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Hitches are used in a variety of situations, including <a href="/wiki/Climbing" title="Climbing">climbing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sailing" title="Sailing">sailing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Load_securing" title="Load securing">securing loads</a>. They are classified based on their ability to be tightened or <a href="/wiki/Knot#Releasability" title="Knot">released</a>, their resistance to <a href="/wiki/Slipping_(knot)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slipping (knot)">slipping</a>, and their <a href="/wiki/Knot_strength" class="mw-redirect" title="Knot strength">strength</a>. Some common types of hitch knots include the <a href="/wiki/Clove_hitch" title="Clove hitch">clove hitch</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Timber_hitch" title="Timber hitch">timber hitch</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Round_turn_and_two_half-hitches" title="Round turn and two half-hitches">round turn and two half-hitches</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Physical_theory">Physical theory</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hitch_(knot)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Physical theory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been proposed by Bayman.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It predicts whether or not a hitch will hold, given the diameter of the post, the diameter of the rope, and the coefficient of friction between the post and the rope. The theory has been extended by Maddocks and Keller, including an approximate treatment of knots that are not hitches.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, they predict that a square knot will hold when the coefficient of friction of the rope with itself is greater than 0.24. These predictions are approximately correct when tested empirically.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alphabetical_list">Alphabetical list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hitch_(knot)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Alphabetical list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/30px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="width: auto;"><div class="mbox-text-span">This list is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">incomplete</a>; you can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hitch_(knot)&action=edit">adding missing items</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2008</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Knot</th> <th>Description</th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adjustable_grip_hitch" title="Adjustable grip hitch">Adjustable grip hitch</a></td> <td>A simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png/100px-Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png/150px-Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png/200px-Adjustable_grip_hitch_knot.png 2x" data-file-width="383" data-file-height="869" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alternate_ring_hitching" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternate ring hitching">Alternate ring hitching</a></td> <td>A type of ringbolt hitching formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg/100px-Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg/150px-Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg/200px-Alternate_ring_hitching-ABOK-3604.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2500" data-file-height="1800" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anchor_bend" title="Anchor bend">Anchor bend</a></td> <td>A knot used for attaching a rope to a ring</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Roringstek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Roringstek.jpg/100px-Roringstek.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Roringstek.jpg/150px-Roringstek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Roringstek.jpg/200px-Roringstek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bale_sling_hitch" title="Bale sling hitch">Bale sling hitch</a></td> <td>A knot which traditionally uses a continuous loop of strap to form a cow hitch around an object in order to hoist or lower it.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png/100px-Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png/150px-Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png/200px-Bale_sling_hitch_knot.png 2x" data-file-width="225" data-file-height="210" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barrel_hitch" title="Barrel hitch">Barrel hitch</a></td> <td>The "barrel hitch" and "barrel sling," named for their use in hoisting cargo aboard ships, are a simple yet effective way to suspend an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BarrelHitch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/BarrelHitch.png/100px-BarrelHitch.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/BarrelHitch.png/150px-BarrelHitch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/BarrelHitch.png 2x" data-file-width="151" data-file-height="256" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Becket_hitch" title="Becket hitch">Becket hitch</a></td> <td>Any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e., on a becket.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Becket_hitch_knot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Becket_hitch_knot.png/100px-Becket_hitch_knot.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Becket_hitch_knot.png/150px-Becket_hitch_knot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Becket_hitch_knot.png/200px-Becket_hitch_knot.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blackwall_hitch" title="Blackwall hitch">Blackwall hitch</a></td> <td>A temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blackwall_hitch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Blackwall_hitch.png/100px-Blackwall_hitch.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Blackwall_hitch.png/150px-Blackwall_hitch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Blackwall_hitch.png/200px-Blackwall_hitch.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blake%27s_hitch" title="Blake's hitch">Blake's hitch</a></td> <td>A friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png/100px-Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png/150px-Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png/200px-Blakes_hitch_knot_retouched.png 2x" data-file-width="454" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boom_hitch" title="Boom hitch">Boom hitch</a></td> <td>A rather robust and secure method of attaching a line, or rope to a fixed object like a pipe, post, or sail boom</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg/100px-Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg/150px-Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg/200px-Tie-a-boom-hitch.