Page 516 - Bob Holtzman "The Field Guide to Knots How to Identify, Tie, and Untie Over 80 Essential Knots for Outdoor Pursuits"

1. Make a Single Hitch around the object or other rope with the working end over the standing part.
Ultimately, load will be applied by the standing part from the direction in which the working end overlaps
the standing part at this stage (i.e., from the right in the photo).

512