independentloopswhich
holdwellandareverysafe
evenundergreatstrain.Made
inheavyropetheSpanish
bowlinecansupportthe
weightofscaffolding.
Method
Itiseasiertomaketheknoton
alevelsurfaceifthisis
possible.Formtwoloopsby
doublingabightandallowing
ittodropback.Therewill
nowbeadoublestanding
partlyinginfrontofthetwo
ioopsformed(1).Theleft
loopgoesovertheright(2)
andbotharethenfoldedover
thestandingpartstoform
foursmalleyes(3).Hold
thesesecurelywiththeleft
indexfingerandpassthe
outereyesthroughtheinner
ones(4,5).Thisisdoneby
reversingtheeyeswitha half
twistofthewrist.Puttheleft
thumbthroughthetwoeyes
formed,whichnowpoint
sideways(6).Tightenthe
knotbypullingtheend,the
standingpartandthetwo
eyesatthesametime(7).The
finishedknothastwo
independentloops(8).
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