Page 214 - Barbara Merry - The Splicing Handbook

Continue unlaying the strands down to the whipping. Form a 1-inch (25 mm)

eye and splice one round of tucks.

Holding your rope as shown in (B), tie a crown knot, counterclockwise. Turn
the piece so the eye is pointing downward and tie another crown knot, this time
clockwise. If you have trouble reversing the direction of the illustration while