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figure 124.2

Spunyarn see marline.

Square knot: made in two ropes, this is a symmetrical decorative knot

with four standing parts, all of which go in different directions.

Form a bight in each of the ropes and pass one through the other at right
angles. Then take the farther end of the rope forming the outer bight and
pass it up through the end of the inner bight (figure 124.1). Now take the
lower working end of the rope forming the end of the inner bight around
the standing part of the outer bight and on through the second bight
formed in the other rope (figure 124.2). At this point the knot should look
like interlocking letter Ss, and now you can work tight the knot by hauling

carefully on all ends.

NB: in America the square knot is not as described here but is as the reef

knot (see page 130).

Square lashing: used to hold two spars or posts together when they are
crossed at right angles.

Begin by forming a clove hitch (see page 40) around the horizontal post
with one end of the rope, leaving a long end of the rope which will be
used to form the lashing. Begin this by taking the rope back around the
top of the second, vertical, spar, and then forward down across the

horizontal spar and back behind the lower part of the vertical spar from
where it emerges beside the front of the clove hitch (figure 125). This
completes a full round of lashing which you should repeat several times,