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What’s in a name – Knot Definitions

Bend - A bend knot is a knot used to join together two lengths of rope. The ropes “bend” ‘round one another so to speak. Examples of Bends: are:  

Figure 8 – Carrick - Double Fisherman's - Sheet Bend - Double Sheet Bend

Hitch - A type of knot used for binding, or connecting a  rope to a part of a ship or other object. Examples of Hitches:

Blake's Hitch

Stopper  - A knot that prevents a rope from passing back through a hole by making the rope bulky. A back up knot used so that the main knot does not unravel. Examples of stopper knots are:

Overhand – Figure of 8 – Double Overhand  

Bitter End  -  The end of the rope that’s in your hand. The loose in of the rope.

Standing End  - The rope end that is under strain or otherwise connected to an object.

Knot - What happens when you tie a rope to itself.

Loops (Fixed) - A circle of rope that does not close under strain. Examples of Fixed Loops:

Bowline - Figure 8 Loop - Alpine Butterfly