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figure 142.1

True lover’s knot: a decorative knot of little practical value, sometimes tied in small cord to form a
lanyard for wearing around the neck, which could support a stop watch or a locket. The knot also
forms the basis for the shamrock knot, and is related to the jury mast head knot; it is comprised of two

interlocking thumb knots.

To form this knot, first make one thumb knot and then pass the working end up through the bight of the
knot (figure 142.1) before forming a second thumb knot in the second bight (figure 142.2).

figure 142.2

Tucked half blood knot see improved clinch knot.

Tucking: the action of passing the working end of a strand over a strand of the standing part of a rope.
When you take it under the next strand in the opposite direction to the lay of the rope this is called

tucking against the lay. To tuck with the lay, the working end is passed around any strand of the
standing part in the same direction as the lay.

Turk’s head: a purely decorative piece of ropework, it is probably the best known of all fancy knots,
being quite easy to form.

We have illustrated the formation on the hand for flexibility and clarity, but in practice the Turk’s

head would be applied directly around the object.