# Knot in my Butterfly XT

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [August 15, 2015, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372 "2015-08-15T09:44:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![iiScourge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@iiScourge](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/iiScourge)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372/1 "2015-08-15T09:44:11Z")

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So today I picked up a butterfly xt and got a knot in it, great luck right?

My question is, how am I supposed to get it out? The yoyo is basically impossible to open!

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372/2 "2015-08-15T13:40:27Z")

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Simple. Just unscrew it. Twist the halves counter clockwise.

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**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372/3 "2015-08-18T09:14:40Z")

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righty tighty lefty loosie

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**Author:** ![theappe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@theappe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theappe)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/knot-in-my-butterfly-xt/76372/4 "2015-08-18T13:26:09Z")

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> [@rizki\_yoist](#):
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> righty tighty lefty loosie

the golden rule