List of knots

This page is a list of knots.

Name Image Use
Alpine butterfly knot making a loop in the middle of a rope
Bowline making a loop at the end of a rope
Clove hitch tying a rope around an object
Constrictor knot tying a rope to another rope
Overhand knot
Reef knot
also called square knot 		tying two ropes together
Sheet bend joining the ends of two ropes
Two half-hitches attaching a rope to another object

More reading

  • Iggulden, Hal; Iggulden, Conn (2007). "The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know". The Dangerous Book for Boys. New York: HarperCollins. pp. 9–11. ISBN 978-0061243585.
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