This list of knots includes many alternate names for common knots. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The figure-of-eight knot is also known as the savoy knot or the Flemish knot. The overhand knot is a type of knot. ... The overhand knot is a type of knot. ... The figure-of-eight knot is a type of knot. ... The Figure-of-eight knot is a type of knot. ... The Figure-of-eight knot is a type of knot. ...

A

• adjustable bend
• adjustable hitch
• adjustable loop
• albright knot
• alpine butterfly bend
• alpine butterfly knot
• alpine coil
• alternate ring hitching
• anchor bend
• angler's knot
• angler's loop
• arbor knot
• artillery loop
• Ashley's Bend
• Ashley's stopper knot
• Axle Hitch

The subject of this article seems to fail one of the following consensually-accepted Wikipedia inclusion guidelines: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid it being considered for deletion. ... Adjustable grip hitch knot A Hitch is any knot that is made around an object. ... The running bowline, a type of slip knot For other senses, see slipknot. ... An Albright Special knot (for illustrative purposes, tied in much thicker line than usual). ... Categories: Knots | Knot stubs ... Alpine butterfly knot The Butterfly Loop, also known as the Linemans Loop or alpine butterfly loop, is a non-jamming loop on the bight, a loop which may be tied in a rope with two fixed ends, and can take loads on both ends of the original rope, and... The Alpine coil is a method used by climbers for carrying a rope, such that the rope remains attached to harnesses and ready for use. ... Alternate ring hitching, also known as Kackling or Keckling, is a type of Ringbolt hitching formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring. ... Anchor bend The Anchor Bend is a knot. ... The Fishermans knot is a type of knot. ... Anglers loop An Anglers loop is a type of knot. ... how to tie this knot The Arbor knot is a typical fishers knot. ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... diagram that shows how to do the knot Ashleys Bend is very easy to tie and untie once you have the knack. ... Ashleys stopper knot is easily made Ashleys stopper knot, also known as Oystermans stopper, is a knot designed by Clifford W. Ashley around 1910. ... a diagram how to tie this knot. ...

B

• bachmann knot
• bag knot
• bait loop
• bale sling hitch
• barrel hitch
• barrel knot
• barrel sling
• becket hitch
• beer knot
• bimini twist
• blackwall hitch
• blake's hitch
• blood knot
• blood loop knot
• boa knot
• bottle sling
• Bowen knot
• bowline
• bowline on a bight
• Bumper knot
• buntline hitch
• butterfly knot

How to tie a Bachmann knot. ... The Millers knot is a type of knot generally used to keep bags securly closed. ... In fishing, a bumper knot (also known as a bait loop) is tied as follows: Cut the line into lengths 6 inches longer than your intended leader length. ... diagram on how to tie this knot. ... diagram on how to tie this knot The Barrel Hitch or Barrel Sling, named for its use in hoisting cargo aboard ships, is a simple yet effective way to suspend an object while keeping it vertical. ... Blood knot Blood knot step by step A blood knot (Barrel knot) is most usefully employed for attaching fishing hooks with slippery monofilament line. ... diagram on how to tie this knot The Barrel Hitch or Barrel Sling, named for its use in hoisting cargo aboard ships, is a simple yet effective way to suspend an object while keeping it vertical. ... diagram on how to tie this knot. ... diagram on how to tie this knot Beer knot Use: Making slings with tubular webbing Strength: 80% webbings original strength Pluses: Attractive, clean knot with no loose hanging tails. ... Diagram on how to tie a Bimini twist The Bimini twist is a fishing knot used primarily for offshore trolling and double-line leaders. ... diagram on how to tie the knot The blackwall hitch is a simple half hitch over a hook. ... a diagram on how to tie the knot The Blakes Hitch is an ascending knot commonly used by arborists and tree climbers in general. ... Blood knot Blood knot step by step A blood knot is most usefully employed for attaching fishing hooks with slippery monofilament line. ... diagram how to tie this knot the Blood Loop Knot. ... Boa knot step by step The boa knot is a modern, binding knot invented by weaver Peter Collingwood in 1996. ... The bottle knot (or bottle sling or jug knot or jug sling) can be used to create a handle for a glass or ceramic container with a slippery narrow neck as long as the neck widens slightly near the top. ... A Bowen knot. ... Bowline Canonical Name: Bowline (pronounced bow -lin or bow -line) Variant name(s): Death knot, Rescue knot, French bowline, Boland knot. ... Canonical Name: Bowline on a bight Variant name(s): None known. ... In fishing, a bumper knot (also known as a bait loop) is tied as follows: Cut the line into lengths 6 inches longer than your intended leader length. ... The buntline hitch is secure hitch that tends to jam. ... Alpine butterfly knot The alpine butterfly knot, also known as the Linemans loop or simply Butterfly knot, is a non-jamming loop on the bight, a loop which may be tied in a rope with two fixed ends, and can take strain from both ends of the original rope...

