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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Type 2 Cloverleaf Knot with Opposite Corners Sharing an Ear Loop
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Take the curved line in opposite corners and apply the wrap one, pull one sharing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                technique.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TYING INSTRUCTIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tie the knot following the step-by-step illustration guide below.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                HINTS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                See page 41.





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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         7            5
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Step 1. 1                    3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Step 7. 7 –  3 –  6
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Step 3. 3 –  2 +  1                 4             2                Step 8. 8 –  4 +  1 –  6 +  3 –  1 +  5
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Step 5. 5 +  1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Step 6. 6 +  3 –  1 –  3 +  2
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5 Completed knot
















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Type 2 Cloverleaf knot with opposite corners
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   sharing an ear loop.




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