The William W. Larsen Memorial Library

Daryl’s Expert Rope Magic…Made Easy Volume 1 – Learning the Ropes

Author/Editor: Daryl

INTRODUCTION
Types of Rope
Preventing the Ends from Fraying

BASIC KNOTS
The Overhand Knot
The Slide Off Knot
Construction of the Fake Knot
Basic Square Knot
Square Knot at Middle
Granny Knot
Quick Slip Knot
Slow Motion Slip Knot
Tips on the Slow Motion Slip Knot
The Fake Knot

DISSOLVING KNOTS
The Tony Lopilato Knot
The Pull Away Knot
Chefalo’s Vanishing Knot
Chefalo’s Knot to Loop (R. C. Buff)
Hunter Bow Knot
Braun Combination Knot
Bang O Knot
Dissolving Double Knot

GRANDMOTHER’S NECKLACE
Basic Grandmother’s Necklace
Explanation of Grandmother’s Necklace
The Cords of Phantasia
Ropes and Cups
Improved Grandmother’s Necklace
The Great Coat Escape
Walking Through Ropes

WITH WRISTS TIED
The Knot of Enchantment
Borrowed Ring Knotted onto Rope
Bracelet on Rope
New Bracelet on Rope

DO AS I DO
The Nautical Puzzle
Spectacles to Monocle
The Gambler’s Knot
Betcha Knot
The Hunter Knot (G. W. Hunter)
Neale’s Knot (Robert E. Neale)

FLOURISH KNOTS
One Handed Knot
One Handed Necktie Knot (Flip)
One Handed Figure Eight Knot
Nifty Knots (Dr. Zina Bennett)
Vanishing Knot Flourish 1
Vanishing Knot Flourish 2
The Flip Knot
MGM Flip Knot I (Mike Maxwell)
MGM Flip Knot II
MGM Flip Knot III
The Fake Unknot
The William Tell Knot

CUT AND RESTORED ROPE
Floyd Thayer’s Wizzo
Rope Saver