~ Alaska Museum of Fancy Knots ~
~ Little Lump Knot ~
Diagram 12
...this is a side view of Diagram 11...
Diagram 13
...now you make a second "crown knot" (over 1)...
Diagram 14
...this is a side view of Diagram 13...*the purpose of these 2 crown knots is to place the Little Lump Knot correctly on the Matthew Walker Knot...
~ Important Note ~
...on 3mm paracord and almost all cords 2 crown knots are needed to correctly place the Little Lump Knot...but on "hard-laid cotton", only 1 crown knot is used!!!
Diagram 15
...now that the 2 crown knots have been added, you will now add the 2-40" cords (X-X)to the 6-45" cords...the Little Lump Knot shown is an 8-strand knot and you have to add 2 more strands to the 6 cords that you have been using so far to make the "complex crown plait/MWK/2 crown knots"...{*the LLK can be made with 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, etc. strands!!!)...the 2-40" strands are added at 180º...with 3 strands on one side and 3 strands on the other side. Note that up until these 2-40" cords are added, the "complex crown plait/MWK/2 crown knots" are not secure on the "core"!...adding the 2-40" cords will "lock in" the knot...(still a couple of more steps to completely "lock in" the knot.)
Diagram 16
...in adding the 2-40" cords, you will make a "double crown knot"...
Diagram 17
...this is a side view of Diagram 16 after you have made the 8-strand "double crown knot" (by adding the 2-40" strands to the 6-45" strands.)
Diagram 18
...now you will add another "double crown knot".
Diagram 19
...this is a side view of Diagram 18 after adding the second "double crown knot"...note that tensioning is very important at this point, and the knot should be as tight as possible.
Diagram 20
...now that you have made the 2 "double crown knots" and tightened them to the point that they are "locked in", you will cut the 6 short cords approximately 1/16"(+-) from the end of the knot.
Diagram 21
...now use the BIC lighter and melt the 6 short cords making them flush with the end of the knot.
Diagram 22
...now make a "double wall knot".
Diagram 23
...this is another view of the knot after the ends have been melted and you have make the "double wall knot". Now we stop with the "LLK" end of the knot and turn the knot around and finish off the "Footrope Knot" end. We will return to the "LLK" end shortly and finish it off!! Note that the knot is "rock solid" at this point!...
Diagram 24
...at this point we will get rid of the "gap" between the MWK and the "complex crown plait" (X)...since the "core" is now "locked in" it is easy to get rid of the "gap"!!...use the "japanese marlinespike" and using the principle of the "marlinespike hitch" put the spike in the thimble to get a grip and pull the 6 strands toward the "LLK" end...you will "watch in amazement" as the "gap" disappears!!!!...(now you know how I do it!!)
Diagram 25
...notice that after you have pulled the cords toward the "LLK end" you have pulled approximately 1/2"-3/4" back from the thimble...this should expose most of the dental floss, and you should be able to easily cut the dental floss out of the knot!...(or if you prefer, you can simply leave the dental floss on!?!!)
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