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bottom-loaded_release_hitch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bottom-loaded release hitch (page does not exist)">Bottom-loaded release hitch</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buntline_hitch" title="Buntline hitch">Buntline hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by passing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around the rope's standing part, taking care that the turns of the clove hitch progress towards the object rather than away from it.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Buntline-hitches-header.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Buntline-hitches-header.jpg/100px-Buntline-hitches-header.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Buntline-hitches-header.jpg/150px-Buntline-hitches-header.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Buntline-hitches-header.jpg/200px-Buntline-hitches-header.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cat%27s_paw_(knot)" title="Cat's paw (knot)">Cat's paw</a></td> <td>A knot used for connecting a rope to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Catspawknot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Catspawknot.png/100px-Catspawknot.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Catspawknot.png/150px-Catspawknot.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Catspawknot.png/200px-Catspawknot.png 2x" data-file-width="231" data-file-height="246" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chain_hitch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chain hitch (page does not exist)">Chain hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to connect a rope to a cylindrical object. Similar to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Marline_hitch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marline hitch (page does not exist)">marline hitch</a>, but formed with successive <a href="/wiki/Clove_hitch" title="Clove hitch">Clove hitch</a> knots.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chain_hitch.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Chain_hitch.JPG/100px-Chain_hitch.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Chain_hitch.JPG/150px-Chain_hitch.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Chain_hitch.JPG/200px-Chain_hitch.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clinging_clara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clinging clara (page does not exist)">Clinging clara</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Clove_hitch" title="Clove hitch">Clove hitch</a></td> <td>A clove hitch is two successive half-hitches around an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Webeleinenstek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Webeleinenstek.jpg/100px-Webeleinenstek.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Webeleinenstek.jpg/150px-Webeleinenstek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Webeleinenstek.jpg/200px-Webeleinenstek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Continuous_ring_hitching" class="mw-redirect" title="Continuous ring hitching">Continuous ring hitching</a></td> <td>A series of identical hitches made around a ring</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg/100px-Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg/150px-Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg/200px-Continuous-ring-hitching-ABOK-3602.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cow_hitch_variant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cow hitch variant (page does not exist)">Cow hitch variant</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cow_hitch_with_toggle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cow hitch with toggle (page does not exist)">Cow hitch with toggle</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cow_hitch" title="Cow hitch">Cow hitch</a></td> <td>A hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg/100px-T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg/150px-T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg/200px-T%C3%AAte_d%27alouette.jpg 2x" data-file-width="633" data-file-height="699" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Double_overhand_noose" title="Double overhand noose">Double overhand noose</a></td> <td>A hitch knot used to bind a rope to a carabiner.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg/100px-Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg/150px-Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg/200px-Noeud_double_ganse-5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="150" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Farrimond_friction_hitch" title="Farrimond friction hitch">Farrimond friction hitch</a></td> <td>A quick release adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Farrimond_hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Farrimond_hitch.jpg/100px-Farrimond_hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Farrimond_hitch.jpg/150px-Farrimond_hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Farrimond_hitch.jpg/200px-Farrimond_hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Garda_hitch" title="Garda hitch">Garda hitch</a></td> <td>A ratcheting knot used to disallow dual direction rope travel.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Garda_hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Garda_hitch.jpg/100px-Garda_hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Garda_hitch.jpg/150px-Garda_hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Garda_hitch.jpg/200px-Garda_hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1836" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gripping_sailor%27s_hitch" title="Gripping sailor's hitch">Gripping sailor's hitch</a></td> <td>A secure, jam-proof hitch used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg/100px-Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg/150px-Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg/200px-Bobmcgrsailorsgrippinghitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="763" data-file-height="611" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ground-line_hitch" title="Ground-line hitch">Ground-line hitch</a></td> <td>A type of knot used to attach a rope to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg/100px-Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg/150px-Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg/200px-Groundline-Hitch-ABOK-1243.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Half_hitch" title="Half hitch">Half hitch</a></td> <td>A simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Half_hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Half_hitch.jpg/100px-Half_hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Half_hitch.jpg/150px-Half_hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Half_hitch.jpg/200px-Half_hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2964" data-file-height="1976" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Halter_hitch" title="Halter hitch">Halter hitch</a></td> <td>A type of knot used to connect a rope to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg/100px-Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg/150px-Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg/200px-Pferdeanbindeknoten.