Talk:Ashley's stopper knot

Mistake in diagram?

It seems to me that there's a mistake in the diagram. Look at the red arrow in the first image. In the second image the rope doesn't appear to follow that path. Or maybe I'm missing something. I never was good at tying knots. --Lee Hunter 20:03, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC) och..will fixit imidiatly .. heheheh thanks--LadyofHats 20:12, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It's OK. But, there's a better way to build this knot=

Hold the end in both hands, bitter end to the right. Make two rising loops (loops that rise above the standing part), next to each other near the bitter end, the second one being opposite to (a mirror image of) the first. Hold the left loop in your left hand and the right loop in your right hand, and pass the left loop through the right in the direction that "locks" the right loop. Only pass the left loop about an inch or so through the right. Before you proceed, snug up the knot now, at the half way point. Grab the bulk of the knot in your left hand and alternately pull the bitter end and the loop out from the body of the knot, pulling lightly. Now the final part. Pass the bitter end through the open loop, starting from the side it's already on. Then snug up the knot - grab the body of the knot in your right hand and alternately pull on the bitter and the standing part.-Bill Kreamer