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Braid knot
The braid knot resembles a three-strand pigtail braid, but is tied with a single piece of cord. Use
it as ornamentation for a whistle, knife, or stopwatch lanyard; tie it around a friend’s wrist as a
bracelet; or contrive a makeshift handle for a suitcase with it.
Arrange the cord in three parts, with a collar made by two strands around the standing part, then
bring the left-hand section over to displace the middle one (1). Next bring the right-hand section
over to become the middle part (2), and continue this process (left over to middle, right over to
middle). A sloppy mirror-image of the emerging braid will occur at the bottom of the working
bight, but pull out the loose end periodically to untangle this (3). When only a small loop remains,
make a final locking tuck with the working end (4).
