Page 55 - The New Encyclopedia of Knots

Another method, possibly the simplest way of keeping loose lines (especially those hanging from
cleats) tidy, is to make a coil starting close to the cleat. Then, holding the coil in your left hand, pass

the right hand through the middle of the coil, taking hold of the rope near to where it leaves the cleat.
Pull the rope through and twist it (figure 31.3), thereby forming a coil with a half hitch. Now place
the loop that has been formed over the upper horn of the cleat.

figure 31.3

When making a coil in a rope with a fixed end, always work towards the other end, as this will avoid
kinks.

Common sennit (three-stranded): the simplest of the sennits, the common sennit is useful when mat-
making using long lengths.

Arrange the strands with two to the right and one to the left. Start by taking the outside right strand