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The carrick bend was chosen as the badge of
                        Hereward of Wake, who led Englishmen in the
                   ZOOM  revolt  again William  the  Conqueror  in  1070.  It   the working ends on the opposite         BendS
                        appears  in  decorative  Elizabethan  plasterwork
                                                                     sides of the knot create a stronger
                        adorning  Ormonde  Castle  at  Carrick-on-Suir  in
                        Ireland, which may explain the name, though ex-
                        perts disagree on the origins of carrick.    union than when the ends emerge
                                                                     on the same side of the knot.

                Carrick Bend: Step 3                                 Carrick Bend: Step 4






























                Bring the second working end around the back         Tighten  the  knot  slowly  by  pulling  on  both
                of the standing part of the first line, then over    standing parts. As the knot tightens, it will form
                the first working end. Then bring it behind the      the shape shown in the final photograph.
                first loop but over its own standing part where
                it crosses under the first loop as shown in the
                photograph.



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