If you're a rock-climbing fan, love sailing, or just want to tie a rope to something, you definitely need to know how to tie a knot. This article will teach you some of the knots commonly used in rock climbing, sailing and other special purposes.
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Method 1 of 4: Common Knots
Step 1. Single knot (overhand)
Single knots are the easiest to tie and are usually the first knots people learn.
Create a figure that looks like a roller coaster track. Thread one end of the string on the figure. Pull the two ends of the rope in opposite directions to tighten the knot
Step 2. Knot the pole (bowline)
This knot makes a dead figure at one end of the rope. The figure can be secured from the top of an object such as a pole or inserted into a ring or hole before the knot is tightened.
- Hold one end in each hand. Make a figure with the end of the rope in your left hand. The end should be under most of the rope.
- Put the end of the rope in the right hand through the figure made in the left. The tip in the right hand will go towards you as it passes through the figure.
- Raise the edge of the right hand and surround the tip of the left hand (the end of the left hand is facing up because the figure is made from this end).
- Pull the end of the right hand back through the figure. This time, the end of the rope will move away from you. Pull the two ends in opposite directions to tighten the knot.
Step 3. Dead vertices (square)
This dead knot is quite simple, and very useful for temporary ties.
- Hold both ends of the rope in each hand. Cross the end in your right hand (from now on called the A tip) over the top of the left hand (the B end) so that the rope forms an X.
- Wrap end A so it's under end B and back up. Bring tip A behind over top of tip B to form a half-knot.
- Place the top of tip A over the top of tip B. Bring tip A back over top of tip B to make a single knot. Tighten all four ends coming out of the knot. The result will look like a knot that is stuck in another node.
Step 4. Weave knot (sheet bend)
This knot is used to tie two ropes together so that they are connected.
- Make a figure from the first string (string A) and hold the figure with your hands. Take the other rope (strap B) and thread one end into the figure.
- Pull the end of the rope B so that it passes through the figure and loops under the two halves of the figure.
- Take the end of the rope B and pull it up and down the rope itself where it exits the figure. Pull the two ropes away from each other so that the knot is tighter.
Method 2 of 4: Tying the Knot for Rock Climbing
Step 1. Double Bowline Knot
- Create two equal-sized figures on top of each other. Take the end of the rope furthest from these two figures (end A) and wind it at the tie point (roll from back to front.)
- Insert end A through the holes made from the two figures. Wrap the end of A with the other end (end B.)
- Thread end A back through the two figures, making sure that end A is wrapped around end B.
Step 2. Re-threaded figure-eight knots
This knot is used by rock climbers to tie the rope to the harness (safety device.)
- Make a figure with the rope so that there are about 1.5 meters of rope idle at one end (end A.) Create a figure so that end A goes around the bottom of the figure and goes through the rest of the rope (end B.)
- Insert end A through the figure and pull it firmly. There should now be a "figure 8" on the string where the figure was. Attach end A to your harness.
- Thread tip A through the top figure of figure 8. Wrap end A around end B and pull tip A through the bottom hole of figure 8 and towards you.
Step 3. Prusk knot
This knot is used to tie the figure around the rope so that the rope can be climbed. This is a classic climbing knot commonly used for escape.
- Take a small rope (rope A) and pull it under the rope you want to climb (rope B.) Make a figure with rope A and pull the figure through rope B. The two ends of rope A hang under rope B.
- Pull the figure through string B and around it again so that it returns to the opposite side. Do this three or five times according to the thickness of the rope.
- Bring the end of the rope A through the figure. Thus rope A will be securely attached to rope B. When the end of rope A is pulled, the knot will remain in place. When the knot is loosened, the knot will be able to slide up and down rope B.
Method 3 of 4: Tying the Knot to Sail
Step 1. Knot base (clove hitch)
This knot is quite simple and can be used to attach rope to a tree, pole or other horizontally standing object.
- Wrap the free end of the rope (end A) halfway around the pole or object you want to tie. End A is the end that will be free after the knot is tied.
- Wrap the end of A over the part of the rope that rests on the pole and form an X. Wrap the end of A back over the pole.
- Raise the X made earlier from the pole. Slide the end of A under the X and pull the end of A tightly so that the knot is strong.
Step 2. The trucker's hitch knot
This knot is used to lift heavy loads and tension ropes. On boats, this knot is used to wag items onto the deck or secure them below. Use a combination of a pole knot and a half hitch to make the knot really strong.
- Roll the end of the rope (end A) around the object you want to lift. If you want to put a stretched string between two objects, roll the end on one of the objects (object A)
- Make a pole knot (or other knot) on top of object A with the end of A. Take the other end and tie it to some kind of anchor, such as a rock, tree or pole, then loop it through the pole knot (or other dead knot.) if you tied two knots together. object, coil it on the other object (object B.)
- Pull the tip B to lift the object or increase the tension. You should be able to lift twice as hard as usual.
Step 3. Knot anchor bend
This knot is used to tie strings to rings or similar objects. Usually this knot is used to secure the boat to a ring or anchor.
- Wind the end of the rope through the ring twice. This way you have the end of the rope and the standing line.
- Wrap the end around the standing line and pull it from the bottom through the first loop and toward you. Pull so that no part of the rope slides down.
- Wrap the end of the rope around the standing line again and tuck the end under the rope itself (this is called a half hitch.)
Method 4 of 4: Making Knots for Other Purposes
Step 1. The Palomar knot is used to tie the fishing line to the hook
- Thread one end of the fishing line (end A) through the round hole at the top of the hook. Insert end A back into the same hole, but don't pull too much so the string doesn't slip off the hook. Now, there is a figure on one side and two ends of the rope on the other.
- Make a circle by bringing the figure across and becoming a new figure at the top of the two ends of the rope. Wrap the first figure through the new figure but don't pull it tight just yet.
- Pull the hook through the end of the figure (which is now quite small.) Pull the hook and end of the rope in opposite directions so that the knot tightens. Cut the ends of the rope that are not connected to the fishing rod.
Step 2. Chinese Sliding knots are useful for making adjustable necklaces
- Lay the two ends of the thread so that they are parallel to each other. The parallel threads are about 10 cm long.
- Fold the right end of the thread (the A end) by 10 cm to form a C. Hold the thread and wrap the same end 10 cm, leaving a few inches at the end of the A end (it will take later to complete the knot.)
- Roll the end of A around all of the stacked yarn. Roll from front to back several times, threading the end of A through the figure.
- Slide the wrapped figure so that the knot is tighter. End B (left end) should be able to move freely when moved. Make a second knot if you want.
Step 3. Quick release knot. This knot is used to tie the horse so that when the time comes, the knot can be untied easily by pulling on the free end.
- Take the rope and fold it in half. Take the resulting figure in the center and roll it around the post from back to front. The left side of the rope will be the free end (end A) and the right side of the rope will be the standing end (end B).
- Create a figure (figure 1) using tip B. Pull the figure through the first rolled figure on the post.
- Create a figure (figure 2) using tip A. Pull figure 2 through figure 1. Pull tip B down to tighten the knot. Pull the end of A to quickly untie the knot.