C

• carrick bend
• carrick mat
• cat's paw
• catshank
• chain stitch
• clove hitch
• common whipping
• constrictor knot
• continuous ring hitching
• corned beef knot
• cow hitch
• cow hitch and bowline
• Cowboy Bowline

Carricks bend Carricks bend step by step Canonical Name: Carrick Bend Category: bend Efficiency: Unknown % Origin Ancient. ... The Carrick mat is a knot. ... The cats paw is a knot (specifically, a hitch). ... The catshank is a variant of the sheepshank, clinched by two overhand knots with the bights passed through the twists. ... In sewing and embroidery, a chain stitch is a series of looped stitches that form a chain. ... The clove hitch is a type of knot. ... The common whipping is the simplest type of whipping knot, a series of knots intended to stop a rope from unraveling. ... Constrictor knot Constrictor knot step by step Canonical Name : Millers knot Variant Names: constrictor knot,bag knot Category: binding Origin: Ancient Related knots: clove hitch, Releasing: Jamming. ... Continuous ring hitching, also known as Single ringbolt hitching, is a series of identical hitches made around a ring. ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... The cow hitch is a knot (specifically, a hitch). ... diagram on how to tie this knot. ... diagram on how to make this knot Cowboy Bowline also known as The Dutch Marine Bowline The Dutch Navy uses this variant of the bowline. ...

D

• diagonal lashing
• diamond knot
• directional figure eight
• dogshank
• double bowline
• double carrick bend
• double constrictor knot
• double figure eight bend
• double figure eight
• Double fisherman knot or Double Englishman knot
• double loop
• double overhand
• double pile hitch
• double sheet bend
• double Windsor (for use in neckties)
• dropper loop
• Dutch marine bowline

The diagonal lashing is a type of lashing. ... Categories: Stub | Knots ... a diagram how to tie this knot This useful knot creates loops that can be used to create handholds on a hauling line. ... The dogshank is a variant of the sheepshank, where the eyes formed at each end have the ends of the rope passed through them to prevent the knot from spilling. ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... The Carrick bend is a knot used for joining two lines. ... The Constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots. ... The double figure eight bend is a strong bend, used for joining two ropes of similar sizes. ... The double figure eight is used to put a loop in the end of a rope, or around an object. ... a diagram how to tie this knot Use the double fishermans knot to tie together two ropes of unequal sizes. ... diagram how to tie this knot Tied the same as the Surgeons Knot but with a double strand. ... a diagram how to tie this knot This is simply a logical extension of the regular overhand knot. ... The pile hitch is a hitch (knot) especially suited for use away from the ends of the rope because of the way it is tied. ... Double sheet bend tied between two different nylon ropes. ... Tying the double-windsor knot The Windsor knot is a method of tying a tie around ones neck and collar. ... Blue necktie. ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... diagram on how to make this knot Cowboy Bowline also known as The Dutch Marine Bowline The Dutch Navy uses this variant of the bowline. ...

E

• egg loop
• Englishman's knot
• eskimo bowline
• European Death Knot
• eye splice

diagram on how to do the knot In fishing, a bumper knot (also known as a bait loop or egg loop) is tied as follows: Cut the line into lengths 6 inches longer than your intended leader length. ... The Fishermans knot is a type of knot. ... Canonical name Eskimo Bowline Variant Name(s) called a Sitka loop by some Category Loop on the end. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The eye splice is the best method of creating a permanent loop in the end of three stranded rope by means of rope splicing. ...

