Page 188 - The Ashley Book of Knots

MULTI-STRAND BUTTONS, TIED ON THE TABLE

maining cross strands of the crown follow the lead above until the

whole knot has been doubled, when the ends are tucked down to the

stem in the usual manner.

No trouble should be occasioned by the fact that some strands

follow above and some below the earlier parallel strands. All that is

necessary is to remember that if you cross a strand that is alongside,

you are not paralleling it. When the knot is completed the crown

should be flat.

976. With six strands make a wall, arid then tuck each end over

and under once only. Superimpose the crown that is pictured here

and double the knot, following below the lead and finally sticking

the strands down to the stem in the usual manner. The crown of the

completed top takes the form of a lengthwise arch.

977. The two knots to follow are LANYARD KNOTS that are

crowned and have the ends stuck down to the stem. Begin with a

FOUR-STRAND DIAMOND KNOT (jjl693). Each strand having been

tucked in tum over one and under one, all four strands are tucked

again under one, and this is repeated twice more, so that each strand

of the knot lies over one and under four. Crown this knot, and tuck

the ends down to the stem.

978. With four strands, tie a DIAMOND KNOT in which each strand,

when the knot is complete, has been tucked over two and under

chree. Crown this knot, and stick each end of the crown through one

additional bight to the right. Tuck the ends down to the stem, and

draw the knot up carefully.

979. The diagram given here depicts the wall, not the crown,

of the knot. Heretofore the walls have been regular, so that it was

not necessary to show them. In this case an irregular wall is called

for. Copy the diagram, and stick the strands up through the paper.

Then tie the knot shown, and add a single crown. Finally, stick the

ends to the stem without doubling the knot. The result is a very

regular disk.

980. I found myself away from home one evening without any

cuff links, on an occasion when a black tie was to be worn. I was able

to find a pair of round black shoestrings and evolved the following.

I first tied, in the center of one shoestring, a CHINESE BUTTON KNOT

(jjl60 I) which I doubled. I then drew a diagram of the TWO-STRAND

BUTTON KNOT pictured here. After tying it, I proceeded to double

it, following the lead indicated by the dotted lines. A hairpin served

to draw it taut.

In most of the knots so far shown in this chapter the number of

rim pans has coincided with the number of strands employed. In

this knot the number of bights at the rim is twice the number of the

strands.

Most of the knots in this chapter have had the standing pans

introduced at the rim, by tying either a WALL KNOT, a DIAMOND

KNOT, or a FOOTROPE KNOT. The knots on pages 179-180 have

the strands introduced at the center, which requires a different

method of tying. Some knots may be tied by both methods, but

when tied in different ways they will differ somewhat in character. 980

Generally a knot in which the strands are introduced at the center

does not require doubling, being sufficiently finn, while a knot that

;s staned at the rim is less finn and should be doubled.

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