-
usually a
curve or
loop.
Knots that can be tied
without access to
either end of the rope are
called knots in the bight. To tie a
knot with a
bight is to...
- bends,
loop knots, and splices: a
hitch fastens a rope to
another object; a bend
fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a
loop knot is any
knot creating...
-
butterfly loop, also
known as lineman's
loop,
butterfly knot,
alpine butterfly knot and lineman's rider, is a
knot used to form a
fixed loop in the middle...
-
knot is one of the most
fundamental knots, and it
forms the
basis of many others,
including the
simple noose,
overhand loop, angler's
loop, reef
knot...
- Angler's
loop –
knot which forms a
fixed loop.
Useful for fine or
slippery line, it is one of the few
loop knots which holds well in
bungee cord
Arbor knot –...
- too
little load. The
knot has
several features which allow a rope to be shortened: It
provides two
loops, one at each end of the
knot which can be used to...
- Figure-eight
loop (also figure-eight on a bight, figure-eight follow-through, figure-eight retrace,
Flemish loop, or
Flemish eight) is a type of
knot created...
- The
artillery loop is a
knot with a
loop on the
bight for non-critical purposes. The
artillery loop must have the
loop loaded or it will slip and contract...
- a
loop (bight) and
joining the
loops with a
second half hitch. The size of the
loops and the
length of the
exposed ends are
adjusted when the
knot is...
- The
slippery eight loop is an
adjustable loop knot discovered by Dave
Poston in 2002. The
slippery eight loop is
known —
despite the name — to have an...
