The Most Useful Rope Knots
for the Average Person to Know

Knots Index

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Knots Index

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

  1. By ABOK # (based on Clifford Ashley's The Ashley Book Of Knots)

  2. By Category:

 

 

 

Index of Knots, Sorted by ABOK #

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Axle Hitch (Hyperlink Name = 162), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#162

ABOK
#
Commonly Known As Hyperlink
Name
Picture
162 Axle Hitch 162
187 Packer's Knot,
Butcher's Knot
187 See this Wikipedia article.
191 Corned Beef Knot 191 See this Wikipedia article.
200 Scaffold Hitch 200
215 Camel Hitch 215 See this article.
271,
1733
Killick Hitch ,
Kelleg Hitch,
Timber Hitch and Half Hitch
271
277 Ground Line Hitch 277 See this Wikipedia article.
516 Double Overhand Knot 516
519 Overhand Knot ,
Thumb Knot
519
520 Figure Eight Knot 520
526 Ashley's Stopper Knot ,
Oysterman's Stopper
526
529 Slip Knot 529
600 Chinese Button 600
787 Knife Lanyard 787
1009 Overhand Loop 1009
1010 Bowline 1010
1012 Water Bowline 1012
1013 Double-Knotted Bowline ,
Double Bowline,
Round Turn Bowline
1013
1017,
1035 
Perfection Loop ,
Angler's Loop
1017
1024 Honda Knot , Bowstring Knot
1024
1032 Square Knot 1032
1034.5 Left-Hand Bowline ,
Dutch Marine Bowline,
Cowboy Bowline
1034.5
1035 (See ABOK #1017)    
1047 Figure-Eight Loop ,
Figure-Eight on a Bight,
Flemish Loop
1047
1050 Manharness Loop ,
Harness Loop,
Artillery Loop
1050
1053 Alpine Butterfly ,
Butterfly Loop,
Lineman's Loop
1053
1054 Farmer's Loop 1054
1058 Inline Figure-Eight Loop ,
Directional Figure-Eight Knot,
Single Bowline on the Bight
1058
1072 French Bowline ,
Portuguese Bowline
1072
1080 Bowline on the Bight 1080
1085 Double Figure-Eight Loop 1085
1087 Spanish Bowline 1087
1097 Triple Crown ,
Three-Part Crown in the Bight
1097
1100 ABOK #1100 ,
Double Splayed Loop in the Bight
1100
1117 Running Bowline 1117
1142 Jug Sling Hitch 1142
1152 Sheep Shank 1152
1178 Clove Hitch 1178
1189 Constrictor Knot 1189
1214 Shoelace Knots 1214  
1239 Strangle Knot 1239 See this Wikipedia article.
1241,
1242,
1243,
1244 
Miller's Knot,
Bag Knot
1241 See this Wikipedia article.
1306 Turk's Head Knots 1306
1402 Reef Knot ,
Square Knot
1402
1410 Overhand Bend 1410
1411 Figure-Eight Bend ,
Flemish Bend
1411
1412 Ring Knot ,
Water Knot,
Tape Knot
1412
1414 Fisherman's Knot ,
Water Knot,
Angler's Knot,
English Knot,
Englishman's Knot,
True Lover's Knot,
Waterman's Knot
1414
1415 Double Fisherman's Knot ,
Grapevine Knot,
Double English Knot
1415
1421 Double Harness Bend 1421
1431 Sheet Bend 1431
1434 Double Sheet Bend 1434
1439 Carrick Bend 1439
1452 The Ashley Bend ,
ABOK #1452
1452
1455 Bowline Bend 1455
1665 Timber Hitch 1665
1673 Lark's Head Hitch ,
Cow Hitch,
Lanyard Hitch
1673
1681 Rolling Hitch ,
Magnus Hitch
1681
1694,
2168 
Bale Sling Hitch ,
Strap Hitch,
Cow Hitch and Bowline
1694
1710 Two Half Hitches 1710
1711 Buntline Hitch 1711
1720 Round Turn and Two Half Hitches 1720
1723,
1841 
Fisherman's Bend ,
Anchor Bend
1723
1725 Back Hand Hitch 1725
1730 Tautline Hitch ,
Midshipman's Hitch
1730
1733 (See ABOK #271)    
1815 Pile Hitch 1815
1841 (See ABOK #1723)    
2030 Marlingspike Hitch 2030
2168 (See ABOK #1694)    
2176,
2177 
Barrel Hitch 2176
2202 Monkey's Fist 2202  
2436 Good Luck Knot ,
Shamrock Knot
2436
2496 Portuguese Sinnet ,
Solomon Bar
2496
2868 Chain Stitch ,
Chain Plait,
Chain Sinnet
2868

 

 

Index of Knots by Category:

Single Loops

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate 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
Bowline 1010 1010
Carrick Loop   aaz See the forum topics called Carrick Bend adapted as end of line loop? and The Carrick Loop at the International Guild of Knot Tyers.
Constrictor Loop   aby See the forum topic called Compact loop on a bight!? at the International Guild of Knot Tyers.
Double Dragon   aaa
Double-Knotted Bowline ,
Double Bowline,
Round Turn Bowline
1013 1013
Farmer's Loop 1054 1054
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
Manharness Loop ,
Harness Loop,
Artillery Loop
1050 1050
Overhand Loop 1009 1009
Perfection Loop ,
Angler's Loop
1017,
1035 
1017
Tugboat Bowline ,
Flying Bowline
  aab
Versa Vice Loop   abz See this article.
Water Bowline 1012 1012
Zeppelin Loop   aba See the forum topics called For those familiar with Zeppelin Loop and Zeppelin Bend and Zeppelin, a rule of thumb at the International Guild of Knot Tyers, as well as Rosendahl's Zeppelin Loop on YouTube.

