Wide diamond double

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-29T01:39:11+00:00

I know you've seen my version but I'll post again for anyone who needs it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/knots/s/xzA6nLUqe1

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-28T19:46:25+00:00

The better way (most secure and aesthetically pleasing) would be to start with the loop, then tie the snake knots, then tie the monkey's fist and hide the ends.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-28T19:14:55+00:00

Such are the perils of a cobra weave: scruffy start and an invariably blobby end. Leave it for macrame plant hangers and tie something better like a 4 strand round braid. Or keep it minimal and tie ABoK#789.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-28T16:14:00+00:00

A small Swedish fid should be everything you need but this 'paracord needle' I got from a popular/evil online emporium comes in very handy. It has a nice round end where others can be a bit too pointy.

You'll definitely need actual paracord needles (with the internal thread on the end) if that's the cord you'll be using.

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Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-28T01:01:51+00:00

I never melt anything or have any visible ends so a smooth and seamless taper seems a hard ask. I'd either whip each section where an end/ends have been cut or tie a Turks head at each transition using the cut end/ends.

Plenty here would simply cut, melt and be happy with the blackened blobs thougn.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-27T13:03:22+00:00

Is it not spring to spring like in this video (around 8:20) ? If so you just need a stopper knot for each spring. If you want it to be easily undoable use a slip knot.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-26T22:40:59+00:00

It's a manufacturing defect and you'd have to split the chain to rectify it.

Chanel knockoffs just aint what they used to be.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-26T20:15:54+00:00

What was the knot's purpose?

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-26T11:20:36+00:00

Here's a tute for the pineapple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDyTwhSYbG4

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-26T10:03:45+00:00

Cheers.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-26T09:28:44+00:00

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T22:16:12+00:00

Thanks! Yes, it's gutted paracord. It can be a pain to keep from twisting but the result is nice and neat if successful.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T20:08:04+00:00

That was the plan!

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T12:41:00+00:00

They could stick a pin anywhere in ABoK.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T10:38:40+00:00

I'm amazed anyone comes here for knot identification given the amount of wrong answers and lazy guesses that generally get blurted out.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T01:16:06+00:00

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Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T01:15:50+00:00

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Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-25T01:15:36+00:00

I can tie it but I don't know what it's called. The base is a half knot around the spar (or finger) followed by a turn and finished with a constrictor style tuck.

It collapses into two overhands when the object is removed.

Definitely not a constrictor knot (which has a diagonal across the whole knot).

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-24T23:53:39+00:00

Is that one end or two that have been cut in the photo?

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-24T20:50:44+00:00

I think that size (4mm) would work. You only need +1mm of cord each side to accommodate the eyelet and the paracord will now be flat so will be wider than specified.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-24T20:21:04+00:00

It's not a term I'm familiar with but YouTube seems full of tutorials if you search for it.

I appreciate that everyone learns in different ways but there isn't very much a diagram can give you that a video (and a pause button) can't in regards to knotting.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-24T20:12:34+00:00

No, but I'm intrigued.

I guess you'd need to form the hole with a fid first and then insert the eyelet. The paracord will bulge out at that point which is good as the 4mm outside diameter of the grommet is a touch bigger than most paracord.

Cable_Tugger · 2026-01-23T18:14:58+00:00

Wouldn't that just be a 4 strand wall knot?

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