The carrick bend mat is also a member of the turk s head family.
Carrick mat knot.
Its name is based on the mat s decorative type carrick bend with the ends connected together forming an endless knot.
When tied with paracord or thick ropes the decorative knot serves the purpose of a hot pad or a table mat aesthetically.
However the same knot can also be formed so that the pattern stands on edge around a larger central hole.
Double or triple or more by taking each end parallel to the appropriate strand of the mat.
It is presented here as a flat knot.
This can be described as a three lead four bight turks head in which the rope has been passed around a second time.
The carrick bend mat thump mat or the more popular carrick mat owes its name to the carrick bend due to its resemblance with the latter.