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The Shamrock

A highly ornamental knot, yet eas-
ily formed if the rope is laid out on a
flat surface and the directions are
carefully followed. You need a short
rope since both ends are used in the
formation of the Shamrock.
Tie a simple Overhand Knot with
the loop above it and bring the ends
up and above the loop, one on each
side (fig. 1). The end at the right
("A") is then carried toward the left
and the loop is extended to lie across
it. The end at the left ("B") is then
laid across the loop toward the right
(fig- 2).
Carry end "A" down over both
portions of the bight formed by end
"B." Push end "A" down through the
left half of the original Overhand
Knot (as shown by the arrow in fig.
2), through the little loop "X".
Now bring end "B" down beneath
both portions of the bight formed by
end " A." That done, work end "B"
up through the tiny loop forming the
right half of the original Overhand
Knot, indicated as "Y" (as shown by
the arrow in fig. 2).
Pull the ends ("A" and "B")
straight down, tightening the center of
the Shamrock and at the same time
arranging the three big loops in uni-
form fashion to form the petals of the
design (fig. 3).