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Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

5 Tuck the working end under the right-

hand turn. This is the beginning of the
continuous flat braid.
6 Turn your hand over to show the two
turns at the back.

7 Bring the left turn over the right turn, to
make a “diamond.” This will also make a

little more of the braid.
8 Tuck the working end to the left under
what is now the left turn.
9 Turn your hand back; the working end

should mate with the standing part
completing three turns that form a
continuous braid of three leads and four

bights.
10 Tuck the working end to start the
doubling process.

11 The Turk’s head can be doubled, if you
run out of the working end complete by
going the other way with the standing

part. If you are making the knot to fit
round an object you will need to work the
slack out of the knot with a spike.
12 A further following round will treble the

knot.
13 The finished knot from the end showing
the four bights.

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