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Granny Knot
When trying to make a reef knot and
failing to make the second part
correctly, i.e. not making it square to
the first part, the result is a granny
knot, hard to undo when wanted, yet
not secure. See how the working ends
poke out at right angles to the knot. It
is said that this is how gorillas tie the
creepers that make up their nests, so
perhaps this should be called a gorilla
rather than a granny!
1 The same start as a reef knot, left over
right and under.
2 The left-hand working end comes over
the right-hand working end and under.
3 The finished knot.
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