boaty said:
Here's a couple:
Monkey fist "stopper" with a single-plait braid, finished by a hangman's noose:
Excellent! Lovely neat little fist, you have there, Boaty. That's still my favourite knot.
boaty said:
Current fave is a doughnut knot followed by a flat sinnet:
Ah, so it's called a doughnut knot!
I've read that you can tie this knot around a metal ring, to stop it from clanging noisily when you use it in rigging. Never seen one used like this before. Good idea.
I'd not seen the flat sinnet before (well, not to my knowledge). Looks neat and tidy. How hard is it to get it to lie flat, while you're tying it?
Oh, last week my son tied his first proper knot. Without being shown how, he figured out a lark's foot to fasten a keyring to his rucksack.
Keith.