Page 41 - Mario Bigon "The Morrow Guide to Knots"

CLOVE HITCH

Tied around a post

The knot known to sailors as
the clove hitch is also known
under other names such as
the peg knot in camping and
the boatman's knot in
climbing. It is a safe knot
which is easy to make and is
used in a variety of situations.
Sailors use it in small- or
medium-diameter rope for
mooring; it is used on
climbing rope and by campers
to secure tent poles.
Method
Make a counterclockwise turn
around the post. passing the
end in front of it (1). The
second turn is made by
passing the end back around
the post above the first turn
without tightening it (2).
Then tuck the end through
the second turn which should
cross over the first (3). Draw
the hitch taut by pulling both
ends (4).

SLIPPED
CLOVE HITCH

The bight serves to undo the
knot quickly when the rope is
under strain (5).

DOUBLE
CLOVE HITCH

To make this knot you need
only make an extra turn
around the post (6).