A2Z List of Knot Page 3

Cobra Knot: The Cobra Knot creates a neat lanyard. It is commonly used in military shoulder lanyards.

Coil Attached Rope: How to coil an attached rope like a halyard or a sheet and then secure the coil so that it can be readily undone to run out freely when required.

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

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

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

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

Common Whipping: This simple whipping technique can be done quickly. During the whipping a loop is incorporated which is used to pull the final turn into the whipping.

Constrictor Knot (Fold): The Constrictor Knot deserves to be much more widely known and used. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope's end and can be used to keep a rope's end together while it is being whipped. It securely ties the neck of a sack or bag; it has been used as a temporary hose clamp; and it can be used to hold items together for gluing.

Constrictor: The Constrictor Knot consists of a simple Half Hitch which is gripped by an overlying turn of the rope. This is what binds the knot and makes it hard to undo. This page also links to two other pages which demonstrate alternative ways tie this knot.

Constrictor Surgical Around Forceps: The Constrictor Knot is tied around the forceps in place.

Howard Constrictor Using Instrument Tie: The Howard version of the Constrictor Knot is completed using an instrument tie.

Constrictor Surgical Retrieving End: The Constrictor Knot is tied around the vessel and the end is then retrieved using forceps.

Constrictor Surgical by Sliding Down Forceps: The Constrictor Knot is tied first and then slid down the forceps and over the vessel.

Constrictor Knot (End): The Constrictor Knot deserves to be much more widely known and used. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope's end and can be used to keep a rope's end together while it is being whipped. It securely ties the neck of a sack or bag; it has been used as a temporary hose clamp; and it can used to hold items together for gluing.

Constrictor Knot (End): The Constrictor Knot deserves to be much more widely known and used. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope's end and can be used to keep a rope's end together while it is being whipped. It securely ties the neck of a sack or bag; it has been used as a temporary hose clamp; and it can used to hold items together for gluing.

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

Cow Hitch: The Cow Hitch is two Half Hitches with the second Half Hitch different from the first here tied with the end.

Cow Hitch tied with Loops: The Cow Hitch is two Half Hitches with the second Half Hitch different from the first - here tied using loops

Crown Knot: The Crown Knot is the first part of a Back Splice and a component of several decorative knots.

Crown Sinnet: The Crown Sinnet is a family of knots all made using a series of Crown knots to create a thick decorative braid.

Drapery (Curtain) Tie back: The Drapery Tie back provides a neat way to pull curtains together.

Cow Hitch: The Cow Hitch is two Half Hitches with the second Half Hitch different from the first here tied with the end.

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.

Davy Knot: The Davy Knot attaches the tippet to the fly. It is compact and strong, and is tied rapidly and easily.

Diagonal Lashing: A Diagonal Lashing is used for securing diagonal braces to hold a structure rigid.

Lanyard Knot: The Lanyard Knot forms a loop in the middle of a piece of rope. It looks as though two lines are passing through a separate collar. It is frequently used as a component of a knife lanyard.

Figure 8 Directional Loop: The Figure 8 Directional Loop creates a loop in the middle of a rope. It is designed for strain in one direction only.

Distel Hitch: The Distel Hitch is a reliable Slide and Grip (friction) Hitch designed to take strain in only one direction. It is tied using a lanyard with a loop at each end secured to a carabiner with a Double Fisherman's bend.

Double Alpine Butterfly Loop: The Double Alpine Butterfly Loop provides two secure loops in the middle of a piece of rope. Strain can be applied from either loop to either end or between the two ends.

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.