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Square Knot

This essential knot is one of the most frequent you will
tie. It’s quick. It’s easy to tighten for holding pieces
securely. It’s also a flat knot that is comfortable against
the skin. The drawbacks of this knot are that it can
loosen when the ends are pulled, and it’s also easy to
mis-tie into a granny knot, which looks similar but the
ends come out perpendicular to the knot instead of
parallel to each other, so it doesn’t lay flat.

Rope length: Any length
Rope diameter: Any diameter

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With two ropes hanging Cross the left rope over the and wrap it under the right (You’re halfway there!)
down, take the right rope in right rope… rope. Then pull the end all Again you have two ropes
your left hand and the left the way over the top. hanging down.
rope in your right.

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Now cross the RIGHT rope Pull it under and through. Now tighten the knot by You know you’ve tied it
over the left rope. pulling the ends. A common correctly if both ropes on each
mantra for tying the square side of the knot come out
knot is: “Left over right and together or parallel. If you’ve
under; right over left and mis-tied it, simply back up
under.” halfway and wrap the ends
opposite the way you did.

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