Blood Knot

Steps
Preparing the rope…

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  1. 1

    Overlap the lines

    Place the lines beside one another, with their long ends pointing in opposite directions.

  2. 2

    Begin the first barrel

    Wrap the first tail around the other standing line.

  3. 3

    Complete five turns

    Make five turns, keeping each beside the previous one.

  4. 4

    Return to the middle

    Bring the first tail back and pass through the central opening.

  5. 5

    Wrap the second tail

    Repeat on the other side, around the first standing line.

  6. 6

    Complete the other five turns

    Use the same number of neat turns on both sides.

  7. 7

    Pass the opposite way

    Put the second tail through the central opening in the opposite direction to the first.

  8. 8

    Gather both barrels

    Draw the two sets of turns toward the center. Keep both tags through the middle in opposite directions.