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This is an alphabetical index of all rope knots on NetKnots - from the Alpine Coil to the Zeppelin Bend! Choose a knot by name from the list. Mouse over the knot name to see a description of its usage. Or, to find a knot for a specific purpose such as to make a loop or tie a rope to an object, go to the Rope Knot heading above and pick the category of knot you are looking for.

Adjustable Grip Hitch
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Adjustable Grip Hitch
Sliding friction hitch

Alpine Butterfly Bend
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Alpine Butterfly Bend
Join two ropes with Alpine Butterfly

Alpine Butterfly Knot
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Alpine Butterfly Knot
The Alpine Butterfly Knot forms a secure loop in the middle of a rope.

Alpine Coil
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Alpine Coil
To carry a coil of rope over your shoulder.

Anchor Bend
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Anchor Bend
A good knot for tying an anchor to a rope.

Artilleryman's Loop Knot
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Artilleryman's Loop Knot
Create a loop in middle of rope

Ashley's Bend
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Ashley's Bend
A useful knot for tying two ropes together.

Autoblock Knot
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Autoblock Knot
Friction knot for descending/rappelling

Bachmann Knot
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Bachmann Knot
Friction hitch for ascending and descending.

Backup Knot
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Backup Knot
Add security to a primary knot.

Barrel Hitch
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Barrel Hitch
Use to hoist a barrel or drum.

Barrel Sling
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Barrel Sling
The Barrel Sling is used to hoist a barrel on its side

Better Bow Knot
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Better Bow Knot
A more secure shoelace knot.

Blake’s Hitch
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Blake’s Hitch
Arborist ascending/descending friction knot.

Boom Hitch
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Boom Hitch
Attach a rope to a sail boom or any fixed object.

Bowline
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Bowline
Forms a secure loop.

Bowline On A Bight
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Bowline On A Bight
Forms a loop in the middle of a line.

Buntline Hitch
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Buntline Hitch
Tie items to the end of a rope.

Butcher's Knot
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Butcher's Knot
Tie up roasts and other meat

Carrick Bend
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Carrick Bend
Join heavy ropes together.

Cat's Paw
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Cat's Paw
Use for attaching a sling to a hook

Cleat Hitch
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Cleat Hitch
Use to tie a rope to a cleat on a boat or dock.

Clove Hitch
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Clove Hitch
A simple knot to tie a rope to a post.

Clove Hitch on a Bight
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Clove Hitch on a Bight
Clove Hitch tied in middle of rope

Common Whipping
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Common Whipping
Whipping knot to keep end of rope from unraveling.

Constrictor Knot
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Constrictor Knot
Tie up bundles of items.

Cow Hitch
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Cow Hitch
Tie a rope to a post or object.

Distel Hitch
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Distel Hitch
Arborist friction hitch.

Double Bowline Knot
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Double Bowline Knot
A more robust Bowline Knot

Double Fisherman's Knot
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Double Fisherman's Knot
Join two ropes.

Double Overhand Stopper
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Double Overhand Stopper
Easy to tie stopper knot at end of rope.

Farmer's Loop
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Farmer's Loop
Form a secure loop in middle of a rope

Figure 9 Loop
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Figure 9 Loop
A strong fixed loop

Figure Eight
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Figure Eight
The strongest knot for a loop at the end of a rope.

Fireman's Coil
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Fireman's Coil
Coil a rope with a quick release.

Fisherman's Knot
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Fisherman's Knot
Quickly tie two ropes together

Flemish Bend
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Flemish Bend
One of the strongest ways to join two ropes

French Whipping
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French Whipping
Whipping knot to keep end of rope from unraveling.

Girth Hitch
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Girth Hitch
Attach a strap loop to an object.

Half Hitch
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Half Hitch
Basic overhand knot.

Halter Hitch
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Halter Hitch
A quick release type of knot

Halyard Hitch
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Halyard Hitch
Compact and reliable knot for shackles & rings

Handcuff Knot
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Handcuff Knot
Form two adjustable loops.

Hanson Knot
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Hanson Knot
Loop Knot used by Boy Scouts

Harness Bend
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Harness Bend
Useful for tying two lines together under tension.

Heaving Line Knot
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Heaving Line Knot
Adds weight to the end of a rope.

Highwayman's Hitch
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Highwayman's Hitch
Quick release knot

Honda Knot
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Honda Knot
The lasso knot.

Icicle Hitch
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Icicle Hitch
Slide and grip knot useful to hoist a post.

Japanese Square Knot
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Japanese Square Knot
A decorative square shaped knot

Klemheist Knot
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Klemheist Knot
Climber

Knute Hitch
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Knute Hitch
Attach a lanyard to an object.

Lanyard Knot
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Lanyard Knot
Attractive fixed loop knot

Lark's Head
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Lark's Head
AKA Cow Hitch

Marl
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Marl
Secure long rolls such as carpet..

