Page 30 - Berndt Sundsten "My First Book of Knots: A Beginner's Picture Guide"

Bowline

How to tie it:

1. Begin by making a loop in the line with the working end over the standing

part, as shown in the illustration. Make the loop counterclockwise.

2. Next, poke the end through the loop from below.

3. Continue to wrap the end counterclockwise around the standing part and
then poke it through the loop from above.

4. Now pull it tight . . .

5. . . . and the bowline is finished.

To remember how to make the bowline you can use this
mnemonic: “A field mouse comes out of its hole, runs around the

tree, and then goes back into its hole.” You’ll know just how to
make a bowline.

The hole is the loop you make in the rope, the tree is the standing
part of the rope, and the working end of the rope is the field