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22 GETTING STARTED

Working out the slack
Once you have formed a knot you can systematically work out any
slack to make it tighter. Do this a little at a time rather than trying
to tighten the whole knot at once.

Pull
Pull

Find a part of the knot that Work the slack through the
contains slack and pull the knot to the end of the rope.
slack through.

Tightening a knot

To tighten a knot, pull each end gently and carefully. Try to be
systematic when tightening multi-strand knots—an even knot
can only be created if all the strands are equally tight.

Grip
strand Pull

Firmly hold one end of Feel the knot tighten as you
a strand between finger pull the end gently through.
and thumb. Repeat with the other strands.