Mark the place intended for the crown of the eye, and bend the rope back from there so as to bring the unlaid strands alongside the place where the splice is to be made, with the left and middle strands lying on the top of the rope; the set of the splice will depend on selecting this middle strand correctly.
Phawula indawo enomntunja, ugobele intambo emva ukusuka apho, usondeze le engabekwanga imisonto ecaleni kwendawo apho intlonelo kufuneka yenziwe, ngekhohlo nasemphakathini womsonto ibekwe phezu kwentambo; iindidi zentlonelo zoxhomekeka ekukhethweni komsonto ophakathi kakhulu.