The Most Useful Rope Knots
for the Average Person to Know

Knots Index

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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