Your challenge is to create these knots with the paracord included in your packet—or any other rope segments you have lying around. A great tutorial website is https://www.animatedknots.com/basic-knots where you’ll get some great tips. If you know these knots, we promise you’ll “save the day” at some point with your skills. Happy tying.
K1: Clove Hitch
K2: Half Hitch
K3: Two Half Hitches
K4: Square Knot
K5: Sheet Bend
K6: Midshipman’s Hitch (errantly known by Scouters as the Taut-line Hitch)
K7: Bowline
K8: Figure 8 Follow Through
K9: Clinch Knot
K10: Trucker’s Hitch
K1 // THE CLOVE HITCH
The clove hitch knot is fast, easy and effective. A clove hitch can be used to quickly secure a rope to a solid structure. Great knot to start off with. Make a loop around your structure with your rope. Then make another loop. This time, pass the end of the rope under the loop before you tighten. This knot can come undone if the tension is released, but you can add a square knot for more security if you like. https://www.101knots.com/clove-hitch.html
K2 // HALF HITCH
K3 // TWO HALF HITCHES
The two half hitches knot is a step up from the clove hitch. The two half hitches knot can be used to attach your rope to a solid structure. This knot is an easy one, just wrap the end around your structure and make a half hitch, and then wrap the line in the same direction to make the second half hitch. Pull it tight to secure, and you're done. If you look closely, it’s kind of like a clove hitch, but the clove is around the rope.
K4 // SQUARE KNOT
The square knot is quite possibly the most commonly used knot. If you only learn one type of knot, make it this one. The square knot or reef knot can be used to combine two similar ropes together or just to tie off a knot on a rope.
How to tie it:
The easiest way to remember is a right-over-left overhand knot, and then a left-over-right overhand knot. Just two simple ties, but make sure you do them in the right order so you can untie the knot when ready. Otherwise you have a “Granny Knot” which is a weak knot.
K5 // SHEET BEND
Need to tie two ropes together? This is the knot for you. The sheet bend won’t slip when ropes of dissimilar material and size are entwined.
When tying the knot, be sure that the working ends are on the same side; otherwise, the knot might be unreliable. [The working end is the long part of the rope. See how this picture has the long ends at the top of the photo?] If you tie a thick and thin rope together, use the thick rope to form the “stationary loop” and the thin rope as the “working line.”
K6 // MIDSHIPMAN’S HITCH (Taut-Line Hitch)
The Midshipman’s Hitch Knot creates an adjustable loop in the end of a rope. Great for tying the ends of your tent with rope to a stake, or for tying down a tarp to a stake in the ground. Or tying up a boat to a clasp, as shown in this picture.
It has an interesting history. Most of your adult friends know this as the Taut-line Hitch. Actually, this mistake comes from the 1948 Boy Scout Handbook which put the name Midshipman’s knot with the wrong knot. Later the name was corrected, but the wrong knot persisted.
The Midshipman’s Hitch is a bit tricky. Go to AnimatedKnots.com and search for the animated instruction. Here are two key photos. Good luck!
K7 // BOWLINE
This knot is popular among mountaineers, climbers, sailors and others. Use the bowline when you need a non-slip loop at the end of a line. The knot won’t slip, regardless of the load applied. Begin by forming a loop or “rabbit hole.” The “rabbit” (working end) of the rope goes up through the hole, around the tree, then back down the hole. The knot will slip as it tightens, so allow a long working end.
K8 // FIGURE 8 FOLLOW THROUGH
Here’s a knot you’ll need to know if you want to go rock climbing, or if you want to create a secure loop on the end of a rope. The loop can be tied to you, if you’re climbing, or to something else that needs to be secure. And it’s fun to tie.
To tie this, create a Figure 8 knot (pictured) and leave the knot loose. Then, follow in reverse order the rope back through the untied knot and leave a loop. These photos should help.
Practice this one a lot so it’s right when you tie it to yourself before being lowered over a cliff! The finished product is beautiful.
K9 // CLINCH KNOT
If you want to catch fish, you need this baby. It’s how you tie the end of your fishing line to a spinner, or a lure, or a hook with a worm. Simple to tie, but if it’s not tied right, the big one will get away. Pro-tip: Before you “cinch” it tight on the hook, make sure you spi on the line so it doesn’t overheat.
K10 // TRUCKER’S HITCH
The Trucker’s Hitch (Power Cinch Knot, Lorry Knot, Haymaker’s Hitch, Harvester’s Hitch) has the distinctive feature of providing a mechanical advantage when being tightened. The variety of names for this hitch is a tribute to its widespread use. It is a valuable knot – particularly for securing loads or tarpaulins. This is a great knot-- you’ll use this every time you move.
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