Footrope Knot (FRK)
By Lazarus
The footrope knot is a great knot for either making the transition from one part of your project to the next (like between the handle and the falls) or to end off the handle of a flogger…
This looks very similar to the Diamond Knot, but it’s constructed in a slightly different way and has different properties. Unlike the Diamond Knot which tends to have the strands further apart on the outgoing side, the foot rope knot tends to put the strands closer together on the outgoing side (although this can be controlled so it’s the same on both sides)
The foot rope knot can be done with any number of strands three and up. I will first show you a four-strand version done with paracord so that the colors make it very clear with happening and then a six-strand version done with ¼” (6mm) cotton rope
Rope Consumption details are provided below
There is a double-stranded variant of this knot which I show in the flogger tutorial. A standalone tutorial of that version is coming soon
Video
This Video shows how to make the Single and the Double Footrope Knot
- Single Footrope Knot (0:06)
- Double Footrope Knot (4:35)
I use colored paracord so it is easier to follow what happens with each individual strand
4-Strand Footrope Knot (Single) on Paracord
To make a Crown Knot, each strand will go over the next one in the series. It’s easiest to learn this if you start with the four-strand version and you arrange the cord so that each strand is pointing a different direction…
6-Strand Footrope Knot (Single) on 1/4" Cotton Sash Cord
Let’s do this again but this time with six cords…
Double Footrope Knot on 1/4" (6mm) Cotton Sash Cord
This video -- an excerpt from the Kara's Rebuke tutorial -- shows how to make a Double Footrope Knot on the end of a handle
Rope consumption
| Variant | Rope / strand | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Footrope Knot (4-Strand) | 2.5" (6.5 cm) | 0.5" (1.5 cm) |
| Footrope Knot (6-Strand) | 3" (7.5 cm) | 0.5" (1.5 cm) |
| Double Footrope Knot (4-Strand) | 2.5" (6.5 cm) | 0.75" (2 cm) |
| Double Footrope Knot (6-Strand) | 7.5" (19 cm) | 1.25" (3.5 cm) |
| Triple Footrope Knot (4-Strand) | 7.5" (19 cm) | 1" (2.5 cm) |
| Triple Footrope Knot (6-Strand) | 11" (27.5 cm) | 1.4" (3.5 cm) |