the dragon plafond knot 
carrick bends, using plafond tie
itâs chinese new year, 10 feb 2024 !
((( gonggg )))
two carrick bends [3lx4b ring knot] are woven together to form a decorative lanyard knot,
circular in form, with serpentine features
70cm of 3mm cord
i have based the tying process of this dragon plafond on the steps first shown by Mark of @Paracordguild channel in his demonstration of the square plafond knot
Considering that the OG plafond knot is 2 reef knots (they arenât to start with, but after the flipping around, are they reef knots??) , and here youâve stacked then flipped 2 double coin knots, one wonders what other candidates for that treatment will give us plafond-ishness? âDragonâ is much more fun than âquadruple coinâ, eh? 8)
hahaaa it is a quadruple coinnn! 
the overhand knots keep their handedness when theyâre folded in,
but i just happen to have given reef knots the plafond-tie treatment!,
looks very similar, but yeh, a variation
yet more plafondery
various base knots tied via plafond knot steps (as shown by Mark of paracord guild),
including some beads, which i didnât notate!,
but in the line-up, they all (except last one) have a carrick bend base knot,
so the funny thing about them is that they donât jam. beads that donât jam
thatâs quite enough knot tying for today
in browsing the internet i came across this igkt chart 17,
drawn by Geoffrey Budworth,
of the tying process of the plafond knot,
Chinese lanyard knot,
possibly dated 2009