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Highpoint_hitch" title="Highpoint hitch">Highpoint hitch</a></td> <td>A type of knot used to attach a rope to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG/100px-Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG/150px-Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG/200px-Highpoint_hitch_step_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="533" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Highwayman%27s_hitch" title="Highwayman's hitch">Highwayman's hitch</a></td> <td>A quick-release draw loop knot used for temporarily securing a rope that will need to be released easily and cleanly.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg/100px-Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg/150px-Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg/200px-Highwayman%27s_Hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1812" data-file-height="1876" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hitching_tie" title="Hitching tie">Hitching tie</a></td> <td>A simple knot used to tie off stuff sacks that allows quick access as it unties quickly.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hitching_Tie_knot.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Hitching_Tie_knot.svg/100px-Hitching_Tie_knot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Hitching_Tie_knot.svg/150px-Hitching_Tie_knot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Hitching_Tie_knot.svg/200px-Hitching_Tie_knot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="612" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Icicle_hitch" title="Icicle hitch">Icicle hitch</a></td> <td>A knot for connecting to a post when weight is applied to an end running parallel to the post in a specific direction.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg/100px-Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg/150px-Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg/200px-Icicle_hitch_knot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Improved_clinch_knot" title="Improved clinch knot">Improved clinch knot</a></td> <td>Also known as the Salmon Knot, a knot that is often used for securing a fishing line to a hook or lure.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KlammerknotenLose.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/KlammerknotenLose.JPG/100px-KlammerknotenLose.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/KlammerknotenLose.JPG/150px-KlammerknotenLose.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/KlammerknotenLose.JPG/200px-KlammerknotenLose.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1295" data-file-height="834" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Killick_hitch" title="Killick hitch">Killick hitch</a></td> <td>A type of hitch knot used to attach a rope to oddly shaped objects.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Killick_hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/Killick_hitch.jpg/100px-Killick_hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/Killick_hitch.jpg/150px-Killick_hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/26/Killick_hitch.jpg/200px-Killick_hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Knute_hitch" title="Knute hitch">Knute hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a lanyard of small stuff to a marlingspike or other tool.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Magnus_hitch" title="Magnus hitch">Magnus hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a rope to a rod, pole, or other rope. (See also <a href="/wiki/Rolling_hitch" title="Rolling hitch">Rolling hitch</a>)</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Stopperstek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Stopperstek.jpg/100px-Stopperstek.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Stopperstek.jpg/150px-Stopperstek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Stopperstek.jpg/200px-Stopperstek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marline_Hitching&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marline Hitching (page does not exist)">Marline Hitching</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a rope to a cylindrical object. Similar in appearance to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chain_Hitch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chain Hitch (page does not exist)">Chain Hitch</a>, but a succession of <a href="/wiki/Overhand_knot" title="Overhand knot">overhand knots</a>.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marline_hitch.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Marline_hitch.JPG/100px-Marline_hitch.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Marline_hitch.JPG/150px-Marline_hitch.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Marline_hitch.JPG/200px-Marline_hitch.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marlinespike_hitch" title="Marlinespike hitch">Marlinespike hitch</a></td> <td>A temporary knot used to attach a rod to a rope in order to form a handle.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg/100px-Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg/150px-Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg/200px-Marlinespike-hitch-ABOK-2030.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2900" data-file-height="1880" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Midshipman%27s_hitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Midshipman's hitch">Midshipman's hitch</a></td> <td>An adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Topsegelschotstek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Topsegelschotstek.jpg/100px-Topsegelschotstek.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Topsegelschotstek.jpg/150px-Topsegelschotstek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Topsegelschotstek.jpg/200px-Topsegelschotstek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Munter_hitch" title="Munter hitch">Munter hitch</a></td> <td>A simple knot, commonly used by climbers and cavers as part of a life-lining or belay system</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HMS_complete.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/HMS_complete.jpg/100px-HMS_complete.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/HMS_complete.jpg/150px-HMS_complete.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/HMS_complete.jpg/200px-HMS_complete.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="623" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ossel_hitch" title="Ossel hitch">Ossel hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a rope or line to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bobmcgrossel4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bobmcgrossel4.jpg/100px-Bobmcgrossel4.