Overhand knot with draw-loop

A Slipped Half Hitch, is a knot in which the weight of the load the rope carries depresses the loop sufficiently to keep it in place until the load item is placed in its ___location. When no longer required the free end may be pulled and draw the loop through and so release the load.

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  Tying onto a ring.
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Overhand knot with draw-loop
Category	Hitch

The overhand loop is sometimes used as a slip knot, to form the loops of a trucker's hitch, or as a stopper.

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  Make an eye, the working end is shown on the right.
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  Bring the eye left and down, in front of the standing part.
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  Pull the standing part through the eye, forming a bight. The working end is shown below the standing end.
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  Tighten

See also

• List of knots

References

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1. Day, Cyrus (1986, first edition 1947). The Art of Knotting and Splicing, 4th Edition. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. #15, 36. ISBN 0-87021-062-9. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)