Page 23 - Maria Constantino "The Knot Handbook"

Turns
A turn is when a rope passes around one side
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of an object or rope. A round turn is when the
z rope completes one-and-a-half circles around DIFFERENT
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an object or a rope. Crossing turns are the
1- TYPES OF
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c KNOT
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a: Doubling a knot
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z Doubling a knot gives it extra bulk, makes it
Bend: fisherman 's
more secure and also more decorative.
knot just before the
Doubli ng simply means fo llowing the lay, or two component
overhand knots are
route, of the knot a second time with the
drawn together.
rope, adding an extra circuit. Practise this
yourself by tying a loose, first knot. Then take
one end of the rope and thread it back into
the start or finish of the knot. Keep the rope
lying flat alongside the original 'path' of rope
and follow the path of the knot until all of the
parts of the knot have been doubled.
Hitch: half-hitch
with a drawloop.