Page 116 - The Ashley Book of Knots

SINGLE-STRAND BUTTON KNOTS

self over, under, etc., as you lead your cord, and take the crossings

accordingly. Do not tuck through the clue; merely tuck under the

nml cord whenever you repeat "under." The ends depart from the

knot downward through a hole in the compartment opposite the X

at the center top.

617. This is exactly the same knot as the foregoing, except that

the center lead happens to be reversed, and the knot is tied by the

method described on page 102. 619

618. A short, cylindrical TOGGLE based on a TURK'S-HEAD having

five bights. The center part between the two ends must be pricked

to the surface to complete the knot.

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619. A FLAT OBLONG TOGGLE. The final shape of this knot is al-

most inevitable, nnd the knot is one of the most practical of the

SINGLE-STRAND BUTTONS. Its only drawback is that the center part

has a slight tendenc to sink from sight and must be pricked to the (,20

surface when comp eting the knot. This tendency can be corrected

with a few stitches of a needle.

620. A FLATTENED CYLINDROID TOGGLE. Although the diagram ap-

pears much more complicated than those already shown, if the cord

is pinned carefully as the knot progresses, it presents no additional

problems, so far as tying is concerned. But the larger the knot, the

more carefully must it be worked, and this of course takes more

time. Work all knots deliberately and methodically.

621. An UPRIGHT CYLINDROID TOGGLE. This is the same knot as the

above but projected from another angle, with the ends differently

led.

622. An ELLIPTICAL KNOT that is compact and practical, but per-

haps not so handsome as the one which follows.

623. An ELLIPTICAL KNOT of distinctive appearance. The top of

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this knot should be worked flat.

612.

623

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