Page 84 - Mario Bigon "The Morrow Guide to Knots"

on to the standing part. if he
is unconscious both legs are
put through one loop and the
other is placed under his
armpits. As well as being used
for rescue work, the bowline
on a bight is used as a very
safe method of salvaging
objects.

Method
Double the end into a bight
and overlap the standing part
to form a loop (1). Using the
two-fingered method (see page
74) form a loop (2, 3), then
thread the bight through the
loop and bend the bight back
over the end of the loop to
stop it widening (4, 5),
Continue bending it back
right around the loop until it
comes up to the standing part
again (6,7). Be careful
throughout the entire
operation not to confuse the
loop and the bight, which has
to be pulled tight. The knot is
worked by pulling the
standing parts and the eye of
the loop at the same time (8).

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