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passed over the adjacent strand in a diagonal direction and 

 under the next one, as shown in 1, 2 and 3, Fig. 369. 

 373 . Overhand Knot (Fig. 370) . The overhand knot is 



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FIG. 370. Overhand knot. 



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FIG. 369. Crown splice. 



one of the most common and the simplest of end knots. It 

 forms a part of many other knots and hitches. It is made by 

 making a loop in the rope and passing one end thru it. Either 

 a right- or left-hand knot may be made. 



374. Blood Knot (Fig. 371). This knot is larger than 

 the overhand knot, but made in the same way, except that 



FIG. 371. Blood knot. 



FIG. 372. Figure 8 knot. 



the end of the rope is passed thru the loop several times before 

 it is pulled tight. A similar knot is made by the seamstress 

 by rolling the end of the thread between the finger and thumb. 

 375. Figure 8 Knot (Fig. 372) . This knot is a good one 

 to use on the ends of ropes to prevent them from being pulled 



