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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

2878. SQUARE Loop SINNET. To work on a fork (or on a twu-

pegged spool): Tie a TOM FOOL'S KNOT in the end of a cord. Put one

loop over each arm or peg and drop the short end of the cord down

2.815 through the hole in the bottom of the fork. Lead the working end

of the cord around the fork to the left, laying it outside the fork

and above the first loop. Lift the first-laid loop over the peg and cast

it off over the top of the last-laid part to the inside of the fork. Lead

the cord around the next peg, laying it just above the previous loop,

and lift the first-laid loop over the last-laid part and cast it off on the

inside. Continue in the same way, always working to the left or, if

more convenient, to the right. From time to time pull the completed

end down through the hole in the fork or spool.

To make the same sinnet in hand of larger material. Tie a TOM

FOOL'S KNOT in the end of a fishline. Revolve the structure counter-

clockwise. Pass the line over the first loop of the TOM FOOL'S KNOT

and pull a short bight of the working part down through the loop

287~ of the knot. Continue to revolve the structure counterclockwise and

pull down another short bight through the other loop of the knot.

Then work the knot snug. There are now two new loops in the

structure. Revolve it counterclockwise a half turn at a time and pull

down another loop through the next lower loop. From time to time

draw out the surplus material from the lower loops. Continue tuck-

ing new loops and tightening lower loops, keeping the sinnet even

at all times. Each time a loop is tucked down through the earlier

loop, the earlier loop is at once drawn snug.

2.880 2879. A DOUBLE SQUARE Loop SINNET. Work as before until two

o loops have been stuck through each end of the original TOM FOOL'S

KNOT. But do not draw up the knot. Continue around once more

and then draw up the material from the original knot. Continue in

this way, each time reeving bights through two loops and always

having two loops ready to stick through at the next operation.

To make the same on a spool having two pegs or pins. Start with a

TOM FOOL'S KNOT, then wrap the yarn two turns around the pegs

above the TOM FOOL'S KNOT. This gives three bights at each peg. Lift

the bottom loop over the top of the peg and cast off on the inside.

This leaves not less than two bights at any time around each peg.

2880. THREE-Loop (SIX-SIDED) SINNET. Make exactly as described

for Loop SINNET '/I. 2878, but, when tied on a spool, three pegs are

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- employed. Start by making two turns about the pegs, then proceed

. .. to work each peg in regular rotation as before. To tie in hand, use
- three loops and tie in the manner described for '/I. 2878.
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2881 2881. THREE-Loop (SIX-SIDED) SINNET, doubled. This is doubled

the same as '/I. 2 879.

2882. FOUR-Loop (EIGHT-SIDED) SINNET is the largest that I have

seen tied in hand without employing a spool. Even larger sizes of the

28 82 same sort present no manual difficulties but they tend to become

hollow. To start this on a spool, make two complete turns around

the four pins. Then work as already described .

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