Herringbone Lanyard Knot

An attractive alternative to the two strand diamond/lanyard knot.

Step 1:

Middle your cord and bring the ends down on both sides forming two bights.

Step 2:

Bring the left hand end around and up through its own bight.

Step 3:

Repeat with other end.

Step 4:

Bring left hand end down adjacent to neighboring bight and go under one strand.

Step 5:

Flip knot over and repeat previous step with remaining end.

Step 6:

Take some of the slack out of the knot. Bring left hand end over two, under two.

Step 7:

Flip knot over and bring remaining end over two, under two

Step 8:

Tighten.