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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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