Alternating Crown Sinnet

An Alternating Crown Sinnet is nothing more than a series of Crown Knots tied on top of each other. It creates an attractive cylindrical shape which can be great for a handle. This can be done with any number of cords three and up. Here I show example using for cords and six cords.

I also show two popular ways of tying it – maintaining a single direction throughout, or alternating -- which end up with a slightly different look to the handle

Rope Consumption For An Alternating Crown Sinnet With Different Strands

• With ¼” (~6mm) rope:
• A 4-strand Crown Sinnet
• will consume a bit less than 4” (10cm)/strand to create 1” (2.5cm) of handle, (e.g. 11”/strand will produce 3”).
• The handle will be 1” (2.5cm) wide
• There is no room in the center of the Sinnet for any kind of core

A 6-strand Crown Sinnet

• will consume a bit less than 4” (10cm)/strand to create 1” (2.5cm) of handle, (e.g. 11”/strand will produce 3”).
• The handle will be 1.25” (3cm) wide.
• With this number of strands, the knot is still quite stable and no core is required (although I do often use one), however there is room in the center of the handle for core approximately the same diameter as the rope you’re working with (a Sinnet with more strands will results in a handle with a larger hole in the core)