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- 1
Leave a long working end
Start with one strand. The free end will form the knot, go around the attachment, and retrace it.
- 2
Make the first loop
Bring the end up, over the top, and down on the left.
- 3
Cross behind the standing part
Take the end across the back of the standing part and down to the right.
- 4
Round the lower turn
Bring the end around the lower turn, across the front of the standing part, and up on the left.
- 5
Complete the first figure eight
Go behind the upper left arm, through the opening, and forward over the upper arch.
- 6
Reach the attachment
Extend the working end up the left side of the future loop.
- 7
Pass through the ring
Feed the free end through the metal opening from left to right, then turn it downward.
- 8
Follow the original end back
Bring the end down beside the first outgoing strand toward the upper opening.
- 9
Return through the upper opening
Follow the first strand backward, through the same opening and behind the upper left arm.
- 10
Retrace the lower turn
Follow the lower curve around the front of the standing part, keeping the two strands beside each other.
- 11
Retrace the upper turn
Continue behind the standing part, around the upper arch, and down its right side.
- 12
Bring out the tail
Follow the standing part downward. Leave a visible tail beside it.
- 13
Dress the rethreaded eight
Draw the paired turns together while keeping the upper loop around the attachment. Follow both strands through the whole knot.