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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.