Page 215 - Lindsey Philpott "The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots"

netting and woven knots 209

Here we show multiple Half Hitches strung along
a header cord. If you are working with a lot of cord
you may want to put the cord on a netting needle
or make it into a knittle first.

ring HitCH (aka lark’s

Head)
A deceptively easy hitch, again requiring something A set of fenders, covered with over-one crowning
around which it may be suspended and one that is with Half Hitches to the edges, used as a side
the start of many bottle coverings, macramé pieces, fender on a small tug boat.
and other places where you need a series of lines in
pairs attached to the base. So, why is it also known
as the Lark’s Head? After all, it is also known as
a Lark’s Foot, Ring Hitch, Girth Hitch, Lanyard
Hitch, Cow Hitch, Deadeye Hitch, and Bag Tag
Hitch. All the names, it seems to me, have to do
with the application of the hitch (with the possible
exception of the Lark’s Head, which may be an
improper translation) rather than some derivation
steeped in time and mystery. So, call it what you
will, it is most useful and is a knot that should be 2 make a clockwise underhand turn behind the
committed to memory and used. Here it is. standing part of the line, forming a loop.

1 Bring the line to be attached behind the line 3 Pass the line in front of the object and then tuck

it down behind the object into the loop just
or object to which you are going to make the
made in stage 2.
attachment.