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medium tug) or a dressing gown waist-tie—even the retaining cord on a monocle
for the rare eccentric who still sports such an eye-glass. Use it, too, as

ornamentation on gift packages.

Tying

A pin-board and some pins are often recommended to secure the layout of this

knot in its early stages, before the final locking tuck is inserted; but with a
confident mind (and a discerning eye) it can be done readily enough in the hand
without such paraphernalia. The knot consists of four interlocked bights (figures

1–3), which are then drawn snug to form a four-part crown knot enhanced by

quadruple corner rim parts (figure 4). Both faces (front and rear) are identical.

Knot lore

This is one of a large family of more elaborate Chinese knots that may be
thousands of years old. The tradition attaching to it is the same as in the West,

that any cloverleaf is lucky (and a four-part one more so).