How to Tie a Monkey Chain Knot

Video Transcript

"All right, another important thing to do with knots is to be able to store your rope. This is a small rope, so it's not particularly difficult to store, or to keep neat, but this rope is a little difficult. The first coil I'm going to show you is the chain, or Electrician's knot. Now you've probably actually seen it on Electricians trucks, if they have like a long extension cable. I've noticed it on their trucks a couple times. To begin making this you start with a loop. I find it's generally easier if you start with the end of the rope going under the length of the rope. To start making the chain you just form a loop, and pass it through. You can also go through, and pull through the loop. I find this way to be a little quicker. And you just keep going, and it looks really nice if you can get it all uniform in size, but you know it's not really important; it's really depending on how particular you want to be. When you want to end the knot, rather than pulling a loop through, you pull the entire end through, and that's how you end it."