How to Knot a Rope

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Standard Single Rope Knot^{[1]
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Make a loop with the rope. Cut the rope, so that it is a little longer than three times the length of the knot you will tie.Pass the strand in your right hand under the left side of the rope, near the left strand, creating a loop that is about the length of the knot.
- To make the project easier, position the rope so that the intersection lies on the left and the loop on the right.If you follow this pattern, the right end of the rope should now point upwards once the step is completed.
Bring the right end of the rope over the left portion of the loop.Thread it through the loop and once inside, pass the garment under the bottom portion of the loop near the intersection.
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Twist the noose. Fold the top of the loop down so that it crosses over the bottom edge of the original loop.Cross it close to the first knot and not towards the open end of the loop.
- As you cross the string over itself, the original top should cross the original bottom a short distance from the new intersection you created.The result should be a new, smaller loop formed just after the original knot connection.
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Pass the garment through the new hole. Insert the free end of the rope through the hole you just created.This action creates a new joining point in the braid.
- Bring the loose end over the bottom of the new hole, through the hole, and back out through the bottom of the top of the hole.The leader should now be angled upwards, above the rest of the rope.
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Continue down. You will need to continue creating new, small loops starting from the largest one and weaving the loose end through each of the loops.The knot will be complete once there is no longer enough large loop to work and use for creating smaller loops.
- At the end of the connecting stitch, twist the larger loop to create a smaller hole or gap.
- Queue through this space to complete another link.
- Repeat as many times as you feel necessary.
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Tighten the knot. Push the free end of the rope into the final loop and then pull it out from underneath.Tighten the knot, pulling both ends in opposite directions.
- The conclusion of this step completes the knot.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Monkey Knot^{[2]
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Tie a slip knot. Cut the rope so that it is about three times as long as the knot.Tie a slip knot towards the beginning of the end of the rope.
- Tying a slip knot requires you to make a series of loops.
  - The first loop should be as close to the beginning of the end as possible.Cross the long part of the rope over the beginning of the end of the rope so that the portion originating from the final portion of the rope is at the end of the resulting intersection.The longest end of the rope should be at the top of the loop.
  - Thread the long side of the rope into the loop you just created.Use only a small section of rope.You should finish by pulling a small U-shaped portion of rope through the initial loop to create a second loop, and the final end of the rope should be nowhere near this point.
  - Tug this new loop slightly to tighten the slip knot.By doing this, you should have completed the slip knot.
Join another portion of the working side of the rope to form another loop.It should be directly next to the slipknot you just created.
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Thread the noose into the slipknot. Thread the new loop through the underside of the slip knot.Pull them up, then through the loop and then out, yanking it towards the working side of the rope to tighten it slightly.
- Note that it is easier to tighten each loop during work when this method of knotting was developed.Trying to tighten the loops once the knot is finished may make the knot loose or uneven overall.
Take another section of rope from the working end, again making sure it is directly next to the loop you just created.Push it under, through and out of, tugging gently to secure.
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Continue along the entire length of the rope. The rest of the knot is completed by simply making new loops on the working side of the rope and pulling these loops through whatever other loops are in front of them.
- Take another section of rope from the working end.Thread this section under and through the loop you previously formed with the rope.
- Repeat this step as many times as you feel necessary.
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Pass the end of the rope through the final loop. When you have enough knots in the rope, create a final special loop to pass the final strand through.Pull both ends of the rope tight to subsequently tighten the knot securely.
- To create a binding loop at the end:
  - Pass the working end of the rope over the top side of the last loop and through it, so that the end is now coming out of the last loop on the bottom side.
  - Continue pulling this end until you reach the end of the loop that is forming on the outside side.Pass the loose end over the rope portion of this new loop.
  - Pull tight until the new loop closes, leaving one end of the rope secure.
- The conclusion of this step completes the knot.
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Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Four Strand Knot^{[3]
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Join the two ends. For this technique you will need to knot or fuse four strands of rope together.There are several ways to do this, but the easiest is to knot four pieces of string together at one end.
- The number of pieces of string you will use for this method can vary as long as you have at least four strands to work with.You can work with four separate pieces of string, or you can fold two pieces of string in half and treat the two ends of one piece as two strands so that you have a total of four strands to work with.You can also use eight strands of rope, as long as you work in groups of two, essentially treating two strands as one.
- To make this tutorial easier the wires will be labeled "A, B, C, D".Wires "B" and "C" are the two middle wires.
- There are a variety of knots you could use to hold the rope together.For example, if you're working with two pieces of string and plan to treat them like four strands, you can create a Zeppelin fold.^{[5]
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  - Make sure to work towards the center of both pieces of rope so you have an equal amount of rope on both sides.Otherwise you won't have four whole strands to work with for this knot.
  - Make the number "6" with the first piece of string.The flowing line should lie on the low side of the intersection.
  - Form the number "9" with the other string.The flowing line should be on top of the high side of the intersection.
  - Partially stretch the "6" loop over the "9" loop.
  - Pass the end of the "6" through the opening of the "9" and the opening of the "6".
  - Pass the end of the "9" through the opening of the "6" and the opening of the "9".
  - Pull the two ends tight to secure the knot.
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Cross the two central threads. Cross "C" over "B".Wrap "C" around "B" so that it crosses "B" before eventually wrapping under this and returning to its original position in the group.
- When you finish this step, the ends of the four strands should be in the same order as they were at the beginning.
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Cross one end over the middle. Bring "A" over "B".Do not cross "A" over "C".
- Weave the remaining piece together.Pass "D" under "C".Bring it up to the other side of "C" and pass it over "A".Do not cross "D" with "B".
- At the end of this step, the order of the wires should be 'B, D, A, C'.
- At the end of this step you will have completed a block of knots
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Repeat this pattern along the rope. Follow the same pattern used to complete the first block of knots along the rope until the braid is as long as you wanted it or to the end of the rope.At the end of this step you will have completed a block of knots along the perimeter of the rope until the knot is as long as desired or until you are almost out of rope.
- At the beginning of each round, relabel the wires as A, B, C, D, depending on the order you are in now.
- Wrap "C" around "B".
- Bring "A" over "B".
- Cross "D" under "C" and over "A".
- Repeat as many times as you feel necessary.
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Join it to the other end. Once the knot is complete, you need to join the four strands at the end of the rope.You can fuse them together or create a knot that holds them in place.
- It may be easier for you to finish the braid with a knot, especially if your braid is fine enough to tie easily.There are various knots you can use.A common way to tie a rope is with a stopper knot. ^{[6]
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  - To complete a cap knot at the end of a four-strand braid, you will need to treat and work all four strands as one.
  - Form a loop by passing the loop end of the rope over and under the fixed end.
  - Insert the loop end into the small loop created by crossing the lines, essentially tying a knot over the fixed line.
  - Tighten the top knot.
  - Rope the loop leader through the new knot at the end of the rope.
  - Pull the entire loop through the nose.Slide the knot down to tighten the loose end.
  - Tighten both ends to secure the knot.
- The conclusion of this step completes the knot.
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