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Method
Beginbyforminga largeloop
throughwhichyoumaketwo
completeturnswiththeend(1).
Pulltheendandthestandingpartat
thesametimeandtheloopwillform
a figureeight.providedthatthe
strainappliedbyeachhandisas
equalaspossible(2).This
completestheknot,whichisnow
readyforthehooktobeinserted.
Theshankis passedthroughthe

figureeightthathasbeenformed;it

goesundertheendandoverthe

standingpart(3).Noparticularcare

isneededwhendrawingupthe

knot;simplypullboththeendand

thestandingpartslowlyand

smoothly(4).