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Sources differ on whether this is a bight.</figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Knot_tying" class="mw-redirect" title="Knot tying">knot tying</a>, a <b>bight</b> is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a <a href="/wiki/Rope" title="Rope">rope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twine" title="Twine">string</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Yarn" title="Yarn">yarn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ashley597_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashley597-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A knot that can be tied using only the bight of a rope, without access to the ends, is described as <b>in the bight</b>. The term "bight" is also used in a more specific way when describing <a href="/wiki/Turk%27s_head_knot" title="Turk's head knot">Turk's head knots</a>, indicating how many repetitions of <a href="/wiki/Braid" title="Braid">braiding</a> are made in the circuit of a given knot.<sup id="cite_ref-ashley232_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashley232-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bight_vs._open_loop">Bight vs. open loop</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bight_(knot)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Bight vs. open loop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sources differ on whether an open <a href="/wiki/Loop_(knot)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loop (knot)">loop</a> or U-shaped curve in a rope qualifies as a bight. <a href="#CITEREFAshley1944">Ashley (1944)</a> treats bights and loops as distinct, stating that a curve "no narrower than a semicircle" is a bight,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while an open loop is a curve "narrower than a bight but with separated ends".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, <i>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knots</i> (2002) states: "Any section of line that is bent into a U-shape is a bight."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Slipped_knot">Slipped knot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bight_(knot)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Slipped knot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Slip_knot" title="Slip knot">slip knot</a>.</div> <p>In order to make a <b>slipped knot</b> (also <b>slipped loop</b> and <b>quick release knot</b>), a bight must be passed, rather than the end. This <b>slipped</b> form of the knot is more easily untied. The traditional <a href="/wiki/Bow_(knot)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bow (knot)">bow knot</a> used for tying <a href="/wiki/Shoelace" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoelace">shoelaces</a> is simply a <a href="/wiki/Reef_knot" title="Reef knot">reef knot</a> with the final <a href="/wiki/Overhand_knot" title="Overhand knot">overhand knot</a> made with two bights instead of the ends. Similarly, a <a href="/wiki/Slippery_hitch" title="Slippery hitch">slippery hitch</a> is a slipped <a href="/wiki/Clove_hitch" title="Clove hitch">clove hitch</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_the_bight"><i>In the bight</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bight_(knot)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: In the bight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The phrase <b>in the bight</b> (or <b>on a bight</b>) means a bight of line is itself being used to make a knot. Specifically this means that the knot can be formed without access to the ends of the rope.<sup id="cite_ref-ashley207_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashley207-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This can be an important property for knots to be used in situations where the ends of the rope are inaccessible, such as forming a fixed loop in the middle of a long <a href="/wiki/Climbing" title="Climbing">climbing</a> rope.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Many knots normally tied with an end also have a form which is tied in the bight (for example, the <a href="/wiki/Bowline" title="Bowline">bowline</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bowline_on_a_bight" title="Bowline on a bight">bowline on a bight</a>). In other cases, a knot being tied in the bight is a matter of the method of tying rather than a difference in the completed form of the knot. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Clove_hitch" title="Clove hitch">clove hitch</a> can be made "in the bight" if it is being slipped over the end of a post but not if being cast onto a closed ring, which requires access to an end of the rope. Other knots, such as the <a href="/wiki/Overhand_knot" title="Overhand knot">overhand knot</a>, cannot be tied in the bight without changing their final form.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bight_(knot)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248256098">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{border:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Bight examples</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The blue rope (right) is half-hitched through and around a bight of the red rope (left) in this sheet bend."><img alt="Sheet Bend" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg/160px-Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg/240px-Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg/320px-Sheet-Bend-ABOK-1431.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The blue rope (right) is <a href="/wiki/Half_hitch" title="Half hitch">half-hitched</a> through and around a bight of the red rope (left) in this <a href="/wiki/Sheet_bend" title="Sheet bend">sheet bend</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The final tuck of this slipped buntline hitch is made with a bight rather than the end, making it easier to release after tightening."><img alt="Slipped buntline hitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg/160px-Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg/240px-Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg/320px-Slipped-buntline-hitch-ABOK-1712.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1504" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The final tuck of this <a href="/wiki/Slipped_buntline_hitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Slipped buntline hitch">slipped buntline hitch</a> is made with a bight rather than the end, making it easier to release after tightening.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="In the tying of a marlinespike hitch, a bight of the standing part is snagged through the loop."><img alt="Marlinespike hitch" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg/160px-Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg/240px-Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg/320px-Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030-Step3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">In the tying of a <a href="/wiki/Marlinespike_hitch" title="Marlinespike hitch">marlinespike hitch</a>, a bight of the standing part is snagged through the loop.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The bights, in the case of this 3-lead 10-bight Turk's head knot, are the scallops along the perimeter of the knot."><img alt="Turk's head 3 lead 10 bight doubled" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg/160px-Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg/240px-Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg/320px-Turks-head-3-lead-10-bight-doubled.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The bights, in the case of this 3-lead 10-bight <a href="/wiki/Turk%27s_head_knot" title="Turk's head knot">Turk's head knot</a>, are the scallops along the perimeter of the knot.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The alpine butterfly knot is a climbing knot which is tied in the bight and forms a reliable fixed loop."><img alt="Alpine butterfly loop" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg/160px-Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg/240px-Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg/320px-Alpine_butterfly_loop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="779" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Alpine_butterfly_knot" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine butterfly knot">alpine butterfly knot</a> is a climbing knot which is tied <i>in the bight</i> and forms a reliable fixed loop.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BowlineBight.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The bowline on a bight forms two fixed loops in the middle of a rope."><img alt="Bowline on a bight" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/BowlineBight.jpg/144px-BowlineBight.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/BowlineBight.