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figure 11.2

Make a bight in one end of the rope and weave the second rope up
through the bight from the back. Continue around the back of the bight
(figure 11.1), around the front and up between the standing part of the
first rope and its own first loop (figure 11.2). When you pull the knot tight,

the two tails lie together with the standing part of the first rope.

Bitter end, bare end or tag end : the end of the rope with which you are
working (figure 12); see also tail.

Blood bight: a loop knot favoured by anglers, which is no more than a
simple stopper knot tied on the bight and therefore very easy to tie.
Double the end of the line, holding the standing part and the end in your
left hand. Form a loop, by bringing the end of this bight back, around and
over itself, and hold this between the thumb and forefinger of your left
hand, with the standing parts. Now take two twists in the loop, clockwise,

to produce a 360 degree turn. This can be done most easily by placing
your right forefinger down into the head of the loop to keep it taut, and
winding your finger in an imaginary circle. Complete the knot by bringing
the end of the bight from your left hand up through the eye of the loop