List of hitch knots
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A hitch is a type of knot
used for binding rope
to a part of a ship or other vehicle or object. This is an alphabetical list of hitch knots.
Knot
A knot is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving. It may consist of a length of one or several segments of rope, string, webbing, twine, strap, or even chain interwoven such that the line can bind to itself or to some other object—the "load"...
used for binding rope
Rope
A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength...
to a part of a ship or other vehicle or object. This is an alphabetical list of hitch knots.
- adjustable grip hitchAdjustable grip hitchThe adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded, but slip when shock loaded until tension is relieved enough for it to again hold fast....
-- a simple and useful hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. - alternate ring hitchingAlternate ring hitchingAlternate ring hitching, also known as Kackling or Keckling, is a type of ringbolt hitching formed with a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring...
-- a series of alternate left and right hitches made around a ring - anchor bend variant
- bale sling hitchBale sling hitchThe bale sling hitch is 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. In practice, a similar arrangement can also be formed using a fixed loop at the end of a rope. This loop could be formed at the end of a line...
- barrel hitchBarrel hitchThe "barrel hitch" and "barrel sling," named for their use in hoisting cargo aboard ships, are a simple yet effective way to suspend an object. The barrel sling lays the barrel on its side, while the barrel hitch keeps it vertical. They work by forming a "sling" around the object, which supports...
- becket hitchBecket hitchA becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket. A becket hitch has the same structure as the sheet bend, which joins, or "bends", the ends of two ropes together. The becket hitch, in contrast, fixes a rope to...
- blackwall hitchBlackwall hitchThe blackwall hitch is a temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook. Made of a simple half hitch over the hook, it will only hold when subjected to constant tension. It is used when the rope and hook are of equal size, but it is likely to slip if subjected to more than ordinary tension. Human...
- blake's hitchBlake's hitchThe Blake's Hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often use a loop of cord, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. Although it is a stable knot, it is often backed up with a stopper...
-- a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. - boom hitchBoom hitchThe boom hitch is a type of knot. It is a rather robust and secure method of attaching a line, or rope to a fixed object like a pipe, post, or sail boom....
- bottom-loaded release hitch
- buntline hitchBuntline hitchThe buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by looping the rope around an object, then making a clove hitch around the rope's standing part, taking care to tie the two half-hitches that compose the clove hitch in the direction of the object, rather than away...
- cat's pawCat's paw (knot)The Cat's paw is a knot used for connecting a rope to an object. It is very similar to the cow hitch except there is an additional twist on each side of the bight, making it less prone to slipping.- Comments :...
- chain hitch
- clinging clara
- clove hitchClove hitchA clove hitch is a type of knot. Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, it is often considered one of the most essential knots. A clove hitch is two successive half-hitches around an object. It is most effectively used as a crossing knot. It can be used as a binding knot, but is not...
- continuous ring hitchingContinuous ring hitchingContinuous ring hitching, also known as Single ringbolt hitching, is a series of identical hitches made around a ring. This is considered the simplest form of Ringbolt hitching. Covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage if the ring is likely to chafe or strike against something, such as a...
- cow hitch variant
- cow hitch with toggle
- cow hitchCow hitchThe cow hitch is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of half-hitches tied in opposing directions, as compared to the clove hitch in which the half-hitches are tied in the same direction. It has several variations and is known under a variety of names...
- double half hitches
- double overhand nooseDouble overhand nooseThe double overhand noose is a hitch knot used to bind a rope to a carabiner.- Releasing :A heavily tightened double overhand noose will jam...
- Farrimond friction hitchFarrimond friction hitchThe Farrimond friction hitch is a quick release adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain or adjust tension whilst remaining quick and easy to untie; such as when hanging the ridge line...
- garda hitchGarda hitchThe Garda Hitch also known as the Alpine Clutch is a class of climbing knots known as ratcheting knots for their ability to let the rope move in one direction, but not in the other...
- ground-line hitchGround-line hitchThe ground-line hitch is a type of knot used to attach a rope to an object. Worked-up and dressed properly, it is more secure than the simpler clove hitch and has less tendency to jam, but does not respond well to swinging. It can also be used as a simple binding knot and is classed among several...
- half hitchHalf hitchThe half hitch is a simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable component of a wide variety of useful and reliable hitches, bends, and knots....
- halter hitchHalter hitchThe halter hitch is a type of knot used to connect a rope to an object. As the name implies it is useful in tying the lead rope, which is attached to the halter, to a post or hitching rail. The benefit of the halter hitch is that it can be released by pulling on one end of the rope. Even if...
- highpoint hitchHighpoint hitchThe highpoint hitch is a type of knot. The main feature of the hitch is that it is very secure, yet if tied as a slipped knot it can be released quickly and easily with one pull, even after heavy loading...
- highwayman's hitchHighwayman's hitchThe highwayman's hitch is a type of knot. It is an insecure, quick-release, draw loop hitch for trivial use.-History:The knot was allegedly used by highwaymen for a quick getaway when they tied up their horses to a carriage they were robbing...