Marlinspike Hitch
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Marlinspike Hitch
Temporary knot to make a handle

Midshipman's Hitch
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Midshipman's Hitch
Create an adjustable loop.

Monkey Fist
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Monkey Fist
Decorative ball shaped knot.

Mooring Hitch
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Mooring Hitch
Quick release knot.

Munter Hitch
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Munter Hitch
Climbing belay knot.

One-Way Knot
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One-Way Knot
Use for pulling joined ropes in one direction

Ossel Hitch
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Ossel Hitch
Small and tough little hitch

Overhand Bend
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Overhand Bend
Simple knot to join two ropes

Overhand Knot
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Overhand Knot
Simple stopper knot

Overhand Loop Knot
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Overhand Loop Knot
Quick and easy fixed loop

Oysterman's Stopper
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Oysterman's Stopper
AKA Ashley's Stopper Knot

Parcel Bend
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Parcel Bend
AKA the Harness Bend

Pile Hitch
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Pile Hitch
Attach a rope to an object.

Portuguese Bowline
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Portuguese Bowline
Forms a Bowline with two adjustable loops

Prusik Hitch
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Prusik Hitch
Secures a movable loop to another line.

Quickie Coil
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Quickie Coil
Easy peasy coil knot

Racking Bend
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Racking Bend
Used for joining ropes of different diameter

Reef Knot
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Reef Knot
AKA the Square Knot

Ring Bend
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Ring Bend
AKA Water Knot - Best knot for webbing

Rolling Bend
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Rolling Bend
Secure a line to a post.

Rolling Hitch
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Rolling Hitch
Secure a line to a post.

Rope Knot Terms
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Rope Knot Terms
Common rope terms

Rosendahl Bend
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Rosendahl Bend
AKA the Zeppelin Bend

Running Bowline
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Running Bowline
A slip knot.

Sailor's Coil
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Sailor's Coil
Coil for storing rope at sea.

Scaffold Knot
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Scaffold Knot
Form a sliding loop or noose.

Schwabisch Hitch
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Schwabisch Hitch
Arborist friction hitch.

Shear Lashing
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Shear Lashing
Secure two poles together

Sheep Shank
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Sheep Shank
Use to shorted a rope.

Sheet Bend
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Sheet Bend
Join ropes of unequal size.

Sledge Knot
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Sledge Knot
Bind things together very firmly

Slip Knot
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Slip Knot
Another knot for a sliding loop.

Slipped Buntline
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Slipped Buntline
A quick release knot.

Slipped Clove Hitch
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Slipped Clove Hitch
Quick release Clove Hitch

Slipped Constrictor Knot
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Slipped Constrictor Knot
Quick release version of the Constrictor

Slipped Overhand Knot
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Slipped Overhand Knot
A simple slip knot or “draw-loop”

Slipped Sheet Bend
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Slipped Sheet Bend
Quickly untie two ropes.

Slippery Eight Loop
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Slippery Eight Loop
An adjustable loop knot.

Spanish Bowline
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Spanish Bowline
A double loop knot

Square Knot
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Square Knot
Secure non critical items.

Square Lashing
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Square Lashing
Secure two poles together

Stevedore Stopper Knot
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Stevedore Stopper Knot
A bulky stopper knot for the end of a rope.

Stopper Knot
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Stopper Knot
Ashley's Stopper knot for the end of a rope.

Strangle Knot
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Strangle Knot
Tie up the ends of sacks or bundles.

Strap Knot
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Strap Knot
AKA Girth Hitch

Tautline Hitch
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Tautline Hitch
An adjustable knot.

Tautline Hitch to Rope
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Tautline Hitch to Rope
A movable knot on another line or object.

Thief Knot
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Thief Knot
A specialty bag knot

Timber Hitch
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Timber Hitch
Secure a rope around a post.

Transom Knot
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Transom Knot
A lashing knot that ties two poles together.

Trucker’s Hitch
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Trucker’s Hitch
Load securing knot.

True Lover's Knot
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True Lover's Knot
Intertwined knots form a loop.

Tucked Sheet Bend
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Tucked Sheet Bend
A more secure version of the Sheet Bend

Tumble Hitch
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Tumble Hitch
A good quick release knot.

Valdotain Tresse
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Valdotain Tresse
Arborist ascending/descending knot.

Water Knot
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Water Knot
Best knot for webbing.

West Country Whipping
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West Country Whipping
Secures the end of a rope from unraveling.

Yosemite Bowline
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Yosemite Bowline
A very secure loop knot.

Z-Drag 3:1 System
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Z-Drag 3:1 System
Z-Drag Hauling System

Zeppelin Bend
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Zeppelin Bend
Easy to untie knot for joining two ropes.

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