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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

746. Another knot based on the FOOTRoPE KNOT may be tied as

follows: Crown three strands to the right, lay the ends down, and

seize them to the stem. Tuck each end to the right in turn, over one

746 and under three. After this, tuck each end up through the crown to

the center top as in the illustration.

747. It has been recommended before that LANYARD KNOTS in

which the strands at the end show a tendency to disperse should be

tightened through a CONSTRICfOR KNOT, which is to be removed

when the knot has been satisfactorily tied. This illustrates the

process.

748. A DIAMOND KNOT may be doubled somewhat in the manner

of the KNIFE LANYARD KNOT. It will resemble KNOT '11737, but it has

twice as many parts as strands.

Having tied a DIAMOND KNOT of four (more or less) strands, tuck

each end over the next strand and down through the next rim pan

to the right. After fairing the knot, take a loop buttoner ('II91)C)

and draw each end up to the right, over the first two intervening

parts, and under the next two parts. This should bring them out at

the top center.

749. A knot of herringbone texture, that is twice the width of the

former. Tie an over-two-and-under-two DIAMOND KNOT (~737)'

Then tuck each end down to the right under two rim parts. Finally,

749 stick each end in tu.rn up to the right over the first three parts and

under the next three parts, which should bring it out at the top

center. The whole cycle of the knot is now alternately over three

7$0 750 and under three. The knot may require considerable gentling before

it will lie fair.

750. A FooTRoPE KNOT can be doubled in somewhat the same way

as DIAMOND KNOT '11748, the result being similar but reversed.

Crown and wall three strands in the usual way, then tuck each

end down through the top and to the right of the next end as indi-

cated by the arrow in the left diagram; finally. tuck up under four

parts as indicated by the arrow in the right diagram .

.,51 751. A ZIGZAG LANYARD KNOT that is based on TURK'S-HEAD

'111378. The strands in this knot do not encircle the stem. They are

led in an upward diagonal to the left, and then returned an equal

distance in an upward diagonal to the ri ht.

\ 75'2. Seize six or eight strands twice to t e central part of a sinnet.

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Turn down the upper ends, and sto them below the lower seizing

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as shown. Take anyone of the en that were just turned down,

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lead it to the left over four strands, and tuck it up to the ri ht under

one strand. Do likewise with each of its sister strands. hen tuck

each end in turn to the right under a second strand; repeat, tucking

each end in turn under one strand onl at a time, until all strands

have been tucked four times to the rig t. Draw up the knot, and it

753 ,-.756 will appear as depicted in the right diagram.

752. A knot of similar aspect but differently tied. Middle six or

eight strands along the central part of a small core, and seize them

twice, two or three inches apart. Twist the strands into a right

(corkscrew) helix of about forty-five degrees. Lead the two ends

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