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bobmcgrossel4.jpg/150px-Bobmcgrossel4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Bobmcgrossel4.jpg/200px-Bobmcgrossel4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="457" data-file-height="572" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Palomar_knot" title="Palomar knot">Palomar knot</a></td> <td>A knot that is used for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PalomarKnotSequence.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PalomarKnotSequence.jpg/100px-PalomarKnotSequence.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PalomarKnotSequence.jpg/150px-PalomarKnotSequence.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/PalomarKnotSequence.jpg/200px-PalomarKnotSequence.jpg 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="421" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pile_hitch" title="Pile hitch">Pile hitch</a></td> <td>A kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pile_hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Pile_hitch.jpg/100px-Pile_hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Pile_hitch.jpg/150px-Pile_hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Pile_hitch.jpg/200px-Pile_hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pipe_hitch" title="Pipe hitch">Pipe hitch</a></td> <td>A hitch-type knot used to secure smooth cylindrical objects.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pipe_hitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Pipe_hitch.jpg/100px-Pipe_hitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Pipe_hitch.jpg/150px-Pipe_hitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Pipe_hitch.jpg/200px-Pipe_hitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prusik_knot" class="mw-redirect" title="Prusik knot">Prusik knot</a></td> <td>A friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering, caving, rope rescue, and by arborists.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prusik.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Prusik.jpg/100px-Prusik.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Prusik.jpg/150px-Prusik.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Prusik.jpg/200px-Prusik.jpg 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="284" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverse_half_hitches&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reverse half hitches (page does not exist)">Reverse half hitches</a></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Round_turn_and_two_half-hitches" title="Round turn and two half-hitches">Round turn and two half-hitches</a></td> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg/100px-Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg/150px-Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg/200px-Anderthalb_Rundt%C3%B6rn_mit_zwei_halben_Schl%C3%A4gen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sailor%27s_hitch" title="Sailor's hitch">Sailor's hitch</a></td> <td>A secure, jam-proof hitch.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sailorhitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Sailorhitch.jpg/100px-Sailorhitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Sailorhitch.jpg/150px-Sailorhitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Sailorhitch.jpg/200px-Sailorhitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1285" data-file-height="968" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Siberian_hitch" title="Siberian hitch">Siberian hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a rope to an object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg/100px-Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg/150px-Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg/200px-Siberian-hitch-Evenk-knot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Slippery_hitch" title="Slippery hitch">Slippery hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SlipperyHitch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/SlipperyHitch.jpg/100px-SlipperyHitch.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/SlipperyHitch.jpg/150px-SlipperyHitch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/SlipperyHitch.jpg/200px-SlipperyHitch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Snell_knot" title="Snell knot">Snell knot</a></td> <td>A hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Snuggle_hitch" title="Snuggle hitch">Snuggle hitch</a></td> <td>A modification of the clove hitch</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg/100px-Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg/150px-Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg/200px-Bobmcgrsnuggle6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="438" data-file-height="547" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Taut-line_hitch" title="Taut-line hitch">Taut-line hitch</a></td> <td>An adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Topsegelschotstek.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Topsegelschotstek.jpg/100px-Topsegelschotstek.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Topsegelschotstek.jpg/150px-Topsegelschotstek.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Topsegelschotstek.jpg/200px-Topsegelschotstek.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tensionless_hitch" title="Tensionless hitch">Tensionless hitch</a></td> <td>An anchor knot used for <a href="/wiki/Rappelling" class="mw-redirect" title="Rappelling">rappelling</a> or rope rescue.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Timber_hitch" title="Timber hitch">Timber hitch</a></td> <td>A knot used to attach a single length of rope to a cylindrical object.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG/100px-KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG/150px-KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG/200px-KNOTEN_ZIMMERMANNSSCHLAG.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trilene_knot" title="Trilene knot">Trilene knot</a></td> <td>A multi-purpose fishing knot that can be used for attaching monofilament line to hooks, swivels and lures.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trucker%27s_hitch" title="Trucker's hitch">Trucker's hitch</a></td> <td>A compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg/100px-TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg/150px-TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg/200px-TruckersHitchUsingAlpineButterfly2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="837" data-file-height="1452" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tugboat_hitch" title="Tugboat hitch">Tugboat hitch</a> (Lighterman's hitch)</td> <td>An easy release knot ideal for heavy towing.</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tumble_hitch" title="Tumble hitch">Tumble hitch</a></td> <td>A quick-release draw loop knot used for temporarily securing a rope that will need to be released easily and cleanly.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG/100px-G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG/150px-G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG/200px-G%C3%BCvenliceEskiyaBagi4.