Page 157 - Mario Bigon "The Morrow Guide to Knots"
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Method
                                               First, pass the end
                                               through the eye from
                                               below; then pass it
                                               behind the hook to form
                                               the first turn around the
                                               shank (1). Form a
                                               second turn inside the
                                               first (2). The number of
                                               these turns can vary; as
                                               long as they all go in the
                                               same direction, you can
                                               have as many as you
                                               like. Remember,
                                               however, that the grip
                                               of the knot does not
                                               depend on the number
                                               of turns alone, while
                                               they do affect its bulk.
                                               Make a halfturn into
                                               the turns formed so that
                                               the end wraps around
                                               them (3,4); then close
                                               it on itself leaving the
                                               line issuing from the
                                               hook underneath (5).
                                               This completes the knot,
                                               which should be
                                               worked into the shape
                                               shown in figure 6.
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