Page 171 - Mario Bigon "The Morrow Guide to Knots"

Method
Form a large loop
around the main line
(1). Then take a few
turns through tlie loop
and around the line
with the end (2, 3),
taking care not to let the
turns overlap. As with
most hitches, the grip of
this branch knot is
basically determined by
a uniform internal
distribution of the
4 tension, so any
overlapping of the turns
would irreparably aHect
the grip and would
allow the knot to slip
along the main line. Pull
the end and the
standing part slowly
and smoothly to reduce
the size of the initial
loop (4), taking great
care that this operation
does not alter the
structure of the knot or
the order of the turns.
The resulting knot is
small and compact and,
if properly made, does
not damage the main
s
line at all (5). All that
remains to be done is to
attach the hook (6).

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