Overhand knot with draw-loop
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| Category | Hitch |
A slipped half hitch[1] is a knot in which the weight of the load the rope carries depresses the loop sufficiently to keep it in place until the load item is placed in its location. When no longer required the free end may be pulled and draw the loop through and so release the load.
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Tying onto a ring. -
The overhand noose[2] is sometimes used as a slip knot, to form the loops of a trucker's hitch, or as a stopper.
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Make an eye, the working end is shown on the right. -
Bring the eye left and down, in front of the standing part. -
Pull the standing part through the eye, forming a bight. The working end is shown below the standing end. -
Tighten
See also
References
- ^ Day, Cyrus (1986). The Art of Knotting and Splicing, 4th Edition. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 36 (Knot #15). ISBN 0-87021-062-9.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) [first edition 1947] - ^ Day. The Art of Knotting and Splicing, 4th Edition. pp. 84 (Knot #88).