IGKT Name:WKI Ampersand
OI-8:12-1
Alternate Names
The Granny Ampersand
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Tension on ends B and D causes the knot to tip towards D and lock.
Tension on A tips the knot back and allows it to slip.
Holding the knot enables it to be slipped along AB
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Methods of Tying
Holding ends A and D, work with ends B and C.
Start as if to tie a left handed Granny Knot. i.e. tie a left handed overhand knot, then put end C over D but instead of passing C back and up through the hole, pass it back and around itself before passing it down the hole from the front.
Uses
Slip/grip hitch
Strength
Unknown
History
Discovered in a change pocket
Problems
Pull on the wrong end and you are left holding a piece of cord
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