Does anyone know where or how the giving and wearing of Friendship Knots started?

 

Also, does anyone have instructions on how to easily tie the Friendship Knot.

 

Thanks.

 

There are a couple of different knots that are referred to as friendship knots. This first link is for a chinese sqare knot or ten knot because the cross on one side looks like the character for "10". I have seen scouters tie this knot in a friends wood badge beads. This is a pretty good diagram. It will take a couple of tries to memorize it.

 

http://www.black-panther.org.uk/knots/friend.htm

 

This second knot is also called a friendship knot by some. It is a diamond knot or Bowswain's whistle knot.

 

http://www.dfw.net/~jazzman/knotter/Fship.htm