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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

1099. A DOUBLE FORKED or SPLAYED Loop in the bight that com-

mences with a STRAP HITCH (jIJ 1694). The rope is doubled to form

a loop. The loop is turned down over the doubled standing part, so

forming two loops, and the two 100 s are brought together to form

a STRAP HITCH. A bight is then t en from the double stem and

tucked throu h the STRAP HITCH as in the first diagram. The tUlllS

are then care ully arranged to conform with the leads of the second

diagram. The DOUBLE Loop of the second dia ram is laid down as

indicated by the arrow and arranged to con orm with the lower

left diagram. The left DOUBLE Loop is moved underneath to the

right to confonIl with the lower right diagram. The stem is next

drawn taut; at the same time the two single loops are extended. The

resulting knot is strong, compact and handsome, but it is not rigid

since the two loops may be withdrawn into each other.

1100. A rigid DOUBLE SPLAYED Loop in the bight. This is one

of the firmest of the DOUBLE Loops since the two loops do not di-

rectly communicate with each other.

Make SINGLE BIGHT Loop KNOT JIJ 1053, extend the two bights

that encompass the legs and reeve them through the single loop in

the direction shown in the left diagram; at the same time turn back

the single loop so that it surrounds the neck of the knot. Arrange

the length of the two loops carefully before drawing the knot snug,

There is no stronger or more secure DOUBLE Loop than this one,

This completes the loops that are tied in the bight, with bights.

1100 The remainder of the knots to be shown are tied in the bight with

the ends and are mainly for decorative purposes.

1101. A FORKED Loop tied with the ends. Tie a CONSTRICTOR

( jIJ 1 249) and lay it flat on the table. Tuck the two ends as indicated

by the arrows in the left diagram. Draw the two ends upward and

hold the two loops down. This is one of the most compact of all

DOUBLE Loops, but it is not a rigid one.

1102. A 100 based on the CHINESE CROWN KNOT. The latter is

, , 0' described in C apter 31, "Fancy Knots."

One bight is thrust through another bight as shown in the left

diagram. The end is then rove, as indicated in the right diagram, to

complete the knot.

1103. An identical knot to the last but tied by a different method.

This may be tied on the table directly by following 'the lead shown if

the left diagram. Or it may be made by the method described as # 128.

To do this, make an enlargement of the center diagram shown here,

1102 and pin a cord along the line of the diagram beginning at the feather

end. Wherever another cord is to be crossed at a point that is marked

with a circle, tuck the working end underneath. At all other points

disregard the circles and lay the working end over.

1104. This decorative DOUBLE Loop was the result of an attempt

" 03 to make a DOUBLE CROWN with single loops. To tie: Make an en-

larged diagram and pin the cord along the line, observing carefully

the correct over-and-under sequence.

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