The diamond knot (or knife lanyard knot) is a knot for forming a decorative loop on the end of a cord such as on a
lanyard
A lanyard is a cord, length of webbing, or strap that may serve any of various functions, which include a means of attachment, restraint, retrieval, and activation and deactivation. A lanyard is also a piece of rigging used to secure or lowe ...
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A similar knot, also called the diamond knot, is a multistrand stopper knot, that is similar in appearance (although the footrope knot is really more similar, but it is simply an upside down diamond knot). To avoid confusion, it is advisable to call this knot the knife lanyard knot. This knot is a four strand diamond knot implemented in two strands. The knife lanyard knot is "tied alike" the
Chinese button knot
The Chinese button knot is essentially a knife lanyard knot where the lanyard loop is shortened to a minimum, i.e. tightened to the knot itself. There emerges therefore only two lines next to each other from the knot: the beginning and the end. T ...
, "but they are worked differently."
[Ashley (1944), p.101.]
Tying
The diamond knot begins as a
Carrick bend
The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to be easily formed into other common bends.Geoffrey Budworth, ...
with the ends exiting diagonally opposite each other. When the steps below are completed the knot is rearranged and tightened so that the ends emerge from the knot parallel and opposite their own standing part. A
Chinese button knot
The Chinese button knot is essentially a knife lanyard knot where the lanyard loop is shortened to a minimum, i.e. tightened to the knot itself. There emerges therefore only two lines next to each other from the knot: the beginning and the end. T ...
is often tied in a very similar manner, but without leaving a loop at the end.
Image:Knife-lanyard-knot-ABOK-787-Carrick-start.jpg, Carrick bend start
Image:Knife-lanyard-knot-ABOK-787-Over-standing.jpg, Working ends passed over each other's standing parts
Image:Knife-lanyard-knot-ABOK-787-Through-center.jpg, The ends are passed up through the center of the carrick bend from below.
See also
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List of knots
This list of knots includes many alternative names for common knots and lashings. Knot names have evolved over time, and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The ...
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Friendship knot
The friendship knot is a decorative knot which is used to tie neckerchieves, lanyards and in Chinese knotting.
History and use
This is one of the eleven basic knots of traditional Chinese knotting, a craft which began in the Tang and Song Dyn ...
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MV Diamond Knot
The was a C1-M-AV1 ship owned by the War Shipping Administration. She was operated by United States Lines from 1944 to 1947 under a bareboat under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration for World War II.
In 1947 sh ...
References
Decorative knots
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