{"id":9371,"date":"2022-11-10T20:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T02:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/?p=9371"},"modified":"2023-09-28T20:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:49:29","slug":"easiest-knots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/easiest-knots\/","title":{"rendered":"The Easiest Knots You Can Tie For Almost All Situations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are thousands of knots out there.  But, we&#8217;re not going to talk about those.  Do you know why?  Because this article is about the <strong>EASY <\/strong>knots so you don&#8217;t have to spend hours practicing and figuring out dozens of knots.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get to it.  First, let&#8217;s talk about why you might need a knot so you can find out what type of knot you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ll make sure and focus on giving you the EASIEST knot you can tie in each of these categories.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, the easiest knot is not usually the BEST knot, but they will often do for most situations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Do You Need a Knot For?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tying a rope around an object so the object doesn&#8217;t move<\/strong>: You can use a binding knot, <a href=\"#binding-knot\">check out this section of this article.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tying two ropes together<\/strong>:  You need a <strong>bend<\/strong>, <a href=\"#bend\">check out this section of this article.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tying a loop that doesn&#8217;t shrink or grow when it&#8217;s tightened:  You need a <strong>fixed loop<\/strong>.  <a href=\"#fixed-loop\">Check out this section of this article<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tying a loop that shrinks as it tightens<\/strong>: You need a <strong>constricting loop!<\/strong> <a href=\"#constricting-loop\">Check out this section of this article<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attaching a rope to an object<\/strong>: You need a <strong>hitch<\/strong>!  <a href=\"#hitch\">Check out this section of the article.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"binding-knot\">Tying a Rope Around an Object So The Object Doesn&#8217;t Move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tying your shoes, tying a bundle of pillows, blankets, poles, or wood&#8211;all of these benefits from a binding knot.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The easiest knot that accomplishes all of these is the square knot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Tie The Square Knot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mv-video\"><div class=\"mv-video-target mv-video-id-s66mrgvqhbjbj2regvyf\" data-video-id=\"s66mrgvqhbjbj2regvyf\" data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-volume=\"70\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> If you&#8217;d prefer picture instructions rather than a video,<a href=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/square-knot\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9242\"> check out our in-depth article on the square knot<\/a>.  If you want to see what the square knot is good for (and what it isn&#8217;t) we also have this article <a href=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/square-knot-uses\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9100\">on that topic.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are examples of the square knot in action so you can get an idea of what it can be used for:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1024x768.avif 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1067x800.avif 1067w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-768x576.avif 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-rotated.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1024x768.webp 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1067x800.webp 1067w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-768x576.webp 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-rotated.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"484\" width=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/tying-shoes-rotated.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" class=\"wp-image-9108 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:645px;height:484px\"  > <\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My shoes tied with the square knot (with two <a href=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/knots\/glossary\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9257\">bights<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-768x1024.avif 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-600x800.avif 600w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope.avif 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-768x1024.webp 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-600x800.webp 600w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope.webp 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-768x1024.jpg\" height=\"743\" width=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/square-knot-around-small-bundle-of-rope.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" class=\"wp-image-9122 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:557px;height:743px\"  > <\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A bundle of rope tied in place with a square knot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-1024x575.avif 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-768x431.avif 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-1024x575.webp 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-768x431.webp 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-1024x575.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PoleLashing.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" class=\"wp-image-9107 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:632px;height:354px\"  > <\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These poles are wrapped and tied off with square knots on both ends.  Makes it MUCH easier to carry.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bend\">Tying Two Ropes Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have two ropes and you want to tie them together to make a longer rope?  Well, a &#8220;bend&#8221; is what you need.  A bend is a special knot for tying two ropes together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The easiest bend is to use the sheet bend.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>psst&#8230; you can actually use the square knot as a bend, but the sheet bend can be doubled and can be made more secure than the square knot.  You can use the square knot for non-critical situations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Tie The Sheet Bend:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mv-video\"><div class=\"mv-video-target mv-video-id-jj5v4zym6psk95bhtheb\" data-video-id=\"jj5v4zym6psk95bhtheb\" data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-volume=\"70\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would rather see picture instructions of the sheet bend, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/sheet-bend-uses\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"9115\">article, here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sheet bend can be used to lengthen two ropes, or if you want to tie a rope to the middle of a rope it works great. the sheet bend can be doubled to strengthen it (it&#8217;s not super secure, otherwise).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fixed-loop\">Tying a Loop That Doesn&#8217;t Shrink Or Grow When Tightened<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A fixed loop is <strong>incredibly useful<\/strong>.  If you just want to make a loop that stays put, then you&#8217;re in the right place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The easiest loop to tie is likely the bowline<\/strong>.  This loop can be tied with one hand.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Tie the Bowline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mv-video\"><div class=\"mv-video-target mv-video-id-vuuh5uodzsmbhdthweet\" data-video-id=\"vuuh5uodzsmbhdthweet\" data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-volume=\"70\" data-disable-optimize=\"1\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The bowline can be used in so many situations, including but not limited to: Making a loop as an anchor point for a carabiner, or a loop so you can feed the line through to make a girth hitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"constricting-loop\">Tying a Loop That Shrinks As It Tightens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>(Always be very careful with any loop that constricts).  A loop that constricts when it tightens can be used to cinch something in place.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest loop that shrinks as it tightens is the <strong>slip knot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Tie the Slip Knot<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" id=\"left-overhand-crossing-turn\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1024x768.avif 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1067x800.avif 1067w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-768x576.avif 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1024x768.webp 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1067x800.webp 1067w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-768x576.webp 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"768\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Left_overhand_crossing_turn.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-9269 size-full sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Left Overhand Crossing Turn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A counterclockwise loop with the working end sitting on <strong>top<\/strong> of the standing part.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1. Make a Left Overhand Crossing Turn (<a href=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/knots\/glossary\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9257\">see the glossary<\/a> for more knot terms)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2. Pull the standing part through the top of the crossing turn to make a loop.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3. Pull the loop through and pull the <a href=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/knots\/glossary\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"9257\">working end<\/a> at the same time to tighten.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1024x768.avif 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1067x800.avif 1067w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-768x576.avif 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1024x768.webp 1024w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1067x800.webp 1067w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-768x576.webp 768w,https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1024x768.jpg\" height=\"768\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"wp-image-9275 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slip knot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hitch\">Attaching a Rope To An Object<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you need to tie your rope to something?  Well, then you need a Hitch!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The easiest hitch (that actually can hold) is the clove hitch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Tie The Clove Hitch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mv-video\"><div class=\"mv-video-target mv-video-id-ypbzgbp7i8zun1gzxyof\" data-video-id=\"ypbzgbp7i8zun1gzxyof\" data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-volume=\"70\" data-disable-optimize=\"1\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The clove hitch is actually a great start to other knots and can be strengthened if necessary.  You can tie it off with a half hitch to secure it a bit more.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are thousands of knots out there. But, we&#8217;re not going to talk about those. Do you know why? Because this article is about the EASY knots so you don&#8217;t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":61,"label":"Knots"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/slip-knot-1024x768.jpg",640,480,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Peter","author_link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/author\/outsidedecider\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":61,"name":"Knots","slug":"knots","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":61,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":24,"count":10,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","cat_ID":61,"category_count":10,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Knots","category_nicename":"knots","category_parent":24}],"tag_info":false,"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9371"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10514,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9371\/revisions\/10514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}