Double coin (2 lines)
This knot goes by several deferent names. Double coin knot. Carrick bend. Josephine knot.
Step one: Live long and prosper.
Bring two lines in from the back. Pinch each one between two fingers like scissors. One line is between the index finger and middle finger. The other is between the ring finger and little finger.
Take up one of the lines. In this picture it is shown as the line between middle finger and little finger. It can just as easily be the other line and all directions reversed from here. Starting with the other line will make a “mirror image” of the final knot.
Loop this end around the two fingers that pinch the opposite end.
Drop the end you are holding and pick up the other end. Very important: The end you pick up must go IN FRONT of the end you dropped.
Note that there are four lines across the top. One for every space between your fingers.
Here is where the over/under pattern becomes clear.
Under: line between little finger and ring finger.
Over: line between ring finger and middle finger.
Under: line between middle finger and index finger.
Over: line between index finger and thumb.
Now that the over/under pattern is done, the knot can be removed from your fingers. Grab everything from behind and pull up.
The finished knot lays flat against the skin and is very decorative. great to use for a kadara body harness.