Table of Contents
Introduction 6
A knotting history 7
Getting Started 10
Cordage materials
Cordage construction
Care of cordage
Knotting terms
Knot names
Knot security
Tying tips 21
Knot Finder 22
Section 1 Overhand Knots 23
Simple overhand knot 24
Overhand knot with draw-loop 25
Angler's loop 26
Simple noose 28
Ashley's stopper knot 29
Overhand loop 30
Bag, sack or miller's knot 31
Tricom loop 32
Fisherman's knot 34
Hunter's (or rigger's) bend 36
Zeppelin bend (or Rosendaht's knot) 38
Beef (or square) knot 40
Wrapped and reef-knotted coil 41
West Country whipping 42
Water (or tape) knot 44
Round turn and two half-hitches 45
Fisherman's bend 46
Double overhand knot 47
Strangle knot 48
Strangle knot coil 49
Double overhand noose 50
Double fisherman's knot 51
Double overhand loop 52
Section 2 Figure of Eight Knots 53
Figure of eight knot 54
Figure of eight knot (with draw-loop) 55
Figure of eight noose 56
7 Figure of eight hitch 57
Figure of eight loop 58
Figure of eight becket hitch 59
Sliding figure of eight bend 60
Figure of eight bend 62
Figure of eight twin loops 64
Figure of eight triple loops 66
Figure of eight coil 68
Section 3 Bowlines & Sheet Bends 69
Common bowline 70
Twin bowline bend 72
Water bowline 73
Double bowline 74
Bowline in the bight 75
Triple bowline 76
Eskimo bowline 78
Sheet bend (and with draw-loop) 80
Double sheet bend 82
One-way sheet bend 83
Three-way sheet bend 84
Section 4 Crossing Knots 85
Clove hitch 86
Buntline hitch 88
Rolling hitch 91
Midshipman's hitch 92
Constrictor knot (and with draw-loop) 94
Double constrictor knot 96
Transom knot 98
Groundline hitch coil 99
Snuggle hitch 100
Double figure of eight hitch 102
Boom hitch 104
Section 5 Other Useful Knots 105
Common whipping 106
Timber and Killick hitches 108
Alpine butterfly knot 109
Reef (or square) knot loop 110
The frustrator 112
Highwayman's hitch 114
Pile, post or stake hitch 116
Pedigree cow hitch 118
Bull hitch 120
Prusik knot 122
Asher's bottle sling 124
Jug, jar or bottle sling 126
Braid knot 128
Square knot 130
Chinese cloverleaf 133
Matthew Walker knot 134
Chinese lanyard knot 136
Vice versa 139
Lapp knot 140
Carrick bend 142
Turk's head (3 lead × 4 bight) 144
Knife lanyard knot 146
Ring hitch 148
Turk's head (3 lead × 5 bight) 149
Turk's head (5 lead × 4 bight) 150
Turk's head (T-shaped) 152
Summary 156
Glossary of terms 157
Suppliers 158
Index 159