 

 

Index of Knots by Category:

Multi Loops

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate 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
(two loops)
1100 1100
Birmingham Bowline
(two or more loops)
  aac
Bowline on the Bight
(two loops)
1080 1080
Double or Triple Alpine Butterfly
(two or more loops)
  aad
Double or Triple Double Dragon
(two or more loops)
  aae
Double or Triple Figure-Eight Loop
(two or more loops)
1085 1085
French Bowline ,
Portuguese Bowline
(two or more loops)
1072 1072
Karash Double Loop
(two loops)
  abb
Spanish Bowline
(two loops)
1087 1087
Triple Bowline
(three loops)
  aca
Triple Crown ,
Three-Part Crown in the Bight
(two loops)
1097 1097

 

 

Index of Knots by Category:

Hitches

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate 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
Back Hand Hitch 1725 1725
Boa Knot   abc See this Wikipedia article.
Boom Hitch   abd See this Wikipedia article.
Buntline Hitch 1711 1711
Camel Hitch 215 215 See this article.
Clove Hitch 1178 1178
Constrictor Knot 1189 1189
Corned Beef Knot 191 191 See this Wikipedia article.
Fisherman's Bend ,
Anchor Bend
1723,
1841 
1723
Gripping Sailor's Hitch   aam
Ground Line Hitch 277 277 See this Wikipedia article.
Halter Hitch   abg
Highwayman's Hitch   aal
Icicle Hitch   abh See this article.
Lark's Head Hitch ,
Cow Hitch,
Lanyard Hitch
1673 1673
Miller's Knot,
Bag Knot
1241,
1242,
1243,
1244 
1241 See this Wikipedia article.
Ossel Hitch   acb See this Wikipedia article.
Packer's Knot,
Butcher's Knot
187 187 See this Wikipedia article.
Pile Hitch 1815 1815
Rolling Hitch ,
Magnus Hitch
1681 1681
Round Turn and Two Half Hitches 1720 1720
Siberian Hitch ,
Evenk Knot
  abi
Sliding Sheet Bend   aan
Snuggle Hitch   abj See this Wikipedia article.
Strangle Knot 1239 1239 See this Wikipedia article.
Tarbuck Knot   aao
Tautline Hitch ,
Midshipman's Hitch
1730 1730
Tumble Hitch   abl
Two Half Hitches 1710 1710
Vibration-proof Hitch   abm See this Wikipedia article.

 

 

Index of Knots by Category:

Bends (and other ways of tying ropes together)

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate 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 Bend   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,
Double English Knot
1415 1415
Double Harness Bend 1421 1421
Double Sheet Bend 1434 1434
Figure-Eight Bend ,
Flemish Bend
1411 1411
Fisherman's Knot ,
Water Knot,
Angler's Knot,
English Knot,
Englishman's Knot,
True Lover's Knot,
Waterman's Knot
1414 1414
Hunter's Bend ,
Smith-Hunter's Bend,
Rigger's Bend
  aas
Overhand Bend 1410 1410
Reef Knot ,
Square Knot
1402 1402
Reever Knot   abn
Ring Knot ,
Water Knot,
Tape Knot
1412 1412
Sennit Knot   abo
Shakehands Bend   abp
Sheet Bend 1431 1431
Simple Simon Bends   abq
Versa Vice Bend   abr See this article.
Vice Versa Bend   abs
Zeppelin Bend ,
Rosendahl's Bend
  aat

 

 

Index of Knots by Category:

Miscellaneous Knots

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate 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 ,
Strap Hitch,
Cow Hitch and Bowline
1694,
2168 
1694
Barrel Hitch 2176,
2177 
2176
Blimp Knot   aau
Double Overhand Knot 516 516
Figure Eight Knot 520 520
Gleipner   abt
Granny Knot   abu
Grief Knot ,
Whatnot
  abv
Honda Knot , Bowstring Knot
1024 1024
Jug Sling Hitch 1142 1142
Killick Hitch ,
Kelleg Hitch,
Timber Hitch and Half Hitch
271,
1733
271
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
Thief Knot   abw
Timber Hitch 1665 1665
Trucker's Hitch   aav
Versatackle   abx

 

 

Index of Knots by Category:

Decorative Knots

To create a link which points to any of the following knots, use the appropriate 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

 



"The Most Useful Rope Knots for the Average Person to Know -- Knots Index"
URL: http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm

Modification History
12/15/2010: Added some new knots.
06/29/2010: Renamed the "Sailor's Gripping Hitch" to "Gripping Sailor's Hitch."
11/02/2005: Added a Hyperlink Name for each knot that doesn't have an ABOK #.
10/17/2005: New article.

Dave Root

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