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Diamond knot

This ingenious version of what is generally a multistrand lanyard knot—but tied here in a single

length of cord—is better known as a knife lanyard knot. Use it to create the retaining loop for a
lucky charm, a referee’s whistle, an official’s stopwatch—or even a knife.

Locate the middle of a piece of cord and make a loop with the working end underneath (1). Pass
the other end around it counterclockwise, then under in three places (2, 3). Make a locking tuck

over-under-over (4). Still working counterclockwise, take each end in turn around the outside of
the nearest standing part and tuck both up through the center of the knot (5). Gently tighten by
pulling up on the two ends, while coaxing the entwined knot parts down around the two legs of the
remaining loop (6).