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The knot atlas

Choose a knot first: each one is made as rings, earrings, a pendant and a tie-your-own cord. Or choose by how you wear it.

Drawing of a finished Reef Knot

Reef Knot

Joins two ends of the same line, the classic knot for tying a bundle or a parcel.

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Drawing of a finished Figure Eight

Figure Eight

A stopper knot: tied at the end of a line so it cannot slip back through a hole or a block.

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Drawing of a finished Bowline

Bowline

Makes a fixed loop at the end of a line that will not slip or jam, and is easy to untie.

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Drawing of a finished Clove Hitch

Clove Hitch

Ties a line quickly to a post or a rail with two crossing turns.

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Drawing of a finished Sheet Bend

Sheet Bend

Joins two lines, even when one is thicker than the other.

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Drawing of a finished Monkey's Fist

Monkey's Fist

Wraps the end of a line into a neat, round ball of turns.

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Drawing of a finished Carrick Bend

Carrick Bend

Joins two heavy lines; when laid flat it shows an even, woven pattern.

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Drawing of a finished Overhand Knot

Overhand Knot

The simplest knot: one loop with the end passed through it, the base of many other knots.

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Drawing of a finished Turk's Head

Turk's Head

A decorative woven ring of rope, tied around a rail, a handle or a wrist.

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More than one knot

Cords that come with two, three or all nine tying cards.

Rope chains

The twist of a laid rope in three weights: wear them alone or hang a knot pendant on them.