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="163" data-file-height="192" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Bowline_on_a_bight" title="Bowline on a bight">bowline on a bight</a> forms two fixed loops in the middle of a rope.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An overhand knot tied in the bight results in an overhand loop."><img alt="Overhand loop" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg/160px-Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg/240px-Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg/320px-Overhand-loop-ABOK-1046.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An <a href="/wiki/Overhand_knot" title="Overhand knot">overhand knot</a> tied <i>in the bight</i> results in an <a href="/wiki/Overhand_loop" title="Overhand loop">overhand loop</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:FigureOfEightLoop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A figure-eight knot tied in the bight results in a figure-eight loop."><img alt="Figure eight loop" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/FigureOfEightLoop.jpg/160px-FigureOfEightLoop.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/FigureOfEightLoop.jpg/240px-FigureOfEightLoop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/FigureOfEightLoop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Figure-eight_knot" title="Figure-eight knot">figure-eight knot</a> tied <i>in the bight</i> results in a <a href="/wiki/Figure-eight_loop" title="Figure-eight loop">figure-eight loop</a>.</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bight_(knot)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ashley597-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ashley597_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAshley1944">Ashley (1944)</a>, p. 59. "Any slack part of a rope between the two ends, particularly when curved or looped."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ashley232-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ashley232_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAshley1944">Ashley (1944)</a>, p. 232</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAshley1944">Ashley (1944)</a>, p. 13, #30</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAshley1944">Ashley (1944)</a>, p. 13, #31</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBudworth2002">Budworth (2002)</a>, p. 18</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ashley207-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ashley207_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAshley1944">Ashley (1944)</a>, p. 207</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bight_(knot)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAshley1944" class="citation book cs1">Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). <i>The Ashley Book of Knots</i>. New York: Doubleday. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780385040259" title="Special:BookSources/9780385040259"><bdi>9780385040259</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Ashley+Book+of+Knots&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Doubleday&rft.date=1944&rft.isbn=9780385040259&rft.aulast=Ashley&rft.aufirst=Clifford+W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABight+%28knot%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBudworth2002" class="citation book cs1">Budworth, Geoffrey (2002). <i>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knots</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781585746262" 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class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_bend_knots" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bend knots">Bends</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adjustable_bend" title="Adjustable bend">Adjustable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albright_special" title="Albright special">Albright special</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashley%27s_bend" title="Ashley's bend">Ashley's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_bend" title="Butterfly bend">Alpine butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basket_weave_knot" title="Basket weave knot">Basket weave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer_knot" title="Beer knot">Beer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blood_knot" title="Blood knot">Blood</a></li> <li><a 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knots">Binding</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boa_knot" title="Boa knot">Boa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bottle_sling" title="Bottle sling">Bottle sling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constrictor_knot" title="Constrictor knot">Constrictor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corned_beef_knot" title="Corned beef knot">Corned beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granny_knot" title="Granny knot">Granny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ground-line_hitch" title="Ground-line hitch">Ground-line hitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamming_knot" title="Jamming knot">Jamming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miller%27s_knot" title="Miller's knot">Miller's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Packer%27s_knot" title="Packer's knot">Packer's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reef_knot" title="Reef knot">Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strangle_knot" title="Strangle knot">Strangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thief_knot" title="Thief knot">Thief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transom_knot" title="Transom knot">Transom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_climbing_knots" title="List of climbing knots">Climbing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autoblock" title="Autoblock">Autoblock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bachmann_knot" title="Bachmann knot">Bachmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beer_knot" title="Beer knot">Beer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowline_on_a_bight" title="Bowline on a bight">Bowline on a bight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_loop" title="Butterfly loop">Alpine butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directional_figure_eight" title="Directional figure eight">Directional figure eight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_bowline" title="Double bowline">Double bowline</a></li> <li><a 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title="Pipe hitch">Pipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_hitch" title="Sailor's hitch">Sailor's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snuggle_hitch" title="Snuggle hitch">Snuggle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swing_hitch" title="Swing hitch">Swing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taut-line_hitch" title="Taut-line hitch">Taut-line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timber_hitch" title="Timber hitch">Timber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trucker%27s_hitch" title="Trucker's hitch">Trucker's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumble_hitch" title="Tumble hitch">Tumble</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Loop_(knot)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loop (knot)">Loop</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angler%27s_loop" title="Angler's loop">Angler's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery_loop" title="Artillery loop">Artillery loop</a></li> <li><a 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title="Friendship knot loop">Friendship knot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halter_hitch" title="Halter hitch">Halter hitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Handcuff_knot" title="Handcuff knot">Handcuff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honda_knot" title="Honda knot">Honda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jury_mast_knot" title="Jury mast knot">Jury mast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overhand_loop" title="Overhand loop">Overhand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_bowline" title="Portuguese bowline">Portuguese bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rigid_double_splayed_loop_in_the_bight" title="Rigid double splayed loop in the bight">Rigid double splayed loop in the bight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slippery_eight_loop" title="Slippery eight loop">Slippery eight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Span_loop" title="Span loop">Span</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_bowline" title="Spanish bowline">Spanish bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_fool%27s_knot" title="Tom fool's knot">Tom fool's</a></li> <li><a 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