A2Z List of Knot Page 2

Water Bowline: The Water Bowline makes a very secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. It is less likely to shake undone that the normal Bowline.

Running Bowline: The Running Bowline is identical to a normal bowline but is tied around the standing end so that it can slide, e.g., up to a tree branch.

Water Bowline: The Water Bowline makes a very secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. It is less likely to shake undone that the normal Bowline.

Braid a Single Rope: A single rope can be braided by pulling one end through the loop repeatedly.

Braid Three Strands (One): This is the technique usually used to braid hair to make a Pigtail.

Braid Three Strands (Two): This is the less common technique used to braid hair to make a Pigtail

Demonstration of the Brummel Splice Structure: How the Brummel Splice is constructed.

Create Eye Splice in Hollow Braid Rope: A technique to create a locked eye splce in a hollow braid rope.

Simpler Eye Splice in Hollow Braid Rope: The McDonald technique offers a simpler method to create a locked eye splice in a hollow braid rope.

Figure 8 Double Loop ("Bunny Ears"): The Double Figure 8 Loop creates two loops in the middle of a rope. The two loops created are stable and resist slipping and changing size.

Buntline Hitch: The Buntline Hitch was originally employed to secure buntlines to square sails. It makes a secure hitch to a ring or a pole. A heavy load tends to tighten the hitch and may make it difficult to untie.

Butcher's Knot: The Butcher's Knot provides a rapid way to tie meat for roasting or salting.

Coil Unattached Rope: How to coil an unattached rope in your hands and make a secure bundle which preserves the coil neatly.

Button Sling: The Otto Button Sling provides an adjustable sling which is adjusted by inserting the button at one end through the tightest loop along the sling's length.

Rope Care/Cleaning: Cleaning, washing, and care of ropes - particularly those used for climbing.

Sheet Bend (Becket Bend): The Sheet Bend joins two ropes of unequal size but also works well if the ropes are of the same size. It has to be tied with both ends loose in your hands with no load on the ropes.

Carrick Bend: The Carrick Bend joins two ropes securely and can readily be untied - even after a heavy load. It is recommended when joining two large tow-line hawsers. The knot deserves to be better known and more widely used.

Carrick Bend Mat: The Carrick Bend is the basis for the design of this small mat.

Celtic Knot Mat: The Celtic Knot makes a pleasing rope mat with a rectangular shape.

Chain Sinnet, Chain Stitch or Monkey Braid: The Chain sinnet converts a cord into a braid that has the appearance of a chain. It is used by climbers to store rope free of tangles, as a decoration, and to shorten and add bulk to a cord, e.g., for the end of a light pull.

Chain Splice: The Chain Splice securely attaches a three-stranded rope to an anchor chain using a modified eye-splice. It allows the rope to follow the chain over the windlass and into the chain locker without tangles.

Child's Swing: How to hang a swing using a wood plank and secure knots including sliding bowlines and multiple Half Hitches.

Cleat Hitch (Deck): The Cleat Hitch attaches a rope to a cleat. It is frequently used to secure a mooring line to a dock cleat. It has many other uses, e.g., for dinghy bow lines, and sheets. Linked to this page is a another page about cleating a halyard.

Cleat Hitch (Halyard): The Cleat Hitch attaches a halyard to a cleat.

Sheet Bend (Becket Bend): The Sheet Bend joins two ropes of unequal size but also works well if the ropes are of the same size. It has to be tied with both ends loose in your hands with no load on the ropes.

Improved Clinch Knot: The Improved Clinch Knot is used to join fishing line to a hook or a lure, e.g., when attaching a leader to a fly.

Rolling (Taut Line) Hitch: The Rolling Hitch secures a rope to another parallel rope. It is one of the few knots which can be tied and untied while there is a load and can be adjusted without it being untied. It can take the load while a rope is transferred or secured elsewhere.

Clove Hitch (End): The Clove Hitch can be made by passing the end round a bar. Made this way it is useful for attaching boat fenders or adjusting stage scenery. It is tied off after adjustment.

Clove Hitch (Half Hitches): The Clove Hitch is formed by making two Half Hitches. It can be used to attach a rope to a pole or ring. Because it is simple, it is widely known. However, it must be used with caution because it can jam or slip. This page links to a another page showing how to tie the Clove Hitch using the end.

Clove Hitch: The clove hitch is a type of knot. Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, it is often considered one of the most important knots and is commonly referred to as a Double Hitch.