Square Knot

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    hempordeath | Apr 24th, 2017 3:59pm PDT #

    while most people know of the knot, many do not know how to properly tie the knot with ease. i think it will be a valuable addition to your wonderful site.

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      guardian | Dec 20th, 2017 9:05am PST #

      fantastic

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        chriskim011 | May 1st, 2018 9:59pm PDT #

        Is there supposed to be a video here that isn't loading? I only see this link http://www.animatedknots.com/reef/

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          Topologist | May 2nd, 2018 6:17pm PDT #

          That's all there is.

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          Balthazar | Jan 6th, 2019 8:43pm PST #

          The mnemotechnic I use is "same end, same direction" In the Animation linked above: 1. the red end goes first over the blue end to create the first "twist". 2. the red end goes first over the blue end to go through the final loop Hope it helps others.

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            ST13R | Jan 11th, 2019 12:10pm PST #

            thanks, this helps break it down easy :)!

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              Rahere | Apr 8th, 2019 12:54pm PDT #

              Mine's much the same: Left over Right and under, Right over Left and under. I put it here because it insists which end goes under: I recall someone quoting your way and then reversed one "under", producing a granny.

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                AmoMorder | Jun 29th, 2019 12:08pm PDT #

                I've always heard "Right over left, left over right, makes your knot both tidy and tight"

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                catamel | Oct 8th, 2023 9:35pm PDT #

                that's very useful, thank you!

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                Dominic | Feb 20th, 2019 10:57pm PST #

                Quite easy this one. 3 self ties (my woman is gone for work atm [tears]) and I feel like an expert. Yeah, good video....want a fan of the girls instructions with the green rope.

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                  Wazashi | Mar 30th, 2022 3:45am PDT #

                  There should probably be some prose about how this knot can collapse into a larks head and slide if you use the tail of one side in another element that is under tension. There is a reason this is not used to terminate a single column.

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