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Two_half-hitches" title="Two half-hitches">Two half-hitches</a></td> <td>A type of knot, specifically a binding knot or hitch knot.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dubbelehalvesteek.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dubbelehalvesteek.svg/100px-Dubbelehalvesteek.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dubbelehalvesteek.svg/150px-Dubbelehalvesteek.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dubbelehalvesteek.svg/200px-Dubbelehalvesteek.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="590" data-file-height="683" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Uni_knot" title="Uni knot">Uni knot</a></td> <td>A multi purpose fishing knot that can be used for attaching the fishing line to the arbor of a reel, for joining lines, and for attaching lures, snaps, and swivels.</td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uni_knot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Uni_knot.jpg/100px-Uni_knot.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Uni_knot.jpg/150px-Uni_knot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Uni_knot.jpg/200px-Uni_knot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="524" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frame"><a href="/wiki/File:Half_hitch_versus_marline_hitch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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href="/wiki/Double_bowline" title="Double bowline">Double bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmer%27s_loop" title="Farmer's loop">Farmer's loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Figure-eight_knot" title="Figure-eight knot">Figure-eight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Figure-eight_loop" title="Figure-eight loop">Figure-eight loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Figure-of-nine_loop" title="Figure-of-nine loop">Figure-of-nine loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_friction_hitch_knots" title="List of friction hitch knots">Friction hitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klemheist_knot" title="Klemheist knot">Klemheist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munter_hitch" title="Munter hitch">Munter hitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noose" title="Noose">Noose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overhand_loop" title="Overhand loop">Overhand loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prusik" title="Prusik">Prusik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trident_loop" title="Trident loop">Trident loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_bowline" title="Yosemite bowline">Yosemite bowline</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Coiling" title="Coiling">Coils</a> &<br /> shanks</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/Chain_sinnet" title="Chain sinnet">Chain sinnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheepshank" title="Sheepshank">Sheepshank</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_decorative_knots" class="mw-redirect" title="List of decorative knots">Decorative</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/Carrick_mat" title="Carrick mat">Carrick mat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_button_knot" title="Chinese button knot">Chinese button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_button_knot" title="Celtic button knot">Celtic button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_knot" title="Diamond knot">Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiador_knot" title="Fiador knot">Fiador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friendship_knot" title="Friendship knot">Friendship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knotted-pile_carpet" title="Knotted-pile carpet">Ghiordes & Senneh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Walker_knot" title="Matthew Walker knot">Matthew Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turk%27s_head_knot" title="Turk's head knot">Turk's head</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wall_and_crown_knot" title="Wall and crown knot">Wall and crown</a> (triple crown knot)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Angling" title="Angling">Fishing <br />(angling)</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 loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbor_knot" title="Arbor knot">Arbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bimini_twist" title="Bimini twist">Bimini twist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blood_knot" title="Blood knot">Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisherman%27s_knot" title="Fisherman's knot">Fisherman's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Improved_clinch_knot" title="Improved clinch knot">Improved clinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knotless_knot" title="Knotless knot">Knotless</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nail_knot" title="Nail knot">Nail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palomar_knot" title="Palomar knot">Palomar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snell_knot" title="Snell knot">Snell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trilene_knot" title="Trilene knot">Trilene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_fisherman%27s_knot" title="Triple fisherman's knot">Triple fisherman's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turle_knot" title="Turle knot">Turle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uni_knot" title="Uni knot">Uni</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_hitch_knots" class="mw-redirect" title="List of hitch knots">Hitches</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_grip_hitch" title="Adjustable grip hitch">Adjustable grip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchor_bend" title="Anchor bend">Anchor bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Axle_hitch" title="Axle hitch">Axle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bachmann_knot" title="Bachmann knot">Bachmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bale_sling_hitch" title="Bale sling hitch">Bale sling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrel_hitch" title="Barrel hitch">Barrel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becket_hitch" title="Becket hitch">Becket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackwall_hitch" title="Blackwall hitch">Blackwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake%27s_hitch" title="Blake's hitch">Blake's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boom_hitch" title="Boom hitch">Boom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buntline_hitch" title="Buntline hitch">Buntline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat%27s_paw_(knot)" title="Cat's paw (knot)">Cat's