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Continuing from Part A. We
are now looking down at your "fingers" -- the circles.
- Begin a second loop between your middle and index finger. This
time, however, pass the line down along the back side of your index finger
INSIDE of the A loops. (Remember I said to keep the loops loose).
- Next, bring the line back up (hand to finger tip) along the back side
of your little finger, again going INSIDE of the A loops. You should
begin to be "capturing" the B loops. These are the "C loops".
- Now, come over the top and run the line down along the PALM SIDE of
your index finger, again "capturing" the B loops but going inside the A
loops.
- Repeat number 2, only going on the palm side of the little finger.
At this point you should be able to pull your fingers out, and with a
LITTLE tightening of these first C loops start to form a ball.
- You can now make a third C loops, paralleling the second.
- Start a forth loop going back down parallel to the third loop to
finish the knot tieing part.
- Next, insert your weighted core into the center and start working the
loops to tighten the knot.
- The monkey's fist is traditionally finished by splicing the two ends
and seizing with small line (multiple wraps). You can also tie a
bowline in the longer end and seize the shorter end to the bowline end in
at least two places -- close to the knot and close to the bowline.
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