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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

1222. The STATIONER'S KNOT carne from Havana. A HALF HITCH

is tied with the "slippery end" around the loop of a SINGLE BOWKNOT.

Hold the loop while drawing up the hitch. This is not a SLIP KNOT,

as the hitch must be removed before the knot can be spilled.

1223. A SHEET BEND (#1431) used as a decorative BATHROBE CORD

KNOT. Like the SHOESTRING KNOTS on the previous page, these two

knots are pictured from the viewpoint of the wearer. The loop at the

b~lttom presumably encircles a waist. Arrange the knot as in the left

diagram, tighten as much as desired by pulling the uncomplicated end

(indicated by the arrow). Then, before slacking off, pull the other end

smartly, which "sets" the knot. Finally arrange the turns so that they

are symmetrical.

1224. A somewhat similar-appearing knot for the same purpose

but with the addition of a loop. Half knot the single right cord and

the looped left cord together. Thrust a bight from the ri ht cord

through the loop of the left cord and draw up the end 0 the left

cord. Arrange the knot so that the parts are symmetrical.

1225. The HITCHED Loop is a secure knot sometimes ieen in a chest

lashing. A Loop KNOT or an EYE SPLICE is tied in one end, the other

end is rove through the eye, and after it has been drawn up to the

requisite tautness, a SINGLE HITCH is made with the end around the

eye in the manner shown in the illustration. The form is the same as

the BECKET HITCH.

1226. A HITCHED Loop. This is a more practical DRAWKNOT

for heavy parcel tying. Make Loop KNOT ~ 1009 or BOWLINE ~ IOIO

in one end. Reeve the free end through the eye or loop and after

pulling to the desired tautness add Two HALF HITCHES. This is not

so neat in appearance as the previous knot, but it is easier to draw up

and make fast.

1227. A PARCEL KNOT based on the HARNESS BEND (~1474). With

one end tie a CROSSING KNOT around the other. Hold snug and pull

the uncomplicated end through to the required tautness. Without

slacking or rendering anything that has been gained, add a HALF

HITCH with the free end. This is a particularly secure knot and, once

the technique is mastered, a most practical one.

1228. A "JAM" KNOT. There are several of these to be given.

They are akin to NOOSES but, once drawn up, they are not intended

1226 to render, or else they are supposed to hold temporarily while the

end is being made fast. They may be tied in the initial girth of a

lashin and do not have to be held in hand while the lashing is com-

plete as the ordinary NOOSE does. This well-known knot Waf

shown in Diderot's Encyclopedia (1762).

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