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SIMPLE KEY RING

MATERIALS 800mm of 3mm line of your choice
25 or 30mm diameter split ring or key ring

KNOTS USED Boatswain’s whistle lanyard knot: diagrams a and b
Double boatswain’s whistle lanyard knot: diagrams
a and c

METHOD

Fold the line in half, and holding C
the bight make the single
version of the boatswain’s whistle
lanyard knot (a and b). Tighten so
as to leave just a small loop for the
split ring, then make a second
knot, but this time double it (a, c
and d). Work it up tight, leaving a
small space between the single
and double knots. Trim the ends This shows the path to double half the
with a knife and fit the split ring. knot using one end, then the other.

A

D

Start of boatswain’s whistle
lanyard knot
B Finish the doubling by following round and
tucking up through the centre.

If you are using this as a zip pull,
use either a smaller split ring
(really small stainless steel split
rings can be purchased from an
angler’s supply shop), or start by
threading the line through the
Boatswain’s whistle lanyard knot hole in the zip tag.

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