MUlTI-
STRAND
LANYARD
KNOTS
Firsttype
Strictlyspeaking,these
knotsbelongtothe
categoryofstopper
knotsdiscussedon
pages27-38;butwe
havedecidedtoinclude
themamongthe
decorativeknots,
becauseitisonly
effectivelyusedas
such.
Theseareonlytwo
examplesofcompound
knots.Manyweaves
(walls,crowns,
diamonds,Matthew
Walkers)canbeused
givingverydifferent
endresults.although
theyallhavethesame
commonfeaturetha1
theyenlargetheropeon
whichtheyaremade.
Thenumberofstrands
canalsovary.Thismay
atfirstseema great
complication,butyou
needonlypracticethe
knotswiththree
strands.asshownhere,
toseethatwhenyou
havemasteredthebasic
technique.morestrands
donotpresent
insurmountable
problems.
Beforemovingonto
morecomplicated
compoundknots,you