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TWO-STRAND LANYARD KNOTS

is along the arrow line with the over-and-under contrary to that of

the parallel strand.

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819. The FLAT LANYARD KNOT just given may be raised to yet

larger dimensions in the same manner described. Take either end and

tum it downward and back into the structure of the knot. Follow

the circuit and the over-and-under pictured in the accompanying

diagram. Do likewise with the second end. The size of the knot may

be increased by continuing to repeat in the same manner.

820. The PROLONG KNOT is so called because the knot may be

lengthened without changing its width. It is first mentioned by name

in Boyd's Mtmua~ for Naval Cadets in 1857. C. H. Smith, in the

Artificer'S Guide (1876), calls it the "PROLONGED" KNOT. Admiral

Luce, to whom the knot was apparently unfamiliar, added a letter e

to the name and gave a drawing, but he ascribed no purpose and

gave no description. Since a prolonge is a rope used in the field

artillery, most subsequent authors have attributed the knot to the

artillery and frequently have called it GUNNER'S or ARTILLERY KNOT.

821. To prolong the knot shown in the upper left diagram ex-

tend the two bottom loops to the desired length and plat them with

the two ends into a FRENCH SINNET. A knot is completed each time

the ends are brought to the sides (lower comers). The smallest is

the knot shown here, with four bights to a side.

822. To increase the length of the knot, plat again as before,

which will bring the two ends out on the original sides. Each time

that the knot is lengthened by crossing the ends, three bights are

added to each side. 822

823. OCEAN PLAT is the name given to the second start for this

knot, in the South Kensington Museum collection. A HALF KNOT

is its point of departure. With these two starts, every possible BASKET

WEAVE KNOT of this width may be tied. With this particular start,

the first prolongation is the CHINESE KNOT, which has four crossings

(three bights) to each side. Each time the knot is further platted

three llights and three crossings are added to each side.

824. When tying any of the BASKET WEAVE KNOTS, if flat material

is used instead of round, such as flat shoestrings, thongs, tape, etc.,

it may be turned over as each edge or rim is rounded, instead of

merely deflecting it, which is all that is necessary with round mate-

rial. The result will be a straight edge at the rim instead of a series

of bights or scallo!>s.

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