- hitching tieHitching tieThe hitching tie is a simple knot used to tie off stuff sacks that allows quick access as it unties quickly. To untie the knot, just pull hard on the free end of the rope and the knot will fall open. This is not a very strong knot for climbing or other extreme activities....
- icicle hitchIcicle hitchAn icicle hitch is a knot that is excellent for connecting to a post when weight is applied to an end running parallel to the post in a specific direction. This type of hitch will hold its place even when holding a substantial load on a smooth surface...
- killick hitchKillick hitchThe killick hitch is a type of hitch knot used to attach a rope to oddly shaped objects. This knot, also known as the kelleg hitch, is an alteration of the timber hitch.-Use and history:...
- knute hitchKnute hitchThe Knute hitch is used to attach a lanyard of small stuff to a marlingspike or other tool. Rigger Brion Toss named the hitch after his favourite marlingspike of the same name, although the hitch is likely much older.-Tying:...
- lighterman's hitch
- magnus hitch
- marline hitching
- marlinespike hitchMarlinespike hitchThe marlinespike hitch is a temporary knot used to attach a rod to a rope in order to form a handle. This allows more tension than could be produced comfortably by gripping the rope with the hands alone. It is useful when tightening knots and for other purposes in ropework.As the name suggests,...
- masthead knot
- midshipman's hitch
- munter hitchMunter hitchThe Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, is a simple knot, commonly used by climbers and cavers as part of a life-lining or belay system. To climbers, this knot is also known as HMS, the abbreviation for the German term Halbmastwurfsicherung, meaning half clove hitch belay...
- ossel hitchOssel hitchThe ossel hitch is a knot used to attach a rope or line to an object. It was originally used on Scottish gill nets to tie small line to larger rope that supported the net. Ossel is actually the Scottish word for "gill net" and for the line attaching the net to the float rope.-Tying:Place a turn...
- palomar knotPalomar knotThe Palomar knot is a knot that is used for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel.To tie the knot first double 8-12" of line into a loop and pass it through the eye of the hook, lure or swivel. Tie a very loose overhand knot using the doubled loop and the doubled section of...
- pile hitchPile hitchThe pile hitch is a kind of hitch, which is a knot used for attaching rope to a pole or other structure. The pile hitch is very easy to tie and can be tied in the bight, without access to either end of the rope, making it a valuable tool....
- pipe hitch
- prusik knot
- reverse half hitches
- round hitch
- round turn and two half hitches
- sailor's gripping hitchSailor's gripping hitchThe Gripping Sailor's Hitch is 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. It will even grip a tapered object, such as a marlin spike, in the direction of taper, similar to the Icicle hitch...
- sailor's hitchSailor's hitchThe sailor's hitch is a type of knot. It is a secure, jam-proof hitch....
- siberian hitchSiberian hitchSiberian Hitch is a knot used to attach a rope to an object. The hitch is thought to have originated from the Evenk people of Siberia. It is a quick release hitch often used by Ray Mears during his bushcraft television series. The hitch is known for the ease in which it can be tied even whilst...
- single hitchSingle hitchA Single hitch is a type of knot. This hitch is actually an overhand knot tied around or through an object.In the California Conservation Corps, many are taught to use the Single hitch in flood fighting techniques....
- slippery hitchSlippery hitchA slippery hitch is a knot used to attach a line to a rod or bar. It does not provide great strength compared to some other knots, but it can be tied relatively quickly and released very easily...
- snell knotSnell knotThe snell knot is a hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line. It passes through the eye of the hook, but primarily attaches to the shaft...
- snuggle hitchSnuggle hitchThe snuggle hitch is a modification of the clove hitch, and is stronger and more secure. Owen K. Nuttall of the International Guild of Knot Tyers came up with this unique hitch, and it was first documented in the Guild's Knotting Matters magazine issue of January, 1987.Generally, hitches are used...
- taut-line hitchTaut-line hitchThe taut-line hitch is an adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension. It is useful when the length of a line will need to be periodically adjusted in order to maintain tension. It is made by tying a rolling hitch around the standing part after passing around an anchor object...
- timber hitchTimber hitchThe timber hitch is a knot used to attach a single length of rope to a piece of wood. This knot is easily undone after use.To make the knot, pass the rope completely around the wood. Pass the running end around the standing part, then through the loop that you have just formed. Make three turns...
- trilene knotTrilene knotThe Trilene knot is a multi purpose fishing knot that can be used for attaching monofilament line to hooks, swivels and lures. It resists slippage and failures.-External links:* * * *...
- trucker's hitchTrucker's hitchThe trucker's hitch is a compound knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. This general arrangement, using loops and turns in the rope itself to form a crude block and tackle, has long been used to tension lines and is known by multiple names...
-- also known as the power cinch, is a self-binding knot commonly used for securing loads on trucks or trailers. - tugboat hitchTugboat hitchThe Tugboat hitch is a knot ideal for heavy towing, or making fast to a post, bollard, or winch. It is easy to release, even under great load.-Tying:...
- two half hitches
- uni knotUni knotThe Uni Knot is 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....
- wagoner's hitch