#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Overhand knot The simplest knot; a stopper at the end of a rope knots-and-rope-terms Figure-eight knot A stopper knot that is easy to untie; used in climbing knots-and-rope-terms Square knot (reef knot) Joins two ropes of equal thickness; right over left, then left over right knots-and-rope-terms Granny knot A weaker, wrong version of a square knot that can slip knots-and-rope-terms Bowline Makes a fixed loop that will not slip; the king of knots knots-and-rope-terms Clove hitch Quickly ties a rope around a post or pole knots-and-rope-terms Two half hitches Secures a rope to a ring, post or tree knots-and-rope-terms Taut-line hitch An adjustable loop for tent guy lines knots-and-rope-terms Sheet bend Joins two ropes of different thickness knots-and-rope-terms Sheepshank Shortens a rope without cutting it knots-and-rope-terms Slip knot A knot that tightens when you pull the working end knots-and-rope-terms Fisherman's knot Joins two ropes or fishing lines knots-and-rope-terms Trucker's hitch Pulls a rope tight to secure a load knots-and-rope-terms Prusik knot A friction knot for climbing ropes knots-and-rope-terms Square lashing Ties poles together at right angles knots-and-rope-terms Diagonal lashing Ties poles that cross at an angle knots-and-rope-terms Shear lashing Ties two poles side by side to form a bipod knots-and-rope-terms Cow hitch A simple hitch for attaching a rope to an object knots-and-rope-terms Munter hitch A friction hitch used to belay climbers knots-and-rope-terms Alpine butterfly Makes a loop in the middle of a rope knots-and-rope-terms Rolling hitch Holds on a pole to pull along it knots-and-rope-terms Becket bend Another name for the sheet bend knots-and-rope-terms Whipping Wrapping thread around a rope end to stop it fraying knots-and-rope-terms Working end The end of the rope you tie the knot with knots-and-rope-terms Standing part The long unused part of the rope knots-and-rope-terms Bight A U-shaped curve in a rope knots-and-rope-terms Loop A circle made by crossing rope knots-and-rope-terms Turn One wrap of rope around an object knots-and-rope-terms Round turn A complete wrap around an object knots-and-rope-terms Hitch A knot tied around an object knots-and-rope-terms Bend A knot that joins two ropes knots-and-rope-terms Splice Joining ropes by weaving strands together knots-and-rope-terms Coil To arrange rope in loops for storage knots-and-rope-terms Fraying Rope ends coming undone knots-and-rope-terms Natural fiber rope Rope from cotton, hemp or manila knots-and-rope-terms Synthetic rope Rope made of nylon, polyester or polypropylene knots-and-rope-terms Paracord Strong lightweight nylon cord used in camping and survival knots-and-rope-terms Static rope Rope that barely stretches knots-and-rope-terms Dynamic rope Climbing rope that stretches to absorb a fall knots-and-rope-terms Knot strength Every knot makes the rope weaker where it bends knots-and-rope-terms Dress the knot Neaten and tighten it properly knots-and-rope-terms Test the knot Pull on it to check it holds knots-and-rope-terms Knot for tying shoes A bow, a reef knot with loops knots-and-rope-terms Why learn knots? For camping, boating, climbing, fishing and everyday tasks knots-and-rope-terms Rock climbing knot to the harness Figure-eight follow-through knots-and-rope-terms Knot to tie a boat to a dock Cleat hitch knots-and-rope-terms Cleat hitch Ties a boat line to a cleat knots-and-rope-terms Anchor bend Ties a rope to an anchor knots-and-rope-terms Rope safety Never use frayed ropes to hold weight knots-and-rope-terms Scouting knot motto Practice until you can tie it without looking knots-and-rope-terms Knot for a tent corner Taut-line hitch or bowline knots-and-rope-terms Knot to tie a hammock Two half hitches or a bowline knots-and-rope-terms Knot to hang a tarp Clove hitch or trucker's hitch knots-and-rope-terms Knot used by sailors to make a loop Bowline knots-and-rope-terms Rope length unit at sea Fathom, equal to six feet knots-and-rope-terms Cord vs rope Cord is thinner than rope knots-and-rope-terms Twine Thin string of twisted fibers knots-and-rope-terms Lanyard A cord worn around the neck or wrist knots-and-rope-terms Braid Weaving three or more strands together knots-and-rope-terms Knot to secure a canoe on a car roof Trucker's hitch with two half hitches knots-and-rope-terms Overhand on a bight Makes a quick loop at the end knots-and-rope-terms Constrictor knot A tight binding knot that is hard to remove knots-and-rope-terms Lark's head Another name for the cow hitch knots-and-rope-terms