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This single strand sar knot is based on the instructions in the "Harrison Book of Knots". I corrrected one misleading drawing and now show how to finish the knot.
The star knot is a series of cow hitches tied first around a starting rod and then around previously tied cow hitches. Each cow hitch forms one point to the star
Step 1 Tie cowhitch around starting rod (dowel, pencil, etc.) leaving 4" tail on right.
Step 2 Make small loop and bring Working End Over 1 strand, Under 1, Across, up Under 1, Over 1, Under 1 and through the small loop. This completes the second cow hitch.
Step 3 Bring tail over to left.
Step 4 Make small loop and bring the WE up through small loop of previous cow hitch. Tie third cow hitch just as you did in step 2 this time you will be going around 2 strands
Step 5 repeat Step 4 - this completes the 4th cow hitch.
Step 6 Closing the knot adds 2 cow hitches (points) to the knot - make at as large as you want.
Bring WE from left top right adjacent to starting rod and up through last small loop. Remove rod.

This single strand sar knot is based on the instructions in the "Harrison Book of Knots". I corrrected one misleading drawing and now show how to finish the knot.
The star knot is a series of cow hitches tied first around a starting rod and then around previously tied cow hitches. Each cow hitch forms one point to the star
Step 1 Tie cowhitch around starting rod (dowel, pencil, etc.) leaving 4" tail on right.

Step 2 Make small loop and bring Working End Over 1 strand, Under 1, Across, up Under 1, Over 1, Under 1 and through the small loop. This completes the second cow hitch.

Step 3 Bring tail over to left.

Step 4 Make small loop and bring the WE up through small loop of previous cow hitch. Tie third cow hitch just as you did in step 2 this time you will be going around 2 strands

Step 5 repeat Step 4 - this completes the 4th cow hitch.

Step 6 Closing the knot adds 2 cow hitches (points) to the knot - make at as large as you want.
Bring WE from left top right adjacent to starting rod and up through last small loop. Remove rod.
