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rose Knots Blue rose knot
Rose Knots were derided by some old sailors as
being useless embellishments. Some have described
as ‘merely a Star Knot with a Crown’ while others
see the knot as a style unto itself. Here I have taken
the latter tack, because I feel the style deserves
greater acknowledgement. The simple Rose Knot
itself is indeed a crown finish to a Manrope Knot,
or a Wall and Crown, doubled. More than that,
however, Rose Knots form a separate classification
worthy of more intense examination than is
presented in this chapter. Some further examination
of the works of Graumont and Hensel, Ashley, and
Grainger is appropriate if the reader would like
to examine Rose Knots in detail. One of the great
knotters now passed, sadly, Mr. Alton C. Beaudoin 1
of Mystic, Connecticut, 1913–2003, mastered this start with four strands as shown.
Rose Knot craft, among many others, and we give a
nod here to his expertise – thank you, Alton!

A Rose Knot by
Alton C. Beaudoin.

We will start the path to making Rose Knots
with a basic Crown Knot added to a Simple
Matthew Walker Knot to make Ashley’s #866, a 2
Matthew Walker Rose Knot. Note: When you tie a tuck the first strand under two,
anti-clockwise.
Rose Knot, tugging hard will ruin the knot. Gentle
application of pressure will tease the knot into
being. Here, we make a blue rose as a stopper for a
small bottle.

3 tuck the second anti-

clockwise strand the same.