Knot

A knot consist of lengths of one or several ropes, coiled through themselves in a way to produce a structural altering the characteristics of the rope. Knots may be used for fastening ropes to other structures, other ropes, or to let a rope slide along another rope.

Knots are instrumental in sailing and climbing, and many other activities.

Well known knots include:

• noose
• slip
• bowline
• sheet bend
• square
• figure eight
• overhand
• single stopper
• double stopper
• reef knot
• clove hitch
• half hitch
• italian hitch

descriptions and tying instructions should be added

Higher dimension trivia: knots in ropes are impossible in dimensions higher than the third dimension.

See also: Scouting