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THE MONKEY'S FIST AND ufHER KNOT COVERINGS

2204. A MONKEY'S FIST on a two-circle diagram may be tied in

several ways, of which the following seemed to be the most practical.

Tie a DOUBLE or TRIPLE OVERHAND KNOT, then tuck one end once

as pictured and the other end either once or twice according to

whether a double or triple knot is wished. The illustrations show a

doubled one. Draw up the OVERHAND KNOT first and then the second

cycle.

2205. This shows a fourth way to tie the regular MONKEY'S FIST

of six parts that has already been discussed as jIj 2 200, jIj 2 20 I, and

*2202. The method was suggested by the foregoing way of tying

a two-circle knot. Begin by tying a TR.IPLE OVERHAND KNOT. With

the lower left end take three turns around the OVERHAND KNOT, as

diagram I. Then with the remaining upper end make three turns

outside the last turns that were taken, and inside the initial TRIPLE .---'- .

OVERHAND KNOT. Draw the knot taut and side splice the end to the (

standing part. Tie around a ball if desired. The two ends of this
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knot are laterally opposite each other instead of diagonally opposite

as in jlj?220I, jlj?2202, ~2203.

2206. A four-circle diagrtrm coincides with the edges of a cubocta-

hedron. Each square is bounded by four triangles and each triangle

by three squares. The single line of the diagram represents the knot

doubled. It is quite a handful and it will be found easier to project

it by pinning out on the cork board than to try to tie it directly

in hand. The knot is handsome and regular and so large that even the

two-ply specimen requires a core.

This form provides the nOf1l1allimit for a regular MONKEY'S FIST

diagram based on interlocking circles, as beyond this point com-

partments of large size appear which make irregular knots.

2207. We will now go back to the original three-cy cle diagrtrm

(jlj.i2200) and will tie each cycle with two different sets of leads

(inner and outer), six sets in all, and each of these six will be fol-

lowed twice, making a TWO-PLY KNOT. The first cycle, consisting

of four clockwise circles, is pinned out fiat, each circle inside the

previous one. The rope is then diverted to the second cy cle, and

the cord is tucked counterclockwise over two and under two. Hav-

ing finished laying out the first two of the second set of four circles,

the sequence is altered and becomes under two and over two, for

the remaining two circles before entering the third and last cycle.

The end is now led counterclockwise and continues two more full

circles in unbroken over-two-and-under-two sequence. It then alters

to under-two-over-two sequence to finish the last two circles. This

will require a core (a ball) even for a TWO-PLY KNOT. A THREE-

PLY or FOUR-PLY KNOT may be tied if a large enough core is pro-

vided. The knot tied is four times the size of jIj? 2200.

2208. This knot gives an interesting example in projection. If

* 207 is tied with single instead of parallel lines it will be exactly
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the same knot as this. It is very difficult at times to detect the differ-

~nces and similarities of two knots even when they are logically 2'2.07

drawn.

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