Knots

I taught a knot-tying class at a camp and had a lot of fun reviewing the many different knots I have enjoyed (and some that I should enjoy but never learned). Along with the class instruction I provided handouts with instructions for over 18 different knots. I have made PDFs of the documents available here. I gathered the instructions and pictures from all over the Internet, and I attribute credit to each as appropriate.

• Useful-Knots.pdf
  • Overhand
  • Square (reef)
  • Bowline
  • Sheet Bend
  • Alpine Butterfly
  • Figure Eight
  • Trucker’s Hitch
  • Kalmyk (this is a remarkable knot!)
• Hitches.pdf
  • Tautline Hitch (and variations)
  • Clove Hitch
  • Half Hitch
  • Timber Hitch
  • Mooring Hitch
• Double-Fisherman-and-Prusik.pdf
  • Double Fisherman
  • Prusik
• Jug-Knot.pdf
  • Jug Knot
• Eye-Splice.pdf
  • Eye Splice
• Knitting-Mushroom.pdf
  • Useful weave with a knitting spool
• Shoelaces.pdf
  • Eighteen (yes, 18!) ways to tie your shoelaces (from Ian’s Shoelace Site)