Flemish loop how to knit. Sea knots

Oak loop(Fig. 66). This is the simplest loop of all existing non-tightening loops. It is knitted with a simple knot at the end of a cable folded in half. The oak loop is strong and safe, but it greatly weakens the cable by bending it. Unlike an oak knot, it can be used on a synthetic cable. Its significant drawback is that the knot at the end of the cable is very tight and the loop is very difficult to untie.

Rice. 66. Oak loop

Vein loop(Fig. 67). If, when tying an oak loop, you make an additional hose with the running end folded in half, you will get a loop that will be a little easier to untie (hereinafter in the diagrams a cross indicates a working loop). It is used for thin fishing lines.

Rice. 67. Vein loop

Flemish loop(Fig. 68). Knitted in a figure eight on a doubled rope, it is a strong and easy to untie loop at the end of the rope. The Flemish loop is suitable for tying on both thick and thin cables. It weakens the strength of the cable almost insignificantly. It is used for fastening strings musical instruments and for other purposes.

Fig. 68. Flemish loop

"Honda"(Fig. 69). Archaeological finds indicate that this method of tying a loop is one of the oldest. Long before our era, people on different continents of the Earth attached the string to the bow in this way.

An additional knot at the end of the running cable serves as a stopper, which, when tensioned, does not allow it to slip out of the loop of the knot.

“Honda” is the American name for such a loop. It is still used to lasso cowboys in Mexico and the southern states of the USA.

Rice. 69. “Honda”

Eskimo loop(Fig. 70). The Eskimos used this loop to attach the string to the bow. The official name of this loop is "Eskimo bow string knot." It has an important property for this purpose: its size can be changed after the knot has already been tied.

When pulled by the root end of the cable, the loop remains motionless.

Rice. 70. Eskimo loop

Perfect loop(Fig. 71). The knot with which this fixed loop is tied at the end of the cable is simple, reliable and does not slip even on the thinnest synthetic fishing line. The perfect loop is very popular among anglers abroad.

Rice. 71. Perfect Loop

Fisherman's Loop(Fig. 72). It is often called English loop or fishing light. It can be tied either at the end or in the middle of the cable. When tightening, the knots need to be brought closer together. This loop is widely used by fishermen. Sailors use it instead of a factory fire when the mooring cable breaks and in cases where it is necessary to securely fasten the cable to an object.

Rice. 72. Fisherman's loop

Burlatskaya loop(Fig. 73). English sailors call her harness loop or Pushkar knot. Apparently, the sailors borrowed it from the artillerymen, who used this knot in cases where they had to harness additional horses or soldiers to the team on steep mountain roads or off-road conditions. This loop can be made either at the end of the cable or in the middle. The Burlatsky loop is designed to apply traction in any direction. It ties easily and holds securely. True, before a load is applied to the loop, it should be tightened tightly by hand, since with a sharp pull it tends to turn over and slide along the cable for some time. Several loops tied in this way will help pull out a car stuck in the mud, allow you to climb to a height or descend from a steep cliff.

Rice. 73. Burlatskaya loop

Riding loop (Fig. 74). Just like the Burlatsky, the driving loop is designed for traction in any direction and can be tied in the middle of the cable. It is knitted in a more complex way than the Burlatsky loop, but it is more durable and reliable.

Rice. 74. Riding loop

“Grass” loop(Fig. 75). This is another type of non-tightening single loop. Its mating should begin with simple node. It got its name from the name of the node to which it corresponds.

Rice. 75. “Grass” loop

Gazebo knot(Fig. 76). People unfamiliar with nautical terminology may think that the name “gazebo” comes from the verb “to chat” or from the noun “gazebo.” In our maritime language, the name of this unit comes from the “gazebo”, but not from the usual one, but from a sea gazebo, which is a small wooden board - a platform used to lift a person onto the mast or lower it over the side of the vessel during painting or other work. This board is attached with the help of cables to the lifting cable with a special knot, which is called the gazebo knot. Its second name bowline. It comes from the English term “bowline,” which refers to the tackle used to pull back the pointed side luff of the lower straight sail. This tackle is tied to the luff of the sail with a “Bowline Knol”, or simply “Bowline”.

It makes sense to dwell on this point in more detail. Indeed, it is admired by those who deal with cables and knot tying. This is one of the oldest and most amazing knots ever invented by man. Archaeologists testify that the gazebo knot was known to the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians 3000 years BC. In English marine technical literature it is often called “King of Knots”(king of knols). Not every sea knot can compare with it in the number of positive properties it possesses. Taking into account the scope of its application and excellent qualities, the gazebo knot is rightfully awarded the royal title in the huge dynasty of maritime and non-marine knots. By appearance it is similar to a weaving knot, but its running end does not go into the loop of the other end, but into the loop of its root end.

