How to Make a Crown Knot

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A crown knot is a knot tied to the end of a rope that is double the diameter of the main rope. A crown knot is best used as a handle for something like the long end of a rope halter , but not for rope that is needed to be threaded in tighter spaces.

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  1. Before you form the knot and begin backsplicing it, the end of each strand should be finished to prevent unraveling during this splicing technique. [1]
    • With polypropylene, nylon, or dacron ropes, you can heat treat the ends over a flame or some other source of heat hot enough to melt the rope fibres to fuse the ends together.
    • With cotton, manila or sisal rope, wrap the ends with masking tape.
  2. Your thumb and forefinger should be pinching the rope strands and preventing further unraveling.
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  3. Arrange the strands so that the two of them come across the top of the rope in a diagonal direction (lower left to upper right). The third strand appears to come from behind the front two, in a lower right to upper left direction. This arrangement is important if the crown is to be properly constructed. [2]
  4. With your right hand, take the uppermost of the front strands (which will be strand 1) and bend it over to the right forming a bight. Be certain that the bight goes behind strand 2, the second of the rope strands. Secure the end of strand 1 between the fore and middle fingers of your left hand.
  5. With your right hand, take strand 2, the remaining strand of the two that originally came across the "top" of the rope, and bend it around the bight in strand 1 that you are holding in your left. The wrap must be taken around the working end of the bight. [3]
  6. Strand 3 is the only strand left untouched at this point. [4]
  8. Study this arrangement for a moment and you'll notice that each strand locks and is in turn locked by another. [5]
  9. Start with any of the three strands and tug on it to begin tightening the crown knot. Don't attempt to pull one strand totally tight before starting to pull on another. Take each up alternately, a little at a time, until the crown is tight.
    • At this point the crown is complete, and the backsplicing must begin to finish the process of "crowning" to prevent unraveling of the rope.
  10. Select any of the strands sticking out from the crown and grasp it with your right hand. Notice that it passes under a strand of the crown and then lies on or passes over a strand of the end of the rope that is being crowned. Take a look at the whole crown as well as each strand so you are aware that this "under-over" arrangement is correct for each strand.
  11. Select a strand, call it strand 1 (even if it's strand 2, 3 or 1), sticking out from under the crown knot and begin the backsplicing at that point by placing your right thumb partially under it and at the same time upon the strand it is passing over or lying upon. Grasp the rest of the crown knot with the tips of your fore and middle fingers.
  12. This is the strand directly below the one that the working part of strand 1 passes over.
  13. This will open the rope and enable you to isolate the second strand below the point where strand 1 exits from under the crown. [6]
  14. Keep this strand isolated, and with your right hand, place the end of strand 1 under it and pull it through until it's pulling against the crown itself.
  16. Move to the next strand to be spliced back into the parent rope by twisting the rope around 1/3 turn in either direction until the next strand coming out from under the crown knot is reached. This is strand 2.
  17. Grip the rest of the crown knot with the tips of your index and middle fingers.
  18. Keep in mind the over-under principle. The crowned strand you are now working with, which is strand 2, is lying upon the strand it will pass over. You must take the strand of the main rope next in line below this and isolate it between your left thumb and forefinger. This is done by twisting the crown to the right and the standing end of the rope to the left.
  19. Keep this strand isolated, and with your right hand place the end of strand 2 under it and pull it through until it is pulling against the crown knot.
  21. As mentioned above, there should be no difficulty in identifying the strand to be passed over, because strand 3 is lying upon it.
  22. Now, before you begin twisting, identify the strand of the standing end of the rope to pass the crowned strand under. Once again, it's the strand immediately below the strand being passed over. Since this is your last strand, the crowning is getting "crowded" and it is easier now to make a mistake. Keep in mind that only one strand is passed over at a time, that only one strand can pass below another, and that only the strands of the standing end itself can be the ones passed over and gone under. With this in mind, grip the standing end of the rope in your left hand, twist the strands open as before, and insert the last crowned stand.
  24. There is no need to repeat the process for more than three total rounds or over-under sequences.
  25. Cut off the ends of the crowned strands around a quarter inch from the last strand they went under. Taper the ends when cutting so that the crown is less rough on your hands. The crown will not unravel and is now a permanent feature of the rope.
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    Crown is the type of knot that is being tied. A crown knot is one that's tied to the end of a rope that is double the diameter of the main rope.
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      1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8WFO8DDTzg
      2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8WFO8DDTzg
      3. ↑ https://ropeworks.biz/reader/crown.pdf
      4. ↑ https://ropeworks.biz/reader/crown.pdf
      5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZTEtLCem84
      6. ↑ http://www.free-macrame-patterns.com/crown-knot.html

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