Page 109 - Peter Randall - The Craft of the Knot

STEP 3 Place over the end of a pole, as shown. (The ends can be folded up to ease
placement.)

STEP 4 Tighten by pulling the ends in opposite directions.

To learn how to tie this knot around a bar without access to an end, first tie it with
this method, place it over a bar or pole end, then untie with just one end to see how the
wraps and tucks are made.

DOUBLE OVERHAND NOOSE

Also called the Poacher’s Noose, the Poacher’s Knot, and the Strangle Snare, this knot is

a very good general-purpose noose to learn.

STEP 1 Tie a Double Overhand Knot (see Chapter 1) with the running end over the
standing part.