Knots Index
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If you have never visited this website before then I would recommend that you begin at the Home Page. It explains that the type of rope you use, the age of the rope, the wear and tear on the rope, the types of knots you tie, whether you tied the knots properly or not, whether you "dressed" the knots properly or not, whether you "set" the knots properly or not, and so on, all have an impact on the Safe Working Load of your rope and the security of the knots you tie. Whatever risks are associated with the rope or string that you use and the knots that you tie, remember that the risks are entirely your own.
Here is a list of the articles in this series. Every link will open up in a new window to give you more control as you browse around in this website:
This is a complete index of all of the knots at this website, and there are two ways to view this information:
If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the ABOK # in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Axle Hitch (ABOK #162), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#162
ABOK # |
Commonly Known As | Picture |
162 | Axle Hitch |
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200 | Scaffold Hitch |
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271, 1733 |
Kelleg Hitch, Killick Hitch, Timber Hitch and Half Hitch |
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516 | Double Overhand Knot |
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519 |
Overhand Knot, Thumb Knot |
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520 | Figure Eight Knot |
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526 |
Ashley's Stopper Knot, Oysterman's Stopper |
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529 | Slip Knot |
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600 | Chinese Button |
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787 | Knife Lanyard |
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1009 | Overhand Loop |
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1010 | Bowline |
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1012 | Water Bowline |
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1013 |
Double Bowline, Double-Knotted Bowline, Round Turn Bowline |
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1017, 1035 |
Angler's Loop, Perfection Loop |
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1024 |
Bowstring Knot, Honda Knot |
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1032 | Square Knot |
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1034.5 |
Cowboy Bowline, Dutch Marine Bowline, Left-Hand Bowline |
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1035, 1017 |
Angler's Loop, Perfection Loop |
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1047 |
Figure-Eight on a Bight, Figure-Eight Loop, Flemish Loop |
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1050 |
Artillery Loop, Harness Loop, Manharness Loop |
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1053 |
Alpine Butterfly, Butterfly Loop, Lineman's Loop |
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1058 |
Directional Figure-Eight Knot, Inline Figure-Eight Loop, Single Bowline on the Bight |
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1072 |
French Bowline, Portuguese Bowline |
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1080 | Bowline on the Bight |
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1085 | Double Figure-Eight Loop |
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1087 | Spanish Bowline |
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1097 |
Three-Part Crown in the Bight, Triple Crown |
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1100 |
ABOK #1100, Double Splayed Loop in the Bight |
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1117 | Running Bowline |
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1142 | Jug Sling Hitch |
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1152 | Sheep Shank |
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1178 | Clove Hitch |
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1189 | Constrictor Knot |
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1214 | Shoelace Knots | |
1306 | Turk's Head Knots |
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1402 |
Reef Knot, Square Knot |
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1410 | Overhand Bend |
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1411 |
Figure-Eight Bend, Flemish Bend |
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1412 |
Ring Knot, Tape Knot, Water Knot |
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1414 |
Fisherman's Knot, True Lover's Knot, Water Knot |
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1415 |
Double Fisherman's Knot, Grapevine Knot |
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1431 | Sheet Bend |
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1434 | Double Sheet Bend |
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1439 | Carrick Bend |
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1452 |
ABOK #1452, The Ashley Bend |
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1455 | Bowline Bend |
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1665 | Timber Hitch |
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1673 |
Cow Hitch, Lark's Head Hitch, Lanyard Hitch |
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1681 |
Magnus Hitch, Rolling Hitch |
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1694, 2168 |
Bale Sling Hitch, Cow Hitch and Bowline, Strap Hitch |
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1710 | Two Half Hitches |
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1711 | Buntline Hitch |
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1720 | Round Turn and Two Half Hitches |
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1723, 1841 |
Anchor Bend, Fisherman's Bend |
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1730 |
Midshipman's Hitch, Tautline Hitch |
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1733, 271 |
Kelleg Hitch, Killick Hitch, Timber Hitch and Half Hitch |
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1815 | Pile Hitch |
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1841, 1723 |
Anchor Bend, Fisherman's Bend |
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2030 | Marlingspike Hitch |
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2168, 1694 |
Bale Sling Hitch, Cow Hitch and Bowline, Strap Hitch |
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2176, 2177 |
Barrel Hitch |
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2202 | Monkey's Fist | |
2436 |
Good Luck Knot, Shamrock Knot |
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2496 |
Portuguese Sinnet, Solomon Bar |
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2868 |
Chain Plait, Chain Sinnet, Chain Stitch |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Double Dragon (Hyperlink Name aaa), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaa
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Alpine Butterfly, Butterfly Loop, Lineman's Loop |
1053 | 1053 |
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Bowline | 1010 | 1010 |
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Double Dragon | aaa |
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Double-Knotted Bowline, Double Bowline, Round Turn Bowline |
1013 | 1013 |
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Figure-Eight Loop, Figure-Eight on a Bight, Flemish Loop |
1047 | 1047 |
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Inline Figure-Eight Loop, Directional Figure-Eight Knot, Single Bowline on the Bight |
1058 | 1058 |
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Left-Hand Bowline, Dutch Marine Bowline, Cowboy Bowline |
1034.5 | 1034.5 |
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Artillery Loop, Harness Loop, Manharness Loop |
1050 | 1050 |
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Overhand Loop | 1009 | 1009 |
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Perfection Loop, Angler's Loop |
1017, 1035 |
1017 or 1035 |
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Tugboat Bowline, Flying Bowline |
aab |
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Water Bowline | 1012 | 1012 |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Birmingham Bowline (Hyperlink Name aac), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aac
