Page 132 - Peter Randall - The Craft of the Knot

STEP 2 Pass this bight across the front and around behind the coil.

STEP 3 Pass the bight’s end over itself and through the coil to the back.

After tying, you are left with a convenient bight that can be used to hang the coil over
a nail or peg.

GASKET COIL

Also called the Buntline Coil, the Gasket Coil is often used to tie off excess line on a
sailboat. Access to either end is not needed when finishing this coil, which means that