Hi,
I just learned about the trick you can do with a grief knot by twisting the working ends, and was playing around to try and figure out a quick way to tie a grief knot.
The way I came up with is to start like a square knot, but instead of twisting the two strands again, tuck them both through the twist in the middle. This capsises into a grief knot The grief knot (as it’s illustrated) capsises into this form.
Anymoose, my ABOK hasn’t arrived yet, and I couldn’t find it on wikipedia, so I wanted to ask if there is any info to be had on a related knot, that reminds me a bit of Ashley’s bend. It’s very simple to tie: use this same quick method for a grief knot, but start with a surgeon’s knot instead:
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/bend/1.jpg
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/bend/2.jpg
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/bend/3.jpg
and here is the other side of the third step:
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/bend/3_other_side.jpg
and also a “bottom” and “top” view:
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/bend/bottom.jpg
http://nothingmuch.woobling.org/bend/top.jpg
Does this knot have a name? It doesn’t seem to jam but that’s about as much as I’m willing to say about it without looking like an idiot.