A Knot A Day
365 Knot Challenges for All Abilities
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- £14.99
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- £14.99
Publisher Description
This beautifully produced compendium gives you a knot challenge for every day of the year. With hundreds to choose from, all colour coded by use, you can work through the book from start to finish, gradually building on your knowledge as you go, or alternatively dipping in and out for your daily knotting fix.
Covers:
- all the essential knots
- useful hitches, bends, whippings and splices
- handy knots for making outdoor items: plant hangers, harnesses, tree swings, rope ladder
- mini knot craft projects: cool keyrings, friendship bracelets, belts, mats
- magic 'trick' knots: escapology knots, vanishing knots, travelling knots
- freestyle knots: have a go at the 'thrown bowline' (an old cowboy trick)
- everyday fashion knots - new ways to tie your shoelaces, scarf, or even your tie!
You won't escape this book without learning something, and you won't put it down without picking up an interesting fact or useful technique. Give it a month and you'll be a knot tying fanatic; give it a year and you'll be a knotting supremo!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Former Classic Boat editor Compton (Off the Deep End) offers a knot project for each day of the year in this beautifully designed guide. The projects are sorted by skill level: the section on basic knots lays the foundation for more intricate options and covers the simple overhand loop and the reef knot. "Indoor Knots" feature such projects as a "Simple plant hanger" and a "Flower knot," and progress into more difficult "Outdoor knots" such as a beer bottle carrier and a ladder for tree climbing. Compton presents practical uses for his projects—knots can be used to carry water bottles or in an emergency on the water, and can help transport a pile of logs—while others are meant for entertainment, as seen in a "Magic Knots" section that contains projects that "appear out of nowhere, vanish, and one knot appears to slice straight through your neck." Photographs of cords and ropes supplement the step-by-step instructions for each project. For readers looking to beef up their knot knowledge, this is a handy resource.
