If you have never visited this website before then I would recommend that you begin at the Home Page. It explains that the type of rope you use, the age of the rope, the wear and tear on the rope, the types of knots you tie, whether you tied the knots properly or not, whether you "dressed" the knots properly or not, whether you "set" the knots properly or not, and so on, all have an impact on the Safe Working Load of your rope and the security of the knots you tie. Whatever risks are associated with the rope or string that you use and the knots that you tie, remember that the risks are entirely your own.

Here is a list of the articles in this series. Every link will open up in a new window to give you more control as you browse around in this website:

Knots Index

This is a complete index of all of the knots at this website, and there are two ways to view this information:

Knots Index by ABOK #

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the ABOK # in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Axle Hitch (ABOK #162), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#162

ABOK
# Commonly Known As Picture

162 Axle Hitch

200 Scaffold Hitch

271,
1733 Timber Hitch and Half Hitch ,
Kelleg Hitch,
Killick Hitch

516 Double Overhand Knot

519 Overhand Knot ,
Thumb Knot

520 Figure Eight Knot

526 Ashley's Stopper Knot ,
Oysterman's Stopper

529 Slip Knot

600 Chinese Button

787 Knife Lanyard

1009 Overhand Loop

1010 Bowline

1012 Water Bowline

1013 Double-Knotted Bowline ,
Double Bowline,
Round Turn Bowline

1017,
1035 Perfection Loop ,
Angler's Loop

1024 Bowstring Knot ,
Honda Knot

1032 Square Knot

1034.5 Left-Hand Bowline ,
Cowboy Bowline,
Dutch Marine Bowline

1035 (See ABOK #1017)

1047 Figure-Eight Loop ,
Figure-Eight on a Bight,
Flemish Loop

1050 Artillery Loop ,
Harness Loop,
Manharness Loop

1053 Alpine Butterfly ,
Butterfly Loop,
Lineman's Loop

1058 Inline Figure-Eight Loop ,
Directional Figure-Eight Knot,
Single Bowline on the Bight

1072 French Bowline ,
Portuguese Bowline

1080 Bowline on the Bight

1085 Double Figure-Eight Loop

1087 Spanish Bowline

1097 Triple Crown ,
Three-Part Crown in the Bight

1100 ABOK #1100 ,
Double Splayed Loop in the Bight

1117 Running Bowline

1142 Jug Sling Hitch

1152 Sheep Shank

1178 Clove Hitch

1189 Constrictor Knot

1214 Shoelace Knots

1306 Turk's Head Knots

1402 Reef Knot ,
Square Knot

1410 Overhand Bend

1411 Figure-Eight Bend ,
Flemish Bend

1412 Ring Knot ,
Tape Knot,
Water Knot

1414 Fisherman's Knot ,
True Lover's Knot,
Water Knot

1415 Double Fisherman's Knot ,
Grapevine Knot

1431 Sheet Bend

1434 Double Sheet Bend

1439 Carrick Bend

1452 The Ashley Bend ,
ABOK #1452

1455 Bowline Bend

1665 Timber Hitch

1673 Cow Hitch ,
Lark's Head Hitch,
Lanyard Hitch

1681 Rolling Hitch ,
Magnus Hitch

1694,
2168 Bale Sling Hitch ,
Cow Hitch and Bowline,
Strap Hitch

1710 Two Half Hitches

1711 Buntline Hitch

1720 Round Turn and Two Half Hitches

1723,
1841 Anchor Bend ,
Fisherman's Bend

1730 Tautline Hitch ,
Midshipman's Hitch

1733 (See ABOK #271)

1815 Pile Hitch

1841 (See ABOK #1723)

2030 Marlingspike Hitch

2168 (See ABOK #1694)

2176,
2177 Barrel Hitch

2202 Monkey's Fist

2436 Good Luck Knot ,
Shamrock Knot

2496 Portuguese Sinnet ,
Solomon Bar

2868 Chain Stitch ,
Chain Plait,
Chain Sinnet

Knots Index by Category:

Single Loops

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Double Dragon (Hyperlink Name aaa), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaa

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

Alpine Butterfly ,
Butterfly Loop,
Lineman's Loop 1053 1053

Artillery Loop ,
Harness Loop,
Manharness Loop 1050 1050

Bowline 1010 1010

Double Dragon aaa

Double-Knotted Bowline ,
Double Bowline,
Round Turn Bowline 1013 1013

Figure-Eight Loop ,
Figure-Eight on a Bight,
Flemish Loop 1047 1047

Inline Figure-Eight Loop ,
Directional Figure-Eight Knot,
Single Bowline on the Bight 1058 1058

