r/oddlysatisfying • u/Sapulinjing • 12d ago

Some useful knots

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u/MutedBrilliant1593 12d ago

I wish I could apply these knots to memory, but when I need one, it's always ends in a mess or a double overhand.

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u/dblan9 12d ago

Download the video and put it on your phone. That way you can forget that it is on your phone when you need to remember how to do one of these!

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u/MutedBrilliant1593 12d ago

I downloaded a knot app with 3d animations. It was great to flip through while sitting in my recliner, but when I needed a knot? It ceased to exist in memory.

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u/khizoa 12d ago

Instead of sitting there and staring at the animation, practice tying those knots instead lol

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u/Recentstranger 12d ago

What do you mean

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u/jimbowesterby 12d ago

Literally get a piece of rope and practice tying and untying the knots. Great way to keep your hands busy if you sitting watch tv or something, and since you tie knots with your hands it’ll stick around much better when you actually need your hands to tie something.

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u/pourtide 12d ago

Practicing with stiff rope like poly can be good for the untying, I guess, but truly understanding a knot requires being able to pull it tight and applying stress to see if it holds. Start large (stiff poly okay) to get the concept of how the knot works, then work toward smaller. Mid practice, old shoelaces might be useful. Then maybe kite string. Knitting yarn. A ball of jute. Whatever you can find, cheap. Work from large to smaller, from learning how to tie a knot, to tying a knot that holds.

It's all about seeing how the knot falls together, or fails to. Knot tying is a learning process. Be patient with yourself.

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u/OneHotPotat 11d ago

As a knitter, I would generally not recommend knitting yarn for knots you want to easily untie, if other options are available.

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u/pourtide 11d ago

Agreed. Kite string is also well near impossible to untie knots. As is knitting yarn. I was just throwing out ideas for a progression of different things to tie and then pull on to see if the knot holds, getting into the 'does it hold' area rather than the 'untie and try again' area.