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true Lover’s Knot

The True Lover’s Knot has been a symbol of love,
friendship, and affection since antiquity. Still, many
distinct knots go by the same name, so it’s not possible
to say which one of them is, in fact, the truest of them all.
Knot Components: Historical Knot

1. Make a counterclockwise Overhand 2. Weave the opposing rope clockwise
Knot, bottom over top. through the overhand loop,…

3. …around the back of, and then through 4. Carefully split the left and right Overhand
itself. Knots. Then…

5. …pinch the intertwining center loops… 6. …and pull them apart until the knot is
firm.