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Sailor’s Cross

The true lover’s knot
made in a single piece of

rope can, with a simple
couple of pulls, become a
cross. The same technique

is used to decorate pairs of
cord in China and Japan,

where the knot is a symbol of
good fortune and complete

virtue.

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

1 Start with a true lover’s knot tied

near the bight of the rope.
2 Put your fingers through the
overhand knots and grasp opposite

loops.
3 Pull the loops out to form the arms
of the cross; tighten and even all

points of the cross.
4 The finished sailor’s cross.