Page 131 - Des Pawson "Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices"

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

1 Place the spike on top of the line.
2 Make a turn with your left hand round the
spike.

3 Bring the tip of the spike back slightly and
pick up the line where it goes away.
4 Slide the point of the spike through to

catch the far side of the small loop.
5 The hitch is now finished and you will find
that you can pull hard in one direction

without it slipping. Close up.
6 Finished knot in action.

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