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                                                                         2        the second strand anti-clockwise is turned also

                                                                                  anti-clockwise under all strands and up through
                                                                                  the first overhand, then through its own bight to
                                                                                  form a second overhand.













                       The finished Simple Matthew Walker Rose Knot as
                                       a bottle stopper.


                       a rose knot using a douBle                                 3         repeat stages 1 and 2
                                                                                            with the remaining three
                       Matthew walker                                                       strands.






















                     1        here, using five strands knotted together with a   4  take any one of the strand ends and pass it


                              Constrictor Knot, the first strand is taken anti-
                              clockwise under all strands and back up through
                              its own bight to form an overhand knot.              over the next strand and down to the left of it
                                                                                   (anti-clockwise) through the centre of the knot.
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