F

• falconer's knot
• farmer's loop
• figure-of-eight follow through
• figure-of-eight knot
• figure-of-eight loop
• Fiodor knot
• fireman's chair knot
• fisherman's bend
• fisherman's knot
• Flemish bend
• Flemish knot

The Falconers Knot is a knot used in falconry to tie a bird of prey to a perch. ... Cornell University professor Howard W. Ripley published an article on this knot in 1912, having discovered it being used on American farms. ... The Figure-of-eight follow through loop is a type of knot. ... The figure-of-eight knot is a type of knot. ... Canonical Name: figure-of-eight loop. ... The Fiodor knot is a knot used in equine applications for creating such useful items as rope halters and hobbles. ... Tying the firemans chair knot A Firemans chair knot is an inline knot with two adjustable loops in opposing directions. ... Anchor bend The Anchor Bend is a knot. ... The Fishermans knot is a type of knot. ... The Flemish Bend The Flemish Bend with Stopper Knots The Flemish Bend, also known as a Figure Eight Bend, is a knot suitable for joining two ropes of roughly similar size. ... The Figure-of-eight knot is a type of knot. ...

G

• Geier Hitch
• Gordian Knot
• granny knot
• grief knot
• ground-line hitch

// Definition and Usage The Geier Hitch is a tool or technique used in livestock management and animal husbandry. ... Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1811) The Gordian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great. ... The granny knot is a bend knot, used to tie together two loose ends. ... A Grief Knot A Grief Knot is a type of knot. ... The ground-line hitch is a type of knot. ...

H

• hackamore
• half hitch
• halter hitch
• handcuff knot
• hangman's knot
• heaving line bend
• highwayman's hitch
• hitching tie
• honda knot
• hunter's bend

A hackamore is a shank-based bridle for a horse. ... Single hitch or half hitch is a type of knot. ... The halter hitch is a type of knot. ... Tying the handcuff knot A handcuff knot is an inline knot with two adjustable loops in opposing directions, with the ability to tighten the two loops around hands or feet, although the knot doesnt possess any noose action, so the knot wont be as easy to use for... The hangmans knot or hangmans noose (also known as a collar during Elizabethan times) is a well-known knot most often associated with its use in hanging. ... Heaving line bend The heaving line bend is a quick and simple knot that is used to attach a light messenger, throwing line to the bight of a heavy hawser, enabling it to be hawled into position. ... Highwaymans hitch The Highwaymans hitch is a type of knot. ... a diagram how to tie this knot Use this knot to tie off your stuff sacks and you will always be able to get at your gear quickly. ... A honda knot is the loop knot commonly used in a lasso. ... hunters bend step by step Hunters bend, also known as riggers bend is a knot used to join two lines. ...

I

• icicle hitch
• improved clinch knot
• In-Line Figure 8 Loop
• Irish bowline
• Italian hitch

An icicle hitch An icicle hitch is a knot that is excellent for connecting to a post when weight is applied to an end running parallel to the post in a specific direction. ... The improved clinch knot is a knot that is used for securing a fishing line to the fishing lure. ... a diagram how to tie this knot This useful knot creates loops that can be used to create handholds on a hauling line. ... The Irish bowline is a new knot. ... The Italian Hitch is a simple knot, commonly used by cavers as part of a life-lining or belay system. ...

J

• Jack Ketch's knot

The hangmans knot or hangmans noose (also known as a collar during Elizabethan times) is a well-known knot most often associated with its use in hanging. ...

K

• killick hitch
• klemheist knot

photo of completed killick hitch The Killick hitch is a type of hitch knot used to attach a rope to oddly shaped objects. ... The Klemheist knot (or Machard knot) is a type of friction hitch, used as part of a system to ascend or descend a climbing rope. ...

L

• lariat loop
• lark's foot
• lark's head
• lighterman's hitch
• lineman's loop
• lobster buoy hitch

The lariat loop is one of the simplest and most ancient knots in existence. ... The cow hitch is a knot (specifically, a hitch). ... The cow hitch is a knot (specifically, a hitch). ... The Tugboat hitch is a special knot, ideal for heavy towing and it is easy to release, even under great load. ... Alpine butterfly knot The Butterfly Loop, also known as the Linemans Loop or alpine butterfly loop, is a non-jamming loop on the bight, a loop which may be tied in a rope with two fixed ends, and can take loads on both ends of the original rope, and... The lobster buoy hitch is like a combination of the buntline hitch and reverse two half hitches (the way the BSA teaches two half hitches) this knot is strong, secure and compact. ...

