Make three turns round the hand. |
Start making turns passing outside the middle of the first three turns. |
Complete the three second turns. |
Make three more turns passing inside the first set of turns and outside the second set. |
Tighten up the knot round a soft core, e.g. a ball of ropeyarn. Splice or whip the end to the standing part |
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Notes:
- Avoid the temptation to weight the core with a hard, heavy object. This can convert a useful knot into a potentially lethal missile. Any self-respecting wharfie will take out his knife and cut off any such knot.
- The British Admiralty Manual of Seamanship illustrates a slightly different method whereby the working end comes out alongside the standing part