The gazebo knot, despite its amazing compactness, simultaneously contains elements of a simple knot, half-bayonet, weaving and direct nodes. The elements of all these knots in a certain combination give the gazebo knot the right to be called universal. It is surprisingly easy to knit, even with strong traction it never tightens “tightly”, does not spoil the cable, never slides along the cable, does not untie itself, but is easy to untie when needed.

The main purpose of the gazebo knot is to tie a rope around a person under the arms as a means of insurance when climbing to a height, lowering overboard or in a smoky room during a fire on board a ship. A gazebo can be inserted into the non-tightening loop of this knot. A loop tied with a gazebo knot on the mooring line reliably serves as a firelight. This knot can be successfully used for tying two cables of any diameter or for tying a thick plant cable with a steel one (in this case, the cables are connected with loops, and the knots are tied at their root ends). Of all the ways to connect two cables made of different materials (for example, hemp and steel, Dacron and manila), connecting using two arbor knots with loops will be the most reliable. In addition, a reliable tightening loop can be made from a gazebo knot (see Fig. 85). It can be used for mooring and for attaching the cable to the hook. The gazebo knot can also be safely used to temporarily shorten the cable or in cases where it is necessary to exclude a worn-out piece of cable from work by tying the knot so that this piece fits on the loop.

There are many ways to tie a bow knot. The reader is offered the most rational and simplest one.

In life, the ability to quickly tie a bow knot around your waist can always come in handy. You need to be able to do this with one hand, with one continuous movement of the hand, in the dark, in 2–3 seconds. It is not at all difficult to learn this.

Take the main end of the cable in your left hand, and with your right hand, wrap the running end around your waist behind you. Take the running end in your right hand and, stepping back about 10 centimeters from its edge, hold it in your fist. Take the root end in your left hand and extend your left arm forward. Now, with the root end of the cable slightly stretched, with your right hand with the running end clamped in it, bend the root end of the cable from top to bottom towards you and up from you. Try to make such a movement with the brush that it does not completely fall into the loop. Next, wrap the running end around the stretched root end to the left and grab it with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. While pulling the right hand out of the loop, simultaneously insert the running end into the small loop. Holding the running end with your right hand, pull the root end with your left hand. The knot is tied around your waist according to the pattern shown in Fig. 76. After doing this several times in a row, you will learn how to tie a bow knot on yourself in the dark or with your eyes closed.

Imagine this situation: you find yourself overboard a ship in the water, they throw you an end from the deck that you cannot climb up because it is slippery. By tying a bow knot around your waist and moving the resulting loop under your arms, you can ensure that you will be pulled safely out of the water onto the deck. This magnificent knot has saved the lives of sailors more than once. To untie the gazebo knot, it is enough to slightly move the loop of the running end along the weakened root part of the cable.

Rice. 76. Gazebo knot

Double gazebonode(Fig. 77). This knot, which has two non-tightening loops, is used instead of a gazebo to lift a person to a height, to raise or lower a person who has lost consciousness, and in other cases. When tying a knot, one of the loops is made almost half the size of the other. A person sits in one loop, the second loop clasps his torso under the arms. This allows him, having risen to a height, to work with both hands.

In maritime practice, there are several ways to tie a double bower knot. Let's explain in a moment. The knot is tied with a rope folded in half. After inserting the running end (in the form of a loop) into the small loop of the knot, the end must be pulled out a little and, wrapped around the large loop, placed in the upper part of the knot. Holding the main part of the cable with one hand, pull the right side of the large double loop with the other hand. After this, the knot will be tightened and ready for use.

Rice. 77. Double arbor knot

Boatswain'snode(Fig. 78). This ancient sea knot is sometimes called “Spanish gazebo”. It, like the double gazebo, serves to lift a person up or lower him from a height.

Using a boatswain's knot, insert a foot into each of its two loops and hold onto the cable with your hand. This knot can be used to lift (or lower from a height) an unconscious person. To prevent him from falling out of the two loops, one or two half-bayonets are additionally tied on his chest with the running end of the cable.

Rice. 78. Boatswain's knot (Spanish bower)

French top knot(Fig. 79). The loops of this knot on the tops of the masts of sailing ships served to fasten backstays, which were tied into them with a clew knot; the free ends of the knot were tied with a straight knot and thus a third loop was obtained, which was used to fasten the forestay. One knot simultaneously secured three pieces of standing rigging.