Left-Hand Bowline ,
Dutch Marine Bowline,
Cowboy Bowline 1034.5 1034.5

Overhand Loop 1009 1009

Perfection Loop ,
Angler's Loop 1017,
1035 1017

Tugboat Bowline ,
Flying Bowline aab

Water Bowline 1012 1012

Knots Index by Category:

Double Loops

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Birmingham Bowline (Hyperlink Name aac), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aac

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

ABOK #1100 ,
Double Splayed Loop in the Bight 1100 1100

Birmingham Bowline aac

Bowline on the Bight 1080 1080

Double Alpine Butterfly aad

Double Double Dragon aae

Double Figure-Eight Loop 1085 1085

French Bowline ,
Portuguese Bowline 1072 1072

Spanish Bowline 1087 1087

Triple Crown ,
Three-Part Crown in the Bight 1097 1097

Knots Index by Category:

Triple Loops

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Birmingham Bowline (Hyperlink Name aaf), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaf

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

Birmingham Bowline aaf

French Bowline ,
Portuguese Bowline 1072 1072

Triple Alpine Butterfly aag

Triple Bowline aah

Triple Double Dragon aai

Triple Figure-Eight Loop aaj

Knots Index by Category:

Hitches

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Adjustable Grip Hitch (Hyperlink Name aak), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aak

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

Adjustable Grip Hitch aak

Anchor Bend ,
Fisherman's Bend 1723,
1841 1723

Back Hand Hitch 1725 1725

Buntline Hitch 1711 1711

Clove Hitch 1178 1178

Constrictor Knot 1189 1189

Cow Hitch ,
Lark's Head Hitch,
Lanyard Hitch 1673 1673

Highwayman's Hitch aal

Pile Hitch 1815 1815

Rolling Hitch ,
Magnus Hitch 1681 1681

Round Turn and Two Half Hitches 1720 1720

Sailor's Gripping Hitch aam

Sliding Sheet Bend aan

Tarbuck Knot aao

Tautline Hitch ,
Midshipman's Hitch 1730 1730

Two Half Hitches 1710 1710

Knots Index by Category:

Bends

(and other ways of tying ropes together)

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Alpine Butterfly Bend (Hyperlink Name aaq), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaq

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

Adjustable Grip Hitches (Interlocked) aap

Alpine Butterfly Bend aaq

The Ashley Bend ,
ABOK #1452 1452 1452

Bowline Bend 1455 1455

Carrick Bend 1439 1439

Double Dragon Bend aar

Double Fisherman's Knot ,
Grapevine Knot 1415 1415

Double Sheet Bend 1434 1434

Figure-Eight Bend ,
Flemish Bend 1411 1411

Fisherman's Knot ,
True Lover's Knot,
Water Knot 1414 1414

Hunter's Bend ,
Rigger's Bend aas

Overhand Bend 1410 1410

Reef Knot ,
Square Knot 1402 1402

Ring Knot ,
Tape Knot,
Water Knot 1412 1412

Sheet Bend 1431 1431

Zeppelin Bend ,
Rosendahl's Bend aat

Knots Index by Category:

Miscellaneous Knots

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Blimp Knot (Hyperlink Name aau), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aau

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

Ashley's Stopper Knot ,
Oysterman's Stopper 526 526

Axle Hitch 162 162

Bale Sling Hitch ,
Cow Hitch and Bowline,
Strap Hitch 1694,
2168 1694

Barrel Hitch 2176,
2177 2176

Blimp Knot aau

Bowstring Knot ,
Honda Knot 1024 1024

Double Overhand Knot 516 516

Figure Eight Knot 520 520

Jug Sling Hitch 1142 1142

Marlingspike Hitch 2030 2030

Overhand Knot ,
Thumb Knot 519 519

Reef Knot ,
Square Knot 1402 1402

Running Bowline 1117 1117

Scaffold Hitch 200 200

Sheep Shank 1152 1152

Shoelace Knots 1214 1214

Slip Knot 529 529

Timber Hitch 1665 1665

Timber Hitch and Half Hitch ,
Killick Hitch
Kelleg Hitch, 271,
1733 271

Trucker's Hitch aav

Knots Index by Category:

Decorative Knots

If you would like to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Blimp Knot (Hyperlink Name aaw), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaw

Commonly Known As ABOK
# Hyperlink
Name Picture

Blimp Knot aaw

Braid Knot aax

Chain Stitch ,
Chain Plait,
Chain Sinnet 2868 2868

Chinese Button 600 600

Dragonfly aay

Good Luck Knot ,
Shamrock Knot 2436 2436

Jug Sling Hitch 1142 1142

Knife Lanyard 787 787

Monkey's Fist 2202 2202

Portuguese Sinnet ,
Solomon Bar 2496 2496

Square Knot 1032 1032

Turk's Head Knots 1306 1306

Site Map

Here is a list of the articles in this series. Every link will open up in a new window to give you more control as you browse around in this website:

Modification History

11/17/2006:	Added a link to my new page called "Dave's Websites."
11/02/2005:	Added a Hyperlink Name for each knot that does not have an ABOK #.
10/18/2005:	Instead of using the pictures as links, now it uses the knot names as links. This should be more intuitive, especially if someone else creates a link which points to a specific knot on this page.
10/17/2005:	New article.

