The constrictor knot is one of the most effective binding knots.[1][2][3][4] Simple and secure, it is a harsh knot that can be difficult or impossible to untie once tightened. It is made similarly to a clove hitch but with one end passed under the other, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn. The double constrictor knot is an even more robust variation that features two riding turns.
^Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 224-225.
^Brion Toss, The Complete Rigger's Apprentice (Camden, Maine: International Marine, 1998), 10-13.
^Geoffrey Budworth, The Complete Book of Knots (London: Octopus, 1997), 136-139.
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