Scouting Knots

How to tie scout knots.

Scouting Knots

Scouting Knots

Keep twisted rope from fraying by weaving strands backward.

A sling to lift a barrel or bucket.

Relatively secure fixed loop at the end of a rope.

Secure a rope to a post or spar.

Clove Hitch on a Bight

Clove Hitch on a Bight

Attach a rope to a post without access to ends.

Common Whipping

Common Whipping

Simple wrapping method to prevent rope end from fraying.

Component of the back splice and various decorative knots.

Diagonal Lashing

Diagonal Lashing

Bind two spars or poles together at an angle.

Friendship Knot

Friendship Knot

Decorative knot for tying scarves, symbolizing friendship in Scouting.

Secure fixed loop at the end of a rope.

Midshipman's Hitch

Midshipman's Hitch

Adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension.

Create a longer spar from two shorter ones.

Bind two poles to create a pivot for bridges, levers, or lifting.

Shorten rope or take up slack without cutting or damaging the rope.

Securely join ropes of different or similar size.

Simple binding knot for securing objects, not suitable for joining two ropes.

Knot for securely binding two poles together at right angles.

Taut-line Hitch

Taut-line Hitch

Adjustable friction hitch used to maintain tension in ropes and tent lines.

Simple knot for hauling timber, initiating lashings, and attaching bowstrings or guitar strings.

Create tripod structures used in campsite and pioneering projects.

Turk's Head (Woggle)

Turk's Head (Woggle)

Decorative braided knot on a staff or used as a neckerchief slide.

Two Half Hitches

Two Half Hitches

Used to secure a rope at a right angle to a fixed object such as a pole, ring, or tree.

West Country Whipping

West Country Whipping

Series of overhand knots used to prevent a rope end from fraying.