Pass the working end
of the line through a ring from front to back to form a round turn.
Bring the working end
down and behind the standing part. Bring it over the standing part
and through the round turn to form a half-hitch around the standing
part.
Bring the working end
down and behind the standing part.
Then bring the working
end over the front of the standing part and under itself to form another
half-hitch.
Tighten the knot by pulling
on the working end and the standing part.
To make
it more secure, or to form a more permanent hitch, the short working
end can be seized to the standing part.
Seizing is a method
of binding two pieces of rope side by side.
