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FANCY KNOTS

knot will serve on a Ian ard, and I ha\re also used it for kite tails to

the entire satisfaction 0 my children.

2429. This knot and the revious one are easily formed. They

should be drawn up firmly, or if the pull is excessive they tend to

distort. 1..43 I

2430. A knot that is filmer and will stand a considerable pull.

Moreover the back of the knot is more regular than the others.

2431. Having found 1112430 satisfactory on the front side, I next

attempted to find a ONE-CoRD LANYARD KNOT with a loop at either

side and a crown at both front and back. This occasioned a longer

search, but the knot alongside was iinally evolved, which, if carefully

worked and pulled taut, fills all requirements. It needs some "gen-

tling" before it is quite satisfactory.

2432. The common SHEEPSHANK KNOT, when pulled compacdy

together, presents a crown on one side only and distorts easily. Nev-

ertheless it had the desired aspect and was the point of departure for

the series.

2433. The loops of this knot run parallel with the cord.

2434. The crown of the knot alongside is not square with the cord,

but the loops are; and if drawn up well, the knot is quite finn. The

simpler the formation is, the harder some kinds of knots are to keep

in hand. This knot is quite handsome when tied with a doubled cord.

Some of the others might be doubled as satisfactorily. All must be

worked methodically, and as complete success never comes until the

very last moment, the tier must not allow himself to be easily dis-

couraged.
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2435. A DOUBLE CROWN with SIngle loops. This knot is more suc-

cessful perhaps than the drawings indicate. It is very finn and does

not easily distort. It is, however, quite a handful to tie, and it will be

well to make a large-size diagram and pin the cord at frequent inter-

vals. Although about as much trouble to work as to tie, once it has

been drawn together compacdy the form is both symmetrical and

inevitable.

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