How to tie me?
This knot is used to keep a line tight
Taut line hitch
Square Knot
Binding
Double Bowline
Climbing
Splice
A knot formed by interweaving strands of rope rather than whole lines. More time consuming but usually stronger than simple knots.
I am also called "Double Half Hitch"
Two Half Hitches
Sheepshank
Shortening
Pipe Hitch
used for hoisting tubular objects (such as pipes).
Standing Part
The part of the rope between the Running end and the Standing end (the end that doesn't move, think of it as if someone is holding it)
I am a surgical knot and i am a simple modification to the reef knot.
Surgeons Knot
Prusik Knot
Hitch
Sheet Bend
Joining two ropes together, especially if the two ropes are not the same size.
Bight
The term bight refers to any curved section, slack part, or loop between the two ends of a rope.
It is thought that my name originated from its use of tying the necks of sacks in granaries.
Granny Knot
Alpine Butterfly
Loop
Miller's Knot
Used to secure the opening of a sack or bag.
Running End
The free end of the rope, usually shorter. This is the end of the rope in which a knot is being tied. It is sometimes called the „end‟ or „working end‟.
This Knot is used by firefighters to rescue people from narrow spaces by pulling them by the wrists.
Handcuff Knot
Slip Knot
Stopper Knot
Clove Hitch
fastening a rope around a post, spar or stake.
Underhand Loop
A loop formed by passing the running end of a line under the standing part.