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Sommerville 1. Start by grasping your length of rope in

Bowline the middle, then wrap it around your part-
ner’s wrist three times. It doesn’t have to be
tight—in fact, a little slack is best.
This knot is a unidirectional
2. Once you have the wraps completed, take
knot that is great for starting
the ends and cross them perpendicularly.
intermediate ties (generally

credited to Topologist in the 1 1 2 2 3. Holding the short (bight) end, wrap the
Western world). long end around it in the direction you see
here. It is important that the wrap is in the
correct direction.

4. Here is the tricky part—but it will pay off if
you do it right. Push two fingers through the
large loop you just made and under all the
wraps around the wrist.

5. Bend the short end backward and grasp
it with the fingers that you just pushed
through the loop. Now pull that end back
3 3 4 4 through the loop.

6. Now start to tighten the whole knot
evenly.

Final: Once it is all snug, you should have
a rope “cuff” that won’t constrict on the
wrist. The bonus of this knot is that it holds
in all directions and is easy to untie.

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