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Double Splayed Loop in the Bight, ABOK #1100 |
1100 | 1100 |
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Birmingham Bowline | aac |
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Bowline on the Bight | 1080 | 1080 |
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Double Alpine Butterfly | aad |
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Double Double Dragon | aae |
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Double Figure-Eight Loop | 1085 | 1085 |
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French Bowline, Portuguese Bowline |
1072 | 1072 |
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Spanish Bowline | 1087 | 1087 |
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Triple Crown, Three-Part Crown in the Bight |
1097 | 1097 |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Birmingham Bowline (Hyperlink Name aaf), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaf
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Birmingham Bowline | aaf |
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French Bowline, Portuguese Bowline |
1072 | 1072 |
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Triple Alpine Butterfly | aag |
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Triple Bowline | aah |
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Triple Double Dragon | aai |
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Triple Figure-Eight Loop | aaj |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Adjustable Grip Hitch (Hyperlink Name aak), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aak
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Adjustable Grip Hitch | aak |
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Back Hand Hitch | 1725 | 1725 |
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Buntline Hitch | 1711 | 1711 |
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Clove Hitch | 1178 | 1178 |
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Constrictor Knot | 1189 | 1189 |
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Fisherman's Bend, Anchor Bend |
1723, 1841 |
1723 or 1841 |
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Highwayman's Hitch | aal |
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Lark's Head Hitch, Cow Hitch, Lanyard Hitch |
1673 | 1673 |
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Pile Hitch | 1815 | 1815 |
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Rolling Hitch, Magnus Hitch |
1681 | 1681 |
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Round Turn and Two Half Hitches | 1720 | 1720 |
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Sailor's Gripping Hitch | aam |
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Sliding Sheet Bend | aan |
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Tarbuck Knot | aao |
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Tautline Hitch, Midshipman's Hitch |
1730 | 1730 |
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Two Half Hitches | 1710 | 1710 |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Alpine Butterfly Bend (Hyperlink Name aaq), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaq
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Adjustable Grip Hitches (Interlocked) | aap |
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Alpine Butterfly Bend | aaq |
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The Ashley Bend, ABOK #1452 |
1452 | 1452 |
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Bowline Bend | 1455 | 1455 |
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Carrick Bend | 1439 | 1439 |
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Double Dragon Bend | aar |
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Double Fisherman's Knot, Grapevine Knot, Double English Knot |
1415 | 1415 |
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Double Sheet Bend | 1434 | 1434 |
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Figure-Eight Bend, Flemish Bend |
1411 | 1411 |
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Fisherman's Knot, Water Knot, Angler's Knot, English Knot, Englishman's Knot, True Lover's Knot, Waterman's Knot |
1414 | 1414 |
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Hunter's Bend, Rigger's Bend |
aas |
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Overhand Bend | 1410 | 1410 |
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Reef Knot, Square Knot |
1402 | 1402 |
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Ring Knot, Water Knot, Tape Knot |
1412 | 1412 |
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Sheet Bend | 1431 | 1431 |
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Zeppelin Bend, Rosendahl's Bend |
aat |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Blimp Knot (Hyperlink Name aau), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aau
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Ashley's Stopper Knot, Oysterman's Stopper |
526 | 526 |
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Axle Hitch | 162 | 162 |
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Bale Sling Hitch, Strap Hitch, Cow Hitch and Bowline |
1694, 2168 |
1694 or 2168 |
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Barrel Hitch |
2176, 2177 |
2176 |
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Blimp Knot | aau |
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Double Overhand Knot | 516 | 516 |
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Figure Eight Knot | 520 | 520 |
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Honda Knot, Bowstring Knot |
1024 | 1024 |
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Jug Sling Hitch | 1142 | 1142 |
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Killick Hitch, Kelleg Hitch, Timber Hitch and Half Hitch |
271, 1733 |
271 or 1733 |
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Marlingspike Hitch | 2030 | 2030 |
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Overhand Knot, Thumb Knot |
519 | 519 |
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Reef Knot, Square Knot |
1402 | 1402 |
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Running Bowline | 1117 | 1117 |
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Scaffold Hitch | 200 | 200 |
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Sheep Shank | 1152 | 1152 |
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Shoelace Knots | 1214 | 1214 | |
Slip Knot | 529 | 529 |
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Timber Hitch | 1665 | 1665 |
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Trucker's Hitch | aav |
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If you want to create a link directly to any of the following knots, use the Hyperlink Name in your link.
For example, to create a link to the Blimp Knot (Hyperlink Name aaw), use the following address:
http://www.Layhands.com/Knots/Knots_KnotsIndex.htm#aaw
Commonly Known As |
ABOK # |
Hyperlink Name |
Picture |
Blimp Knot | aaw |
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Braid Knot | aax |
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Chain Stitch, Chain Plait, Chain Sinnet |
2868 | 2868 |
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Chinese Button | 600 | 600 |
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Dragonfly | aay |
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Good Luck Knot, Shamrock Knot |
2436 | 2436 |
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Jug Sling Hitch | 1142 | 1142 |
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Knife Lanyard | 787 | 787 |
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Monkey's Fist | 2202 | 2202 | |
Portuguese Sinnet, Solomon Bar |
2496 | 2496 |
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Square Knot | 1032 | 1032 |
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Turk's Head Knots | 1306 | 1306 |
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Modification History
11/17/2006: | Added a link to my new page called "Dave's Websites." |
11/02/2005: | Added a Hyperlink Name for each knot that does not have an ABOK #. |
10/18/2005: | Instead of using the pictures as links, now it uses the knot names as links. This should be more intuitive, especially if someone else creates a link which points to a specific knot on this page. |
10/17/2005: | New article. |
Dave Root
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