Page 26 - Peter Randall - The Craft of the Knot

STEP 3 Tighten the knot by pulling on both the standing part and the running end.

Twisting the ends in opposite directions will either help the belly wrap around the

spine or impede it, depending on which way they are twisted. The Double Overhand,
like all knots in the series, is very secure and difficult to untie.

MATTHEW WALKER KNOT

This is another decorative knot that requires separating the rope you’re working with
into three strands.

STEP 1 Begin the Matthew Walker Knot by making a Wall Knot (see further), tucking
each end up through the next bight.

STEP 2 Continue by making another tuck.

STEP 3 Snug down by pulling each of the strands repeatedly.