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DECORA TIVE KNO TS

Matthew Walker loop
KNOT SCORE
Strictly speaking, this knot should be in Chapter 4, but we’ve included a few Strength
loops that are more suitable for decorative purposes in this chapter. Security
Confusingly, there’s almost certainly no link between the legendary Diffi culty Tying
Diffi culty Untying
Matthew Walker knot and this one, apart from a vague similarity in the
Usefulness

finished item. But it’s an easy ‘starter’ knot for making a loop on a lanyard.

1 Put an overhand knot (page 148) 2 Pass the working end through the 3 Take a turn around the bight with
in the bight of the line. knot to form a bight. the working end.

4 Pass the working end under itself 5 Tighten the knot.
and through the initial loop.

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