1. SPONTANEOUS KNOTS
Effect. A rope several yards long is coiled, sailor fashion, and put in a small basket. After the necessary magical incantation, the magician shows that a dozen or more knots have been tied in it at regular intervals.
Method. The secret lies in the manner of making the coils. Begin by placing the rope over the hands, held palms upwards about eight inches apart, so that one end falls behind the fork of the left thumb and the other end behind the right thumb (Fig. 4).
Close the right hand, grasping the rope, and turn it palm downwards, forming a loop (Fig. 5). Place this loop on the left hand turned to the position shown in Fig. 6. Turn the right hand palm upwards and pass it along the rope to a point which will make a second loop slightly larger than the first. Turn the hand over and carry this second loop to the left hand and place it alongside the first, the left hand remaining stationary. Continue making loops in exactly the same way until the other end is reached.
In laying the last loop on the left hand, grip the end A and pull it through all the loops. Place the rope in the basket with the first coil, the smallest, at the bottom and the end A in the middle. It only remains to utter the magic formula, seize the end A, and draw the rope out. Grasp the end A with the left hand and pull the rope upwards through the fist with the right hand. It appears as if the knots actually form in the closed and motionless left hand.
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