More than is in Wikipedia? (-;
Well, I just amended that entry a bit, and added this:
The icicle hitch was developed by John Smith of the International Guild of Knot Tyers [sic],
and demonstrated by him at the eighth Annual General Meeting of the IGKT in 1990.
It was published in the IGKT's quarterly newsletter, Knotting Matters, in issue #32, pp.6,7.
So, take a gander at km032:06/7, for starters.
NB : the particulars are just that, for the presentation;
John advises that one might need to increase the number
of wraps. Also, as a check on proper tying, the loaded
end should enter the knot bearing against the tail
and loading the coil at its near end, "coiling away"
for a gripping like that of the Chinese finger trap
--expanded coil demands narrower=tigher wraps!
--dl*
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