Having made the rectangular square-mesh frame with an odd number in both the width and length, as well as with an even number in both the width and length, I wondered what would be different if I mixed odd and even numbers in both the width and the length. I decided to make a frame with the following numbers:
- the outer width 12 squares and the inner width 4 squares
- the outer length 15 squares and the inner length 7 squares
- the border 4 squares
Instructions
Before starting the
actual netting:
1. Fill a
netting needle or shuttle with thread or cord.
2. Attach it
to a foundation loop. To do this:
a. Tie a slip knot in the thread or
cord coming from the needle or shuttle.
Leave a long tail, at least 6 to 8 inches.
b. Slip the foundation-loop cord
through the slipknot.
c. Tie the foundation-loop cord into
a circle thereby creating a foundation loop.
d.
Tighten the
slipknot.
3. Attach
the foundation loop to a tension device.
4. Choose a
mesh stick.
Increase Portion of
the Rectangle
Row 1
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Net 2 more knots into the
foundation loop. (2 loops in the row)
Remove the mesh stick and turn
the work so that the next row can be worked from left to right. (This will be
done at the end of each row.)
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Row 2
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Net 1 knot in the first loop;
increase by netting two knots in the 2nd loop. (3 loops in the row)
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Row 3
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Net 1 knot in each loop except
the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop. (4 loops in the row)
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Rows 4-9
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Continue repeating row 3. (10
loops in final row)
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Forming the top of
the rectangle
Row 10
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(first partial row) Divide the
number of loops in half and net 1 knot in each loop for half of the
loops. (4 loops in the row)
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Row 11
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except
the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop. The increase is on the outer
edge. (5 loops in the row)
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Row 12
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except
the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together. The decrease is on the inner
edge. (4 loops in the row)
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Turn Corner and Start
Side
Row 13
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Without a mesh stick, net 1
knot in the first loop, now using the mesh stick, net 1 more knot in that
loop, net 1 knot in each remaining loop. (5 loops in the row)
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Row 14
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except
the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop. The increase is now on the inner
edge. (6 loops in the row)
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Row 15
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except
the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together. The decrease is now on the outer
edge. (5 loops in the row)
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Rows 16-19
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Repeat rows 14-15. The last row
will be a decrease row.
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Cut the thread on the outer edge.
Start the Second Half
of the Rectangle
Tie the thread from the needle to the bottom of the first
loop of the last complete increase row.
1. Tie the
end of the thread from the shuttle to the appropriate loop.
2. Without
using a mesh stick, tie a netting knot into the same loop.
3. Untie the
original knot that joined the shuttle to the loop, leaving just the netting
knot.
Row 10
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(second part of the first partial row)
Net 1 more knot in the loop in
which the needle is tied, net 1 knot in each loop for the remaining loops on
this partial row. (5 loops in the row)
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Row 11
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except the last
loop, increase by netting 2 knots in the last loop. The increase is on the
outer edge. (6 loops in the row)
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Row 12
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Net 1 knot in each loop for 2 loops, net the
last 2 loops together. The decrease is now on the inner edge. (5 loops in the
row)
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Rows 13-15
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Repeat rows 11 and 12. The last
row will be an increase row.
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Turn Corner and Start
Bottom Side
Row 16
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Net 1 knot in each loop except
the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together, net 1 more knot in those two
loops. (6 loops in the row)
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Row 17
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except
for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together. The decrease is now on
the outer edge. (5 loops in the row)
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Row 18
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Net 1 knot in each loop except
the last loop, net 2 loops in the last loop. The increase is now on the inner
edge. (6 loops in the row)
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Row 19
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Net 1 knot in each loop, except
for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together. The decrease is now on
the outer edge. (5 loops in the row)
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Cut the thread on the inner edge.
Join Partial Rows and
Decrease
Row 20
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Net
1 knot in each loop for the same number of loops as squares in the Border
(B), net the next two loops together (joining both partial rows), net 1 knot
in each loop except the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
(9 loops in the row)
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Row 21
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Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last
2 loops, net the last 2 loops together. (8 loops in the row)
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Rows 22-27
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Repeat Row 21 until there are
two loops left.
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Tie the Last
Corner
Finish the final row by netting these two loops together,
but without a mesh stick.
Cut the thread near the knot just tied.
Tie the First Corner
Remove the foundation loop from row one of the net.
Tie the tail onto a tapestry needle, which is used in place
of the netting needle.
Net the first two loops together without using a mesh stick.
Cut the thread near the knot just tied.
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