M

• magnus hitch
• manharness knot
• marlinespike hitch
• midshipman's hitch
• miller's knot
• monkey's fist
• munter friction hitch

For the related adjustable loop knot, see Taut-line hitch The Rolling hitch (or Magnus hitch) is a knot used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or other rope. ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... The midshipmans hitch is closely related to a taut-line hitch and can be adjusted to hold tension. ... Constrictor knot Constrictor knot step by step Canonical Name : Millers knot Variant Names: constrictor knot,bag knot Category: binding Origin: Ancient Related knots: clove hitch, Releasing: Jamming. ... Monkeys fist Monkeys fist step by step A monkeys fist or monkey fist is a type of knot, so named because it looks somewhat like a small bunched fist. ... The half hitch, also known as Italian hitch or Münter hitch, is a simple knot, commonly used by climbers and cavers as part of a life-lining or belay system. ...

N

• nail knot
• noose

diagram how to tie this knot The Nail knot is one of the most important knots that every fly fisherman should learn. ... How to make a noose. ...

O

• one-sided overhand bend
• overhand bend
• overhand knot with draw-loop
• overhand knot
• oysterman's stopper knot

Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The overhand knot is a type of knot. ... tied by making a slip knot in the end of the rope where the standing part pulls the knot out. ...

P

• packer's knot
• palomar knot
• pile hitch
• poldo tackle
• prusik knot
• Portuguese whipping

diagram of how to bind a Packers knot The Packers Knot is a binding knot usually used in smaller line. ... The palomar knot is a knot that is used for securing a fishing line to the fishing lure. ... The pile hitch is a hitch (knot) especially suited for use away from the ends of the rope because of the way it is tied. ... External link Poldo Tackle Categories: Knot stubs | Substubs | Knots ... The prusik knot or prusik hitch is a friction hitch knot most commonly used by climbers for ascending. ... take the small diameter string and lay one end against the rope. ...

R

• racking bend
• reef knot
• rigger's bend
• ring bend
• ring hitch
• ring knot
• rolling hitch
• Rosendahl bend
• round turn and two half hitches
• round turn
• running knot

A racking bend. ... Reef knot Canonical Name: reef knot. ... hunters bend step by step Hunters bend, also known as riggers bend or a water knot, is a knot used to secure two lines. ... A bend frequently used in webbing, and so sometimes called the tape knot. ... The cow hitch is a knot (specifically, a hitch). ... A bend frequently used in webbing, and so sometimes called the tape knot. ... The hitch works by diverting the strain on the line into forcing two turns sideways to grip against the object. ... Zeppelin bend Zeppelin bend step by step A Zeppelin bend is a secure, jam-proof way to connect two ropes. ... Tying the knot Two round turns and three half hitches The round turn and two half hitches is a hitch used to secure the end of a rope to a fixed object such as a post. ... A: Turn B: Round turn C: Two round turns A turn is a component of a knot. ... A running knots is also known as a slip knot. ...

S

• sailor's hitch
• savoy knot
• sheepshank
• sheet bend
• simple knot
• single carrick bend
• single hitch
• slip knot
• slipped buntline hitch
• slippery eight loop
• slippery hitch
• span loop
• Spanish Bowline
• splice
• square knot
• square lashing
• square turk's head
• Stein knot
• stevedore's knot
• Strap hitch
• surgeon's knot
• surgeon's loop

