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Fall Knot
Cored Granny Knot (CGK)
CGKThe Cored Granny Knot creates a twisted rope strap — also known as the Bannister Bar — that adds dramatic texture to the ends of flogger falls. Closely related to the flat Cored Square Knot.
By Lazarus
Go learn the Cored Square Knot first. The Cored Granny Knot (just a series of identical half-knots, aka "macramé knots") is tied almost exactly the same way as is the Cored Square Knot (aka Solomon Knot), with only one tiny variation. But the results make it look dramatically different. This creates a twisted strap instead of a flat strap. This can be a great way to add vicious texture to the end of your falls. The twisted version (this technique) is called the Bannister Bar in the Ashely Book of Knots (ABOK#2496).
You can use this technique with differing numbers of ropes as your core. Here I demonstrate doing so with a single cord as the core and a double cord as a core.
Rope Consumption:
- With ¼” (~6mm) rope,
- Each square of a Cored Granny Knot around a 2-strand core consumes ~3.5” of rope in each strand. Tightly tied, one square covers a linear distance of ~0.75” (2cm). So to have 4” of Cored Granny Knot twist, you would need ~13-14” of rope