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5. Single Hitch

Also known as: Half Knot

Almost too rudimentary to be considered a knot, the Single Hitch is just a
crossing turn around an object. It will hold given perfect conditions of
friction, angle, and load, but even then with only minimal security. Of
limited use by itself, it serves as an element of many other knots.

Uses: as a hitch to maintain light tension on an object that must be instantly releasable; as an element of
other knots, to hold one end in place pending a subsequent procedure Pros: quick and easy; can be
released instantly

Cons: extremely insecure

Instructions

1. There’s scarcely anything to a Single Hitch. Take a crossing turn around an object and capture the
working end against it with the standing part, or vice versa.

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