paw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clove_hitch" title="Clove hitch">Clove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cow_hitch" title="Cow hitch">Cow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distel_hitch" title="Distel hitch">Distel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_overhand_noose" title="Double overhand noose">Double overhand noose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falconer%27s_knot" title="Falconer's knot">Falconer's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farrimond_friction_hitch" title="Farrimond friction hitch">Farrimond friction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_friction_hitch_knots" title="List of friction hitch knots">Friction hitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garda_hitch" title="Garda hitch">Garda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ground-line_hitch" title="Ground-line hitch">Ground-line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Half_hitch" title="Half hitch">Half</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halter_hitch" title="Halter hitch">Halter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highpoint_hitch" title="Highpoint hitch">Highpoint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highwayman%27s_hitch" title="Highwayman's hitch">Highwayman's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hitching_tie" title="Hitching tie">Hitching tie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icicle_hitch" title="Icicle hitch">Icicle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Improved_clinch_knot" title="Improved clinch knot">Improved clinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killick_hitch" title="Killick hitch">Killick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knute_hitch" title="Knute hitch">Knute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lobster_buoy_hitch" title="Lobster buoy hitch">Lobster buoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlinespike_hitch" title="Marlinespike hitch">Marlinespike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munter_hitch" title="Munter hitch">Munter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossel_hitch" title="Ossel hitch">Ossel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pile_hitch" title="Pile hitch">Pile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipe_hitch" 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 href="/wiki/Bale_sling_hitch" title="Bale sling hitch">Bale sling hitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowline" title="Bowline">Bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bumper_knot" title="Bumper knot">Bumper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrick_bend_loop" title="Carrick bend loop">Carrick bend loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cossack_knot" class="mw-redirect" title="Cossack knot">Cossack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowboy_bowline" title="Cowboy bowline">Cowboy bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_knot" title="Diamond knot">Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_bowline" title="Double bowline">Double bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dropper_loop" title="Dropper loop">Dropper loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eskimo_bowline" title="Eskimo bowline">Eskimo bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiador_knot" title="Fiador knot">Fiador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fireman%27s_chair_knot" title="Fireman's chair knot">Fireman's chair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friendship_knot_loop" 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 href="/wiki/Trident_loop" title="Trident loop">Trident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_bowline" title="Triple bowline">Triple bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_bowline" title="Water bowline">Water bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_bowline" title="Yosemite bowline">Yosemite bowline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeppelin_loop" title="Zeppelin loop">Zeppelin</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Slip_knot" title="Slip knot">Running<br /> (slip)</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/Hangman%27s_knot" title="Hangman's knot">Hangman's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_bowline" title="Running bowline">Running bowline</a></li> <li>Running highwayman's hitch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarbuck_knot" title="Tarbuck knot">Tarbuck</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rope_splicing" title="Rope splicing">Splices</a> &<br /> splicing</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/Eye_splice" title="Eye splice">Eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fid" title="Fid">Fid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlinspike" title="Marlinspike">Marlinspike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rat-tail_splice" title="Rat-tail splice">Rat-tail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-splice" title="T-splice">T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Union_splice" title="Western Union splice">Western Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Stopper_knot" title="Stopper knot">Stopper</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/Ashley%27s_stopper_knot" title="Ashley's stopper knot">Ashley's stopper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Button_knot" title="Button knot">Button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_overhand_knot" title="Double overhand knot">Double overhand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Figure-eight_knot" title="Figure-eight knot">Figure-eight knot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monkey%27s_fist" title="Monkey's fist">Monkey's fist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overhand_knot" title="Overhand knot">Overhand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevedore_knot" title="Stevedore knot">Stevedore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Whipping_knot" title="Whipping knot">Whipping</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/Common_whipping" title="Common whipping">Common</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overhand_knot_with_draw-loop" title="Overhand knot with draw-loop">Overhand knot with draw-loop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_whipping" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese whipping">Portuguese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailmaker%27s_whipping" title="Sailmaker's whipping">Sailmaker's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Country_whipping" title="West Country whipping">West Country</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Lists_of_knotsRelated_topics" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Lists of knots</li><li>Related topics</li></ul></div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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