Carrick mat

The Carrick mat is a knot. When woven flat it can be used as a mat or pad - as a hot pad, "e.g." The same knot tied the same way, but allowed to form a cylinder around the central opening instead of laying flat, can be used to make a woggle. The carrick mat is one of the easiest to master of the Turks head knots (3 lead x 4 bight).

To tie a Carrick mat

#Start with a clockwise bight, to layover with an open pretzel.
#Run your working end under your standing end. This will bring you to the left side of the flat knot.
#Run the working end in a sewing fashion. (Over, under, over, under) This will bring you near to your standing end.
#Run your working end next to the standing end, following it through the knot.
#Repeat as necessary.