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Crown Knot

The crown knot is the simplest of the knots tied with the actual strands of three

or four-strand rope. It gives a flat end to the rope and is the start of the back
splice. It is also an important component in the making of many other more

complex and decorative stopper knots, as well as a series of interesting plaits or
sennits. The thing to remember when making the crown knot is that, when

finished, each strand is doing the same as the others and that all strands point
downward. Notice also that the

strands should be pointing down in a
counterclockwise direction if you are
using the usual Z-laid rope, which

certainly lays better and is essential if
you wish to continue to go on and

make a back splice.

1 Unlay the rope a short way, and open out

into a three-pointed pattern as the strands
come out from the rope.
2 Take the right-hand strand and lay it

across the top strand, making a small
loop.
3 Bring the top strand over the first strand
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and down by the third strand.
4 The third strand comes over the second
strand and tucks through the loop left in

the first strand This forms an interlinked
triangle, the crown knot.
5 The finished knot.

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