ABOK #	Commonly Known As	Picture
162	Axle Hitch
200	Scaffold Hitch
271, 1733	Timber Hitch and Half Hitch , Kelleg Hitch, Killick Hitch
516	Double Overhand Knot
519	Overhand Knot , Thumb Knot
520	Figure Eight Knot
526	Ashley's Stopper Knot , Oysterman's Stopper
529	Slip Knot
600	Chinese Button
787	Knife Lanyard
1009	Overhand Loop
1010	Bowline
1012	Water Bowline
1013	Double-Knotted Bowline , Double Bowline, Round Turn Bowline
1017, 1035	Perfection Loop , Angler's Loop
1024	Bowstring Knot , Honda Knot
1032	Square Knot
1034.5	Left-Hand Bowline , Cowboy Bowline, Dutch Marine Bowline
1035	(See ABOK #1017)
1047	Figure-Eight Loop , Figure-Eight on a Bight, Flemish Loop
1050	Artillery Loop , Harness Loop, Manharness Loop
1053	Alpine Butterfly , Butterfly Loop, Lineman's Loop
1058	Inline Figure-Eight Loop , Directional Figure-Eight Knot, Single Bowline on the Bight
1072	French Bowline , Portuguese Bowline
1080	Bowline on the Bight
1085	Double Figure-Eight Loop
1087	Spanish Bowline
1097	Triple Crown , Three-Part Crown in the Bight
1100	ABOK #1100 , Double Splayed Loop in the Bight
1117	Running Bowline
1142	Jug Sling Hitch
1152	Sheep Shank
1178	Clove Hitch
1189	Constrictor Knot
1214	Shoelace Knots
1306	Turk's Head Knots
1402	Reef Knot , Square Knot
1410	Overhand Bend
1411	Figure-Eight Bend , Flemish Bend
1412	Ring Knot , Tape Knot, Water Knot
1414	Fisherman's Knot , True Lover's Knot, Water Knot
1415	Double Fisherman's Knot , Grapevine Knot
1431	Sheet Bend
1434	Double Sheet Bend
1439	Carrick Bend
1452	The Ashley Bend , ABOK #1452
1455	Bowline Bend
1665	Timber Hitch
1673	Cow Hitch , Lark's Head Hitch, Lanyard Hitch
1681	Rolling Hitch , Magnus Hitch
1694, 2168	Bale Sling Hitch , Cow Hitch and Bowline, Strap Hitch
1710	Two Half Hitches
1711	Buntline Hitch
1720	Round Turn and Two Half Hitches
1723, 1841	Anchor Bend , Fisherman's Bend
1730	Tautline Hitch , Midshipman's Hitch
1733	(See ABOK #271)
1815	Pile Hitch
1841	(See ABOK #1723)
2030	Marlingspike Hitch
2168	(See ABOK #1694)
2176, 2177	Barrel Hitch
2202	Monkey's Fist
2436	Good Luck Knot , Shamrock Knot
2496	Portuguese Sinnet , Solomon Bar
2868	Chain Stitch , Chain Plait, Chain Sinnet

Commonly Known As	ABOK #	Hyperlink Name	Picture
Alpine Butterfly , Butterfly Loop, Lineman's Loop	1053	1053
Artillery Loop , Harness Loop, Manharness Loop	1050	1050
Bowline	1010	1010
Double Dragon		aaa
Double-Knotted Bowline , Double Bowline, Round Turn Bowline	1013	1013
Figure-Eight Loop , Figure-Eight on a Bight, Flemish Loop	1047	1047
Inline Figure-Eight Loop , Directional Figure-Eight Knot, Single Bowline on the Bight	1058	1058
Left-Hand Bowline , Dutch Marine Bowline, Cowboy Bowline	1034.5	1034.5
Overhand Loop	1009	1009
Perfection Loop , Angler's Loop	1017, 1035	1017
Tugboat Bowline , Flying Bowline		aab
Water Bowline	1012	1012

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Knots Index

Knots Index by ABOK #

Knots Index by Category:

Single Loops

Knots Index by Category:

Double Loops

Knots Index by Category:

Triple Loops

Knots Index by Category:

Hitches

Knots Index by Category:

Bends

(and other ways of tying ropes together)

Knots Index by Category:

Miscellaneous Knots

Knots Index by Category:

Decorative Knots

Site Map

The Most Useful Rope Knots
for the Average Person to Know
Knots Index