KNOT TYING

1. KNOT TYING

2. WHAT IS KNOT TYING?
+A knot is a fastening made by tying a piece of rope,
cord, or string. This tying can be done in an infinite
number of different ways and each way can hold a
different purpose and strength. Each purpose has
allowed for people to develop further inventions and
techniques to advance the way we do things.

3. BASIC KNOTS

4. OVERHAND KNOT
+ PROCEDUCE
• Form an overhand loop and insert
one end of the rope into the loop.
Then tighten up the knot
+ USES
• To stop the end of the rope from
fraying
• A series of overhand knots from
Quipi, which can slow down the pace
of a man going down a slope with the
aid of a long rope

5. FIGURE OF EIGHT KNOT
+ USES
• To stop rope from frying
• To wrap packages or bundles

6. SQUARE KNOT
+ PROCEDURE
• Hold each end of the knots with both hands
• Form an overhand knot or a loop by
placing the right end over the left – the right
end entering from the outer part of the knot
going towards the person
• Form a bight, this time, left over right
+ USES
+ • To close the knot in lashing when making
gadgets
+ • Tie shoe string, gifts, ribbons, bolts, etc
+ • Bind packages, firewood, etc. together •
To close triangular bandage in first aid

7. SHEET BEND
+ PROCEDURE
• Make a bight in the thicker rope. Bring up
the short end of the thinner rope up through
this bight.
• Pass the thinner rope under the bight
crossing the short and first, then behind the
bight and up and over the standing part,
across the front of the bight and under its
own standing part. Tighten by pulling on the
standing part.
+ USES
• To join two rope ends, especially when
they are not same size.

8. TIMBER HITCH
PROCEDURE
• Make a half hitch.
• Entangle the working part of the rope
with half hitch.
• Uses
• To tie a rope to a log or pole that
needs to be pulled.
• To start diagonal lashing.

9. CLOVE HITCH
• Method A Procedure
• Hold each end with both hands.
• Form a loop with the right end
towards you and the left end away
from you.
• Let the two loops meet at the
center. Insert finger between the
loops. An X is formed when the
two ends meet at the center.