the dragon plafond knot 
carrick bends, using plafond tie
it’s 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 aren’t to start with, but after the flipping around, are they reef knots??) , and here you’ve stacked then flipped 2 double coin knots, one wonders what other candidates for that treatment will give us plafond-ishness? “Dragon” is much more fun than “quadruple coin”, eh? 8)
hahaaa it is a quadruple coinnn! 
the overhand knots keep their handedness when they’re 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 didn’t 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 don’t jam. beads that don’t jam
that’s 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
it’s Chinese new year!
((( gonggggg )))
happy new year
the Octagonal Plafond knot:
It’s wonderful and gorgeous! If I knew how to use this “hype” feature I’ve heard about but never seen, I would have hyped your video. 8)
thanks so much KnotMe !
Al