The sailors hitch is a type of knot. ... The Figure-of-eight knot is a type of knot. ... Sheepshank is a type of knot. ... Sheet bend tied with two different types of nylon rope. ... The four-in-hand knot is a method of tying a mans necktie. ... The single carrick bend is a bend used in large rope. ... Single hitch or half hitch is a type of knot. ... The running bowline, a type of slip knot For other senses, see slipknot. ... A slipped buntline hitch is a type of knot. ... The slippery eight loop is an adjustable loop knot. ... A slippery hitch in typical use, holding a gasket round a square sail. ... A span loop is a non-jamming loop that can be tied away from the ends of the rope. ... A double loop knot that can be used to lift a person. ... Splice has several meanings: In outdoor recreation (such as sailing or camping) rope splicing involves joining two pieces of rope or wire by weaving the strands of each into the other. ... Reef knot Canonical Name: reef knot. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Knot stubs | Lashing knots ... A Turks head knot is a decorative knot with a basket weave pattern surrounding a cylinder shaped object. ... This is a Stein (Stone) Knot as shown to me in a Canyoneering trip/class. ... Canonical Name: stevedores knot Variant Name(s): None. ... diagram on how to tie this knot. ... A tightened surgeons knot tied in nylon rope. ... diagram how to tie this knot Tied the same as the Surgeons Knot but with a double strand. ...

T

• tarbuck knot
• taut-line hitch
• tent hitch
• thief knot
• thumb knot
• timber hitch
• tom fool's knot
• triple bowline
• trucker's hitch
• true lover's knot
• tug boat hitch
• turle knot
• twined turk's head
• two half hitches
• two strand overhand knot

Image:Tarbuck knot. ... Taut-line hitch Taut-line hitch step by step The taut-line hitch is type of knot, being a modified version of the two half hitches. ... Taut-line hitch Taut-line hitch step by step The taut-line hitch is type of knot, being a modified version of the two half hitches. ... Thief knot Thief knot step-by-step Canonical Name: thief knot. ... The overhand knot is a type of knot. ... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Triple bowline first step Triple bowline second step Triple bowline third step Triple bowline fourth step Triple bowline fifth step The triple bowline knot or a triple bowline on the bight is a variation of the bowline knot that is used to create three loops on one knot simultaneously. ... Truckers hitch The truckers hitch is a self-binding knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. ... Binomial name Lycophotia porphyrea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 The True Lovers Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. ... The Tug Boat hitch is a special knot, ideal for heavy towing and it is easy to release, even under great load. ... A turle knot is a knot use while fishing for tying a hook or fly to a leader. ... A Turks head knot is a decorative knot with a basket weave pattern surrounding a cylinder shaped object. ... Two half hitches is a type of knot. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

V

• versatackle knot

A versatackle is a way of simulating a block and tackle without actual pulleys or deadeyes. ...

W

• wagoner's hitch
• water bowline
• water knot
• waterman's knot
• west country whipping

Truckers hitch The truckers hitch is a self-binding knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. ... Water bowline attached to carabineer The water bowline is a type of knot designed for use in watery and underwater conditions where other knots may slip. ... hunters bend step by step Hunters bend, also known as riggers bend or a water knot, is a knot used to secure two lines. ... The Fishermans knot is a type of knot. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

Y

• yosemite bowline

A Yosemite bowline is a secure loop knot. ...

Z

• zeppelin bend

Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ...

See also

• List of bend knots
• List of binding knots
• List of coil knots
• List of hitch knots
• List of friction hitches
• List of lashing knots
• List of loop knots
• List of slip knots
• List of seizing knots
• List of splices
• List of stopper knots
• List of trick knots

• List of mathematical knots and links

This is a partial list of bend knots: Carrick bend Fishermans knot Hunters bend Square knot Lubber knot Sheet bend zeppelin bend See also List of knots Categories: Knots | Knot stubs ... List of binding knots bag knot boa knot constrictor knot double constrictor knot double figure-of-eight hitch granny knot grief knot jug sling millers knot pole lashing reef knot spade end knot square turks head thief knot transom knot See also List of knots Categories: Knots | Knot... A coil knot is a type of knot used for securing a coil of rope or other line. ... List of hitch knots. ... A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. ... List of lashing knots. ... This article contains a list of loop knots. ... This is an alphabetical list of slip knots. ... List of seizing knots. ... List of splices, a type of knot back splice (same as crown knot) crown knot (same as back splice) Cunt splice eye splice long splice short splice See also List of knots Categories: Knots | Knot stubs ... List of stopper knots figure eight knot overhand knot See also List of knots Categories: Knots | Knot stubs ... List of trick knots. ... This article contains a list of mathematical knots and links. ...

Books

Ashley's Book of Knots ISBN 0-385-04025-3

External links

http://www.animatedknots.com/