Friendship Knot
( Chinese Cross Knot | Japanese Crown Knot | Square Knot | Neckerchief Knot | Scarf Knot | Success Knot | Rustler's Knot | Buckaroo Knot | ABOK #1032 )
Usage
Scouts use the Friendship Knot to tie off their neckerchiefs(also known as neckers or Scout scarves). It is used in Chinese knotting, as a lanyard knot and as the starting knot in many Boondoggle and Scoubidou craft projects.
History
This is one of the eleven basic knots of traditional Chinese knotting, a craft which began in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) in China. The Chinese and Japanese names for this knot are based on the shape of the ideogram/kanji for the number ten ('十' pronounced 'shi' in Chinese and 'juu' in Japanese), which is in the shape of a cross that appears on one face (and a square on the other face). In recent years, it has become popular with members of the Scout and Guide movements for tying their neckerchiefs instead of using a 'Woggle' and symbolizes the bond of friendship.
Also known as
- Chinese Cross Knot
- Japanese Crown Knot
- Square Knot
- Neckerchief Knot
- Scarf Knot
- Success Knot
- Rustler's Knot
- Buckaroo Knot
ABOK
- 1032
Structure
The Friendship Knot can be tied in a single 'rope' as with a neckerchief or with two (often different colored) strands as with Boondoggle and Scoubidou.
