{"id":1505,"date":"2021-06-15T01:45:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T08:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simivalleydaycamp.com\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2021-09-01T10:12:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:12:02","slug":"knots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simivalleydaycamp.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/15\/knots\/","title":{"rendered":"Knots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you are camping in the jungle while on a research expedition, trying to secure parts for an experiment in a lab, or any of thousands of other possibilities – knots are VERY useful to know.<\/p>\n

For this activity, you will need:
\n6 pieces of thin rope, about 18″ long each (about 9 feet total)
\n2 different colored tapes
\n1 piece of dowel
\n1 piece of cardboard<\/p>\n

The first step is to assemble your practice board.
\nTo do so:
\nCut your cardboard to be about 3 inches wide and 8 inches long.
\nPunch pairs of holes along the length of the cardboard as in the image below.<\/p>\n

Next, you need to prepare your rope.
\nTo do so:
\nCut the rope into 18″ long pieces.
\nFor each piece wrap each end in a different color tape.\u00a0 You can see the white and black ends of our ropes in the image below.\u00a0 Many “How to tie knots” books and websites will use different colored ends to help you tell which side of the rope to use when tying the knot.<\/p>\n

Now thread each rope piece through a pair of the holes in your knot board.\u00a0 We suggest you put the same colored ends all on the same side of the board.<\/p>\n

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Next, you need to learn a little vocabulary.<\/p>\n