The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in opposing directions, as compared to the clove hitch in which the single hitches are tied in the same direction. It has several variations and is known under a variety of names. It can be tied either with the end of the rope or with a bight.
The cowhitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cowhitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in...
it is being cooked Cowhitch – hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object Cowhitch and bowline (bale sling hitch or strap hitch) – uses a continuous...
knot looks like a cowhitch. A cowhitch and bowline can achieve the same effect and are called a "cowhitch hoist". The barrel hitch for lifting bales...
The clove hitch is an ancient type of knot, made of two successive single hitches: 283 tied around an object. It is most effectively used to secure a...
The bale sling hitch (or strap hitch) is a knot which traditionally uses a continuous loop of strap to form a cowhitch around an object in order to hoist...
with a half hitch, moving around the object in the opposite direction as the first turns, as for a cowhitch. Dress by snugging the hitch around the object...
with a half hitch, moving around the object in the opposite direction as the first turns, as for a cowhitch. Dress by snugging the hitch around the object...
formed by a pattern of rings and chains formed from a series of cowhitch or half-hitch knots, called double stitches, over a core thread. Gaps can be...
rod by using a cowhitch (aka: girth hitch) knot. The line at the rod's tip needs to have a stopper knot, which will hold the cowhitch in place. It is...
on the end that is attached to that hole with a simple knot, usually a cowhitch. Some earphones incorporate the audio signal into the lanyard, meaning...
The half hitch is a simple hitch knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part. Insecure on its own, it is a valuable...
buoy hitch is similar to the buntline hitch, but made with a cowhitch around the standing part rather than a clove hitch. Like the buntline hitch, this...
A Prusik (/ˈprʌsɪk/ PRUSS-ik) is a friction hitch or knot used to attach a loop of cord around a rope, applied in climbing, canyoneering, mountaineering...
with circle cotters and a lobster clasp, or a small strap knotted with a cowhitch knot, or a lanyard. Some phones may have a loop hole through which a strap...
working end around the standing part with a clove hitch, and less commonly with a cowhitch or a buntline hitch. List of knots Ashley, Clifford W. (1993) [1944]...
buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by passing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around...
The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch, mezzo barcaiolo or the crossing hitch, is a simple adjustable knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers...
the addition of a half-hitch in front of the timber hitch creates a timber hitch and a half hitch, or known as a killick hitch when at sea. A killick...
A friction hitch is a kind of knot used to attach one rope to another in a way that is easily adjusted. These knots are commonly used in climbing as part...
secured to the saddle with the latigo tied in a latigo hitch or girth hitch, a variation of the cowhitch. See also billets.[citation needed] lead 1. Lead...
termination. The name is a misnomer, as it is technically not a bend, but a hitch. Its name originates from the time when "bend" was understood to simply...
The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded...
becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket. A becket hitch has...