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Surgeon’s Knot_Second throw

Surgeon’s Knot (With instrument)

As well as for the square knot, surgeon’s knots can also be obtained using an instrument.
Also, and similarly to previous knot, attention must be taken so that the right knot is obtained.

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Place instrument over the inner surface of extended white strand.
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Encircle instrument twice with white strand.
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Grasp blue strand with instrument and pull its end through the double loop formed by white strand.
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Pull both threads in opposite directions so that white strand pulls away and instrument pulls towards operator.
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Place instrument again over the inner surface of extended white strand and loop wihte strand around instrument.
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Grasp blue strand with instrument.
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Pass blue strand through the loop formed by white strand.
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Pull both threads in opposite directions so that instrument pulls away and white strand pulls towards operator.
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Place instrument over the inner surface of extended white strand.
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Encircle instrument twice with white strand.
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Grasp blue strand with instrument and pull its end through the double loop formed by white strand.
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Pull both threads in opposite directions so that white strand pulls away and instrument pulls towards operator.
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Place instrument again over the inner surface of extended white strand and loop wihte strand around instrument.
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Grasp blue strand with instrument.
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Pass blue strand through the loop formed by white strand.
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Pull both threads in opposite directions so that instrument pulls away and white strand pulls towards operator.