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TWO-STRAND LANYARD KNOTS

gram, and start the crown with the right half of the loop, which

is led to the left; the other leg of the loop is then led down (second

diagram). The left end of the cord is drawn up through the loop

and led to the right (third diagram), and the other leg is then led

upward and tucked under the first-laid part d the crown (fourth 810

diagram). This makes exactly the same knot as the CHINESE one

(jji808). If the knot is turned over, a similar one may be tied on the

back, which makes a thick, practically cubical knot with two iden-

tical faces; this opposite face cannot be added by the Chinese 811

method. The Chinese method is quicker and for that reason prefer-

able when tying a lanyard of several single knots.

810. It required a long search to find a practical knot with two

faces precisely alike, both resembling the CHINESE CROWN KNOT.

But when it was found it proved very simple indeed. Two OVER-

HAND KNOTS are interwoven, and the outer edges of the diagram are

brought forward and closed together.

811. The CHINESE BUTTERFLY KNOT is tied in several sizes and is

arranged in a number of ways. It will be found further elaborated

upon in the chapter on fancy knots (JI). This is the smallest knot

of the set and is here tied in lanyard form. It is of the same form as

the CHINESE CROWN but with the addition of two bights at the rim.

812. By adding two lines to the diagram to form an X across the

center of the knot above it was ossible to arrange it so that there

would be a bight at each of the our corners of the rim.

813. The commoner and best-known CHINESE BUTTERFLY KNOT

is the one given here. It is generally tied either as a TERMINAL

PENDANT KNOT or as a component part of an elaborate design. In

both cases the loops at the sides and corners are extended to act as

a decorative fringe or else to interweave with the loops of other

knots.

814. By introducing one extra lead across the knot in either direc-

tion in the manner of KNOT jji8I2, making nine leads in all, it was

found possible to supply two corner bights that are missing in jjiB13'

By closing the two ends at each corner of jji813, these rim parts

will be present, but there is left no cord with which to form a lan-

yard. In the present knot both are there.

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