Knot Master Levels & Instructions

Entry Level: White Rope & Whipping
Cow Hitch (Lark’s Head)	Easy way to attach a rope to a post or ring
Whipping / Fusing	To keep a rope from fraying
Hitch Level: Blue Whipping
Square Knot	Binding knot of the ends of the same sized rope
Two Half Hitches	To tie a rope around a post
Taut-Line Hitch	To tighten tent guy-lines
Timber Hitch	To tie a rope to an object, drag a log, start a lashing
Clove Hitch	To tie a rope to a post, used to start most lashings
Bowline	To tie a rope to an object, very secure knot
Lashing Level: Green Whipping
Square Lashing	To bind two poles together at a 90⁰ or right angle
**Shear Lashing	To bind two poles together at a 0⁰ – 45⁰ angle for an A-frame
Diagonal Lashing	To bind two poles together at a 45⁰ – 90⁰ angle
Tripod Lashing	To bind three poles together to make a tripod
**Round Lashing	To bind two poles together side by side
Bend Level: Yellow Whipping
Sheet Bend	To tie two ropes of the same or different size together
Double Sheet Bend	More secure version of the Sheet Bend
Water Knot (Tape Knot)	To form a loop or sling, used mainly with webbing
Fisherman’s Knot	To tie two ropes of the same size together
Figure-8	Stopper knot
**Figure-8 Follow-Through (NOT a Figure 8 on a Bight)	To anchor a rope around an object
Heaving Line Knot	To add weight to the end of a rope for throwing
Sheepshank	To shorten a rope, rope must stay under tension
Loop Level: Orange Whipping
One-Handed Bowline	Use to tie a bowline around yourself
Bowline On A Bight	To suspend or lift objects
French Bowline	To make a bowline with two loops
Alpine Butterfly	To make a no slip loop in the bight of a rope
Anchor Bend	To secure a rope to an anchor chain (for small boats)
Mooring Hitch	To secure a small boat to a piling
Slippery Sheet Bend	To temporarily tie two ropes of the same or different size together
Hunter’s Bend	Substitute for a Sheet Bend, can be used with “slippery” rope
KnotMaster Level: Red Whipping
Trucker’s Knot	For securing cargo to the bed of a truck
Diamond Hitch	For securing cargo to a pack animal
Jug Knot	To attach a rope to the neck of a container
Turk’s Head	Decorative knot, neckerchief slides
Monkey’s Fist	To add weight to the end of a rope for throwing, decorative knot
Boatswain’s Knot (Lanyard Knot)	To make a lanyard or as a stopper knot
Fox Tail (**Back Splice & Eye Splice)	To prevent a rope from fraying; to create a permanent loop in the end of a rope