Knots

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Knots
Bowline Clove hitch Cobra stitch Figure-eight loop Fisherman's knot Half hitch Monkey chain Reef (square) knot Sheet bend Taut-line hitch Timber hitch Knife lanyard Cord wrap
Lashings
Diagonal Floor Round Shear Square Tripod

Contents 1 Knots to know 1.1 List of knots 1.2 List of lashings 1.3 List of splices 1.4 Other ropework 2 Types of knots

Knots to know

List of knots

• Bowline
  • French Bowline
  • Bowline on a bight
• Clove Hitch
• Figure-eight Knot
  • Figure-eight Loop
• Fisherman's Knot
• Monkey Chain Knot
• Marline Hitch
• Overhand Knot
  • Overhand Loop
• Reef Knot
• Rolling Hitch
• Sheet bend
• Stevedore's Knot
• Taut-line Hitch
• Turk's Head

List of lashings

• Diagonal Lashing
• Figure-eight Lashing
• Quadpod Lashing
• Round Lashing
• Square lashing
• Tripod lashing

List of splices

• Eye Splice
• Back Splice
• Short Splice

Other ropework

• Braiding
• Fusing
• Plaiting
• Seizing
• Whipping

Types of knots

Bend - A knot uniting two lines.

Binding - A knot that restricts object(s) by making multiple winds.

Coil - A knot used to tie up lines for storage.

Decorative knot - A complex knot exhibiting repeating patterns often constructed around and enhancing an object.

Hitch - A knot tied to a post, cable, ring, or spar.

Lashing - A knot used to hold (usually) poles together.

Loop - A knot used to create a closed circle in a line.

Plait (or Braid) - A number of lines interwoven in a simple regular pattern.

Slip (or Running) - A knot tied with a hitch around one of its parts, contrasted. with a loop, which is closed with a bend. A slip knot can be closed, a loop remains the same size.

Seizing - A knot used to hold two lines or two parts of the same line together.

Sennit - A number of lines interwoven in a complex pattern.

Splice - A knot formed by interweaving strands of rope rather than whole lines. More time consuming but usually stronger than simple knots.

Stopper - A knot tied to hold a line through a hole.

Trick - A knot that is used as part of a magic trick, a joke, or a puzzle.

Whipping - A binding knot used to prevent another line from fraying.