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Two Hearts Beat as One



                                                             Starting with five half hitches, and then with

                                                             some careful interlacing and manipulation, a
                                                             sheepshank variation with two symbolic
                                                             hearts linked makes a romantic love token.



                                                             1 Make five half hitches all with their
                                                                 crossings the same.

                                                             2 Overlap the outer two pairs. The right
                                                                 hitch of each pair is moved to the left and
       7                                                         over the left hitch, making two “hearts.”

                                                             3 The center hitch is interwoven through

                                                                 the two “hearts."
                                                             4 The finished knot.



















































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