered flower variations.

Step 3: After picking up the left outgoing thread from the right thread, press and pick up from the left and right outgoing threads and left outgoing threads to the center point. After pressing the heel thread, pick up and press between the left and left outgoing threads and heel threads separated from the left and right, and pick out the left outgoing thread. Wear a braided Chinese knot through the back;
Tutorial on knitting 5 strands and 6 flowers with flower strands and even-numbered flower variations.

Step 4: Finally, sort out the braided Chinese knot, and the flower-strand knot 5-strand and 6-flower braiding tutorial is completed.
Tutorial on knitting 5 strands and 6 flowers with flower strands and even-numbered flower variations.

After knitting five strands and six flowers, you can also weave 7 strands with 8 flowers, nine strands with 10 flowers, etc. by changing the number of strands and flowers. In order to make it easier for everyone to learn the knitting of 5-strand and 6-flower knots, here, the editor specially explains the terms in the 5-strand and 6-flower knot knitting tutorial as follows,
1. Center point: the intersection of the two outgoing lines at the center;
2. Left outlet line: the line from the end of the left line to the intersection of the right outlet line;
3. Following thread: The line that the right thread crosses back for the first time. diyju.com

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