FOOTROPE KNOT

Description: a three strand knot that looks somewhat like a turk's head knot.

Comments: This knot was tied in the "footrope" (the rope that was tied under the yard arm for the sailors to stand on when they were setting the sails) to prevent the sailors' feet from slipping along the footrope.

Use: as a stopper knot in the end of a rope.

STEP 1: Unlay 4 to 5 turns of the lay.

STEP 2: Tie a loose crown knot.

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STEP 7: Tie a wall knot under the crown knot but tuck the strands up through the center of the crown knot.

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STEP 13: Work tight and finish by combing out the fibers to form a tassel of relay the strand and whip the end of the rope.