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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

3787. A crab or dip net is cylindrical in form. With a netting

\ 3181 needle (~~ 790) make a series of evenly spaced CLOVE HITCHES

(# 3 799) around a hoop, leaving a long end and using a spool

(1113788). When the circuit is completed, tie the working and stand-

ing ends together as 1113789. The methods of tying the MESH KNOT

(1113791) have already been described as 111402 and 111403. Holding

the spool in the left hand, add a second row of meshes. When a

sufficient number of rows is completed the bottom row of meshes

may be clove hitched to a small ring or else a heavy cord is rove

through the meshes and tied. This net may be more quickly made

if the meshes helix continuously in one direction instead of being

arranged in tiers.

3788. The net is tapered by tying every second, third or fourth

knot through two adjoining meshes instead of merely one, as 1113798.

3789. The OVERHAND BEND (#1410) is the most practical knot

for closing the final mesh in a cylindrical net.

3790. The netting or seine needle.

3791. The MESH KNOT.

3792. A round flat net is called a shot, treasure or cabbage net.

Make a ring or grommet equal in size to twice the round of your

spool plus an added length for "take-up." Leave a long end, and put

a series of six equally spaced knots around the ring and tie the long

end that was left and the working end together with an OVERHAND

BEND (1111410) to form the last mesh (1113789)' The second row of

meshes is knotted twice to each of the first row of six meshes, mak-

ing twelve meshes in all. The third row of meshes is knotted twice to

every second mesh. At this point it will be apparent that there are

six radiating rows of rectangular meshes. Each time one of these six

is worked, two knots are tied, so that six are added in each circuit.

The other meshes are knotted but once. When the net is complete

the edge is roped by putting CLOVE HITCHES in the last row of

meshes, or else the boltrope is marline hitched to the last row.

"31 3 3793. DOUBLE MESH KNOT.

3794. The LACING KNOT attaches the foot of a tennis net to the

boltrope.

3795. A la'Wn tennis net is made in such manner that the sides of

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tical lines are much less distracting to the eyes of a tennis player

than the diagonal meshes of the early nets. The spool used is three

nnd one half inches in girth.

Make a ring that is three inches in diameter. Bend the end of your

mesh line to this ring and make two meshes. Next turn the structure

over and make two knots, the first a regular MESH KNOT, the second

a DOUBLE MESH KNOT (1113793), which makes three for that row.

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----- Continue to net rows in the ordinary manner, except that the final

knot of each TOW is a DOUBLE MESH KNOT until twenty-two meshes

are in one row. This being reached, on finish in the next row stick

your needle up through the two final meshes an knot, as in the final

diagram of 1113798. At the end of the next row make a DOUBLE MESH

KNOT and thereafter at the ends of rows alternate the two knots.

When there are two hundred and ninety meshes along the head of

the net, tie no more DOUBLE MESH KNOTS but knot to two meshes at

the end of each row. The cord should be black (tarred or dyed)

thirty-six-thread cotton. Sew a five-inch-wide white canvas tape,

doubled along the head of the finished net and reeve through it a

small galvanized wire rope with an EYE SPLICE in each end. A piece

of tarred ratline stuff should be seized along the bottom of the net as

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