# Bosun's Whistle Knot Expansion Tutorial

**URL:** <https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997>\
**Category:** Decorative\
**Created:** [25 March 2016 18:44 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997 "2016-03-25T18:44:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/asemery/32/15_2.png) [@asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/asemery)\
**Post date:** [25 March 2016 18:44 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/1 "2016-03-25T18:44:07Z")

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I really like the Bosun’s Whistle Knot Expansion Tutorial shown in the December 2015 issue of KM

[http://i.imgur.com/KwOMs8P.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/KwOMs8P.jpg)

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**Author:** ![asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/asemery/32/15_2.png) [@asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/asemery)\
**Post date:** [26 March 2016 15:10 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/2 "2016-03-26T15:10:08Z")

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It is easy to double this knot

[http://i.imgur.com/puXVNtW.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/puXVNtW.jpg)

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**Author:** ![asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/asemery/32/15_2.png) [@asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/asemery)\
**Post date:** [27 March 2016 16:23 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/3 "2016-03-27T16:23:57Z")

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For those without access to Knotting Matters I posted a tutorial  
[Bosun’s Whistle Knot Expansion Tutorial](http://igkt.net/sm/index.php?topic=5666.0)

Extended and normal lanyard (diamond) knot comparison

[http://i.imgur.com/HpZZXr4.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/HpZZXr4.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/ruby/32/83_2.png) [@Ruby](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2016 13:12 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/4 "2016-04-29T13:12:53Z")

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[http://chineseknotting.org/button/howto2/](http://chineseknotting.org/button/howto2/)

almost same as this: The Chinese Double Button Knot

from knotme’s site

any diff?

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**Author:** ![asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/asemery/32/15_2.png) [@asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/asemery)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2016 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/5 "2016-04-29T21:39:20Z")

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> [@Ruby post:4](#):
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> [http://chineseknotting.org/button/howto2/](http://chineseknotting.org/button/howto2/)
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> almost same as this: The Chinese Double Button Knot
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> from knotme’s site
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> any diff?

It looks the same to me. Thanks for the link

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**Author:** ![asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/asemery/32/15_2.png) [@asemery](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/asemery)\
**Post date:** [12 September 2016 22:31 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/6 "2016-09-12T22:31:28Z")

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I took one end, brought it back through the center to make a lower loop. I then followed the knot around to double it.

extended lanyard knot lanyard

[http://i.imgur.com/hpDkVBK.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/hpDkVBK.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Olegan67](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@Olegan67](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/Olegan67)\
**Post date:** [27 October 2016 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/bosuns-whistle-knot-expansion-tutorial/5997/7 "2016-10-27T10:29:39Z")

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Lanyard for general purpose.

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![IMG_20161023_163143_HDR.jpg](https://discourse.igkt.net/uploads/default/original/1X/3eed6cebc93fe060cf424066319544b33b1feae1.jpeg)