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Turk’s head
The Turk’s head family of knots is the most extensive there is, several thick manuals having been
written about them. Tied in suitable material, this basic specimen—with its three parts (or
leads) and four overlapping bights at each edge—can serve as an attractive whipping on rope, as
a sliding clasp for a neck scarf, a napkin ring, a finger ring, or bracelet, or can seize a hose to a
garden faucet. Its uses, like the finished knot, are apparently endless.
Make a turn around the object and cross the working end over the standing part (1). From right to
left, go over one strand and under the next (2). Pull one knot segment over the other, as shown,
then take the working end left to right over one and under one (3). To complete the knot, bring
the working end around and tuck it under the rim of the knot, alongside its own tail (4, 5). By
following the original lead, going over where the guide strand goes over (and under where it goes
under), the single-ply knot can now be doubled and tripled (6).