Rice. 79. French finished knot

Topnode(Fig. 80). It was also used on the mast tops of sailing ships instead of yokes with butts (forged rings with brackets) for attaching backstays and forestays. This unit was used to attach temporary stays when installing masts and driving piles,

In English, the name of this knot is “Shamrock Knot”, which means the shamrock, which is the emblem of Ireland. The knot can be used on the shore for attaching flagpoles and antenna masts, seedling trees, etc. If you have a jug whose neck has a more or less large protrusion, using the top knot you can make a comfortable handle for it.

But it is best, as the author of the book is convinced, to use this knot for carrying watermelons and large melons. After all, it was once used on military sailing ships to carry cannonballs. A piece of any cable 3 meters long makes a reliable basket for the largest watermelon. In this case, the knot should not be fully tightened, but its three loops should be tied with two free ends. Of the four known methods of tying this top knot, the one shown in the diagram is considered the best.

Fig.80. Top knot

"South Cross"(Fig. 81). This romantic name was given to this knot by sailors of the distant past. Sometimes it is called "Naval Cross" In its essence, this is also a top knot, but of a different knitting method and principle. If you pull out three loops of the knot, it will be shaped like a cross (hence the name). This knot was used previously for the same purposes as the top knot.

Rice. 81. "Southern Cross"

The Lynch Knot, how it came to be and why, requires a deep dive into English history.

The Lynch knot or Lynch loop, as it is also called, appeared quite a long time ago, but its original name was lost and therefore unknown. This knot was used in maritime affairs for fastening gear and was a strong, evenly tightened loop.

In those days, the death penalty was practiced, namely cutting off the head. These executions were carried out manually and therefore were not always successful. Often the execution turned into a mockery of the executed. Particularly famous was Jack Ketch, who served the English kings Charles II and James II from 1663 to 1686. He was distinguished by inability and often thoughtful sadism in the execution of his sentence. This is what prompted the authorities to find new types and devices for more humane executions.

This is how the gallows appeared, and the knot that was used for hanging was borrowed from maritime practice. This is how he received his first name, which has survived to this day - gallows. Otherwise it is also called scaffold.

This knot became a Lynch knot two centuries later, at the end of the 1860s, when in America, during the Civil War, freed slaves began to take revenge on their former masters. A slave who raised his hand against a white man was executed by hanging on the spot, without trial. Such a hasty execution began to be called a lynching. According to one version, the name arose in honor of the American judge Charles Lynch, who practiced hanging in the War of Independence. According to another, it was formed from the surname of Captain William Lynch, who introduced the “Lynch Law” on extrajudicial corporal punishment. For the sake of fairness, it is worth noting that this law of 1780 did not say a word about the death penalty. However, during the hanging, the same sea knot was used, which this time began to be called the Lynch knot.

Areas of application

The Lynch knot is widely used in maritime affairs. They temporarily attach a cable to objects floating in the water. Or they use it when throwing and attaching a cable to any object on the shore.

In addition, it can be used when fishing to connect fishing line and gear, and also as a throwing weight.

The Lynch knot is very reliable because the end of the cable cannot slip out of the loop if it becomes loose.

Oak loop . This is the simplest loop. It is knitted with a simple knot at the end of a cable folded in half. This loop is strong and safe, but it greatly weakens the cable by bending it. A significant drawback is that node At the end of the cable the loop is very tight and it is very difficult to untie. (Fig. 66)

Vein loop . If, when tying an oak loop, you take an extra step with the running end folded in half, you will get a loop that will be a little easier to untie. Suitable for thin fishing lines. (Fig. 67)

Flemish loop . Knitted in a figure eight on a doubled rope, it is a strong and easy to untie loop at the end of the rope. Used for fastening strings of musical instruments and other purposes. (Fig. 68)

"Honda" . One of the oldest loops. In this way the string was attached to the bow. Nowadays cowboys use it to lasso North America. (Fig. 69)

Eskimo loop . The Eskimos used this loop to attach the string to the bow. It has an important property: its size can be changed after node already tied. When pulled by the root end of the cable, the loop remains motionless. (Fig. 70)

Perfect loop . Knot The way this loop is tied at the end of the cable is simple, reliable and does not slip even on the thinnest synthetic fishing line. (Fig.71)

Fisherman's Loop . It is often called the English loop or fisherman's eye. When tightening, the knots need to be brought closer together. Used by fishermen. Sailor and is used instead of a factory fire when the mooring cable breaks. (Fig.72)

Burlatskaya loop . This loop can be made either at the end of the cable or in the middle. Several loops tied in this way will help pull out a car stuck in the mud, allow you to climb to a height or descend from a steep cliff. (Fig.73)

Riding loop . Just like the burlatsky one, this loop is designed for traction in any direction and can be tied in the middle of the cable. More difficult to tie, but stronger and more reliable. (Fig. 74)

