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TWO-STRAND LANYARD KNOTS

two arrow lines in the manner that has already been described. The

working ends are finally lifted to the top.

BUTTON KNOT ~980 is tied at the end of a two-cord lanyard, if a

button is required for the final knot. If the initial knot is to be a

button, CHINESE BUTTON ~602 or any of the SINGLE-CORD BUTTONS

of Chapter 5 may be tied.

792. A FOOTROPE KNoT can be doubled so that the surface re-

sembles a horizontal section of FIVE-STRAND FLAT SINNET ~ 2967.

Crown and wall two strands, and tuck both ends up, over and

under as illustrated. Tuck each end down to the right under the last

bight that was made by the other end. Lead each end to the right

beyond one standing part, and tuck up to the center. This knot is

similar to ~791.

793. A TWO-STRAND KNOT that is like ~791 and ~792, except that

it is longer, is made on this diagram by the method first employed

in the SINGLE-STRAND BUTTON chapter, and that has also appeared

several times in this chapter. Strand A is moved first along the line

of the arrow, being pinned to the cork board at frequent intervals.

Every time another part of the cord is crossed at a point marked

with a circle the working end is tucked under. Having finished tuck-

ing the first cord, lead the second cord in the same manner.

In working this knot, constant care must be taken to work the

bights away from the waist of the knot, as they have a tendency to

pull up underneath and destroy the lay.

794. A knot similar to this, but unsymmetrical, was found in a

Japanese book. The knot was altered as given here to make it sym-

metrical.

Many of the SINGLE-STRAND and MULTI-STRAND BUTTON KNOTS

can be tied as TWO-STRAND LANYARD KNOTS in the manner suggested

by diagrams ~791 and ~793. Such knots should not have more than

six parts around the rim, and four are better. It is not necessary that

they should be round, although most of them are.

Additional TWO-STRAND LANYARD KNOTS flanked or fringed with

loops will be found in the chapter on fancy knots. CHINESE PRIEST

CoRD KNOTS are another variety of TWO-STRAND LANYARD KNOTS,

but they are always tied with two sets of doubled parallel strands.

These are to be found in the chapter on mats, or two-dimensional

knots. Additional MULTI-STRAND LANYARDS are discussed and illus- 793

trated in Chapter 32, "Square Knotting," and Chapter 41, on applied

knots.