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Covered Stone
Doorstop

For the first project we will cover
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a stone with ⁄8-inch cotton rope
(you can use manila rope if you
prefer) to serve as a doorstop. (If
you use a smaller rock, which is
perfectly OK, then use thinner
twine and a shorter length than
called for in the materials list.)

4- to 5-inch round or oblong
rock
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16 feet of ⁄8-inch cotton rope
sharp knife or scissors
ruler
masking tape and/or wire
garden ties (to help hold the
rope in place while the knot is
Head to the nearest beach or river to find a hefty rock for a nautical doorstop. being tied)
Other projects made with the monkey’s fist knot include a dog throw toy and a
key fob. The rock I’m using measures about
Monkey’s Fist 4 inches by 5 inches. Naturally, your
rock won’t be exactly the same as
The monkey’s fist knot is made by that are at right angles to one mine, but the mat-erials listed for
wrapping a round (or roundish) another. The last set of wraps goes this project will cover most of the
object with three wraps of cordage under the first set of wraps. rock. I say “most” because I think it

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Wrapping the rope around the rock to make a monkey’s fist knot.