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Adding square knots to lengthen the tongue.

6 > Then, working with the four strands on the right, 1 > Pull the dark-color strands off to the left and right.
use the two outside strands to tie a square knot Then hitch each of the four natural-color strands to
around the two inside strands. Use the illustration a pair of dark strands using a clove hitch.
and photo as a guide. 2 > Tie a square knot with the four natural-color
7> Make sure all the slack is out of the knots. To com- strands right under the tongue (use the two outer
plete the catch, use the left and right natural-color strands to enclose the two inner strands).
strands to tie two more square knots over the six 3 > Take ten lengths of 5 feet each of #30 natural cot-
inside strands.
ton seine twine and middle them. Use lark’s head
With the tongue done, follow these steps to work knots to attach five lengths to the left dark-color
on the main body of the project: strands and five lengths to the right dark-color