Animated Knots: Learn how to tie knots with step-by-step animation
If you're not handsome, at least be handy ;) Got into knots partly as a hobby, partly because they actually come in handy when camping or when the license plate holder of your car gets knocked off from a low curb and you need a quick way of reattaching it. You know, good life skills.<p>If you want to experiment, there's really only three knots that will solve 80% of your common needs:<p>1) Bowline: <a href="https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline-knot" rel="nofollow">https://www.animatedknots.com/bowline-knot</a> -- secure loop that doesn't slide, easy to undo (mnemonic: "rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree, and runs back down the hole")<p>2) Midshipman's Hitch: <a href="https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot" rel="nofollow">https://www.animatedknots.com/midshipmans-hitch-knot</a> -- sliding adjustable-tension knot for tying down gear or guy lines<p>3) Square Knot: <a href="https://www.animatedknots.com/square-knot" rel="nofollow">https://www.animatedknots.com/square-knot</a> For quick tying of two ropes together. Fun fact: the square knot is also how you already tie your shoelaces! You're just using a loop (a "bight") instead of the end of the rope because bights are commonly added to quickly undo knots (see, you're already using advanced techniques!). And funner fact: if you understand how you accidentally reverse the square knot to make it weaker, you can understand how NOT to tie your shoelaces in the way that makes them come undone easily!<p>Bonus Points: the Trucker's Hitch for tying down gear. It's basically any number of fixed-loop knots like the bowline to create a "pully" (mechanical advantage), fixed by any number of adjustable tension knots like the midshipman's to hold it down.