"Grass" loop . A type of non-tightening single loop. Knitting it should start with a simple knot. (Fig. 75)

Gazebo knot . Knot designed for attachment to a lifting rope of a wooden platform, used to lift a person onto the mast or lower him overboard vessel. The second name for bowline. In English technical literature it is called the “king of nodes”. In appearance it looks like a weaver's node, but its running end does not go into the loop of the other end, but into the loop of its root end. The main purpose is to tie a rope around a person under the arms as a means of insurance. There are many ways to tie this knot. I propose the most rational and simple one. Take the main end of the cable in your left hand, and with your right hand, wrap the running end around your waist behind you. Take the running end in your right hand and, stepping back 10 cm from its edge, hold it in your fist. Take the root end in your left hand and extend your left arm forward. Now, holding the root end of the cable slightly taut, with your right hand with the running end clamped in it, bend the root end of the cable from top to bottom towards you and up from you. Next, wrap the running end around the stretched root end to the left and grab it with the thumb and forefinger of your right hand. While pulling the right hand out of the loop, simultaneously insert the running end into the small loop. Holding the running end with your right hand, pull the root end with your left hand. Knot tied around the waist. (Fig. 76)

Double gazebo knot . This knot, which has two non-tightening loops, is used instead of a gazebo to lift a person to a height. Knot knitted with a cable folded in three. After inserting the running end (in the form of a loop) into the small loop node the end needs to be pulled out a little and, wrapped around a large loop, placed in the upper part node. Holding the main part of the cable with one hand, pull the right side of the large double loop with the other hand. After that node will tighten and be ready for use. (Fig. 77)

Boatswain's knot . It is also used to lift a person up or lower him from a height. Using this knot, insert a foot into each of its two loops and hold onto the cable with your hand. (Fig.78)

French top knot . The loops of this knot are on the tops of the masts sailing ships served for fastening backstays, which were tied into them with a clew knot; the free ends of the knot were tied with a straight knot and thus a third loop was obtained, which was used to fasten the forestay. (Fig. 79)

Top knot . Also used on mast tops sailing ships instead of yokes with butts for attaching backstays and forestays. This unit can be used to carry large watermelons and melons. (Fig.80)

"South Cross" . In essence, this is a top knot, but of a different knitting method and principle. If you pull out three loops of the knot, it is shaped like a cross. The application is the same as the top one node. (Fig.81)

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This is the simplest knot that forms a tightening loop. When pulling on the root end, the loop is tightened, but it can be increased in size by pulling the running end to the side, away from the loop. A knot can be tied in any part of the rope. With its help, you can tighten a bag, tie a bale, attach a cable to something, moor a boat to a pile.

Based on the figure eight principle, this knot belongs to the category of reliable, tightly tightened loops. It has the property of being tightened smoothly and evenly when pulled at the root end.

A running bowline is the same arbor knot with a small loop into which the root end is passed. It is based on the lasso principle. The running bowline works flawlessly. In maritime affairs, it is used to catch floating logs and driftwood; it is used to search for and raise Admiralty anchors left at the bottom.

This knot is borrowed from the simple technique of bird catchers. Snares made from horsehair or the thinnest nylon fishing line work flawlessly with the help of such a knot. The snare knot is considered one of the smoothest and easiest knots to tighten.

Its name speaks volumes about its purpose. This is one of the ancient knots, developed by the centuries-old practice of the death penalty by hanging. However, despite its gloomy purpose, it can be successfully used for many other purposes. For example, for temporarily attaching a cable to various objects.

This knot is also called a scaffold or "gallows" knot. But despite this, it also finds other uses in maritime affairs. It is used when temporarily attaching a cable to objects floating in the water or when throwing and securing a cable to an object on the shore. This knot has an advantage even over such a good knot as a noose with half bayonets, in that the running end of the cable cannot slip out of the loop, and therefore a tightening noose is considered more reliable. On sailing ships, this knot was used to fasten the main ends of topsail sheets, topsail sheets and other gear in cases where it was necessary to have these ends ready for release. To tie this knot, the cable is laid in the form of two loops of equal size. Both loops are surrounded several times with the running end of the cable, after which this end is passed into the loop facing the root part of the cable and, pulling out the outer loop, is clamped in it. A tightening noose can always be easily untied by pulling the main part of the cable. This gloomy knot can be well used in maritime affairs in two ways. Firstly, according to its knitting pattern, it is convenient to store the cable in the form of a compact coil. Having made this knot without a loop on running end throwing end, you will get excellent heaviness. If you find it not heavy enough, dip it in water before use.