:The 2x2 Bao Knot (二寶二套結, 二宝二套結)

  1. step 1tying step 1:

    form 2 parallel loops and pin them together
    the second loop can be shorter than the first, but that is not necessary or even particularly important.
    The loop on the bottom will be the first ear. Both loops on the top are internal structural loops

  2. step 2step 2:

    insert the working end through the second and first loops
    the new loop just created by this action is the middle (second) ear

  3. step 3step 3astep 3:

    bring the path of the working end down and over the bottom part of the knot, then through the ear you just created

  4. step 4step 4bstep 4astep 4:

    bring the path of the working end back under the bottom part of the knot, then through the first 2 loops

  5. step 4:

    bring the path of the working end back under the bottom part of the knot, then through the first 2 loops

  6. step 5step 5:

    insert the working end through the first loop

  7. step 6step 6bstep 6astep 6:

    bring the path of the working end down and over the fixed end, then through the bottom of the 2 starting loops

  8. step 7step 7astep 7:

    bring the path of the working end back under the fixed end, then back through the first loop

  1. step 8tightening step 1:

    carefully tighten up the knot by pulling on the ears and ends

  2. step 8astep 2:

    shape the centre of the knot to make sure the knot has been formed correctly

  3. step 8bstep 3:

    work the extra slack through the centre to the ends, making sure that the central structure remains more or less intact during the process

  1. finished bao 2x2 knotFinished 2x2 Bao Knot