Page 207 - Adlard Coles "The Knot Bible"

Footrope knot
KNOT SCORE
‘First a crown, then a wall. Tuck up, and that’s all.’ This is the well-known Strength
mnemonic from Captain Charles W Smith for learning the footrope knot. Security
Similar in structure to the diamond knot (page 202), the end result is Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
rather more handsome and less liable to wear. It can be doubled by tucking
Usefulness
the strands a second time above the fi rst set.

1 Prepare the line as before (page 2 Tie a crown knot (page 198). 3 Pass each strand under its
198, Step 1), or tie four lengths of neighbour to the left, ie form a
thin line together with a whipping wall (page 200).
and a seizing, as shown. The same
principles apply for three strands.

4 Tuck each strand through the loop
directly above it.

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