I beat Adie into submission. It is so much easier to do when she is cowering! (Just kidding.
I usually put a pillow in my lap and Adie lays down on it. I will comb one side of her body then the other. After that is done I do her topknot. I place her in my lap facing me. She will rest her chin on my chest and just sit there looking at me in resignation. She wasn't always that easy to do but we learned. It just takes time. At six months I don't think we had even tackled a topknot yet!