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figure 145.1

To calculate the length of rope required, multiply the circumference of the object by the number of
bights x 1.5 x the number of times followed around plus one extra time followed round.

Turk’s head knot: instead of forming the Turk’s head around an object, this decorative knot has been

tightened to form a ball.

figure 145.2

figure 145.3

Form the Turk’s head (see page 176) by taking a round turn, crossing the standing part before taking a
second turn, and passing that over the first crossing part but tucking it under the standing part (figure
145.1). At the back of the hand cross the parallel turns left over right, pass the end through the
resultant space (figure 145.2), and down through the next gap between the parts to lay next to the