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Time: 30 mins

decorative knot
That's not too difficult... The only tricky step is to adjust it.

This knot was created to give weight to the end of a rope. I think it's interesting.

You can attach it to your cell phone, pendrive, or backpack... You can make a keychain... Or hang it in your ear, neck... :o)

Posted by S S. • Published 2nd February 2011 • See S S.'s 22 projects »

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Step 1
I bought 1 meter of string (not nylon), and 2 beads (seriously: just two).
It gave material for two attempts, and
I've paid less than 50 cents

So let us go
Step 2
Make three loops, not crossing the string. (You can wrap it in your hand)
Step 3
Pass the end through the middle and make three turns round the first turns
Step 4
Adjust it
Step 5
Pass the end though the middle again, and make three turns wraping the turns of steps "3" and "4"
Step 6
In this point you insert the bead in the "nest" formed by the wire.

-> end of easy part <- lol
Step 7
Now you'll have to tight the strings.

Begin tighting little by little from the middle to the ends.

If you do not lose your temper, you'll get there.
Step 8
There'a another version in which you make a knot in one end and stuck it into the rest. In that case you'll have to tight this end first, after the middle and at last the other (free) end. It's more difficult and you'll have just one string attached to the monkey's fist

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Hermione Granger · Mayo Abbey, Mayo, IE 24th October 2012

i was messin with a piece of string one day and made this without a bead and it looked the exact same with one arm but i cant rember how do u no how??????