Horse & Farm Knots

Bowline on a Bight: The Bowline on a Bight creates a double loop in the middle of a rope. It has a similar structure to a normal bowline. A bight of the rope is used to enclose both "standing ends".

Carrick Bend: The Carrick Bend joins two ropes securely and can readily be untied - even after a heavy load. It is recommended when joining two large tow-line hawsers. The knot deserves to be better known and more widely used.

Clove Hitch (End): The Clove Hitch can be made by passing the end round a bar. Made this way it is useful for attaching boat fenders or adjusting stage scenery. It is tied off after adjustment.

Constrictor Knot (Fold): The Constrictor Knot deserves to be much more widely known and used. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope's end and can be used to keep a rope's end together while it is being whipped. It securely ties the neck of a sack or bag; it has been used as a temporary hose clamp; and it can be used to hold items together for gluing.

Constrictor Knot (End): The Constrictor Knot deserves to be much more widely known and used. It is an excellent quick temporary whipping for a fraying rope's end and can be used to keep a rope's end together while it is being whipped. It securely ties the neck of a sack or bag; it has been used as a temporary hose clamp; and it can used to hold items together for gluing.

Cow Hitch: The Cow Hitch is two Half Hitches with the second Half Hitch different from the first here tied with the end.

Fiador Knot: The Fiador Knot is a decorative knot used as a component of rope halters or hackamores.

Figure 8: The Figure 8 is a stopper knot - it prevents the end of a rope sliding through a pulley or it can be used to add security to another knot. It is relatively easy to undo, is preferred to the Overhand Knot, but is not as secure as the Double Overhand.