Use the supplied original loose single-knot illustration as the first frame. It contains one ochre rope with one teal end cap, one coral end cap and three already defined over-under crossings. Keep the camera and pale background fixed. Gently draw the existing ends a small distance outward along their current upper-left and upper-right exit directions. Let the same central knot become a little more compact as the free end sections extend. Keep both colored caps on the original endpoints and preserve the existing front/back order at every crossing. The rope stays one continuous strand: no cutting, solid pass-through, fused junction, exchanged crossing, extra knot or new rope. Do not untie it into a straight line or turn it into linked rings. Stop with the same slightly more compact knot and both ends visible. This is an untested visual continuity request, not a physical tying, tension or safety demonstration.