overhand knot
overhand bend

There are a number of ways to tie the Overhand knot.

At this point, you have an overhand knot around the pole.

Finally, an overhand knot is tied in the tag end.

To tie, first place an overhand knot in the end of the rope.

Overhand knot on standing part and half-hitch by the working end.

As the double overhand knot, it neither slips nor turns around.

The result is larger in diameter than an overhand knot, and it will not come undone under pressure.

The overhand knot is very secure, to the point of jamming badly.

Then tie a second overhand knot, pass the running end of the rope through it, and tighten.

This hitch is actually an overhand knot tied around or through an object.

The cinquefoil is the closed version of the double overhand knot.

They are called "knots" due to their shape resembling that of an overhand knot.

Then thrust the two free ends together down through the center of the just-tied overhand knot.

They are tough and sufficiently flexible to be tied into overhand knots without breaking.

A two lead, three bight Turk's head is an overhand knot.

The solution, shown at right in the diagram, is to add a half hitch, a simple overhand knot.

The other end is sometimes tied simply in a small, tight, overhand knot to prevent fraying.

It consists of an overhand knot tied around a post, followed by a half-hitch.

The half hitch is a simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part.

The overhand knot is the simplest knot that can be created.

The Shamud produced a length of cord and, with one overhand knot, made a loop.

The first knot you make when typing your shoes is called the "overhand knot".

A similar knot made with an overhand knot instead of a figure-eight works almost as well.

With single overhand knot safeties on either end, the combination eventually seized and the slipping stopped.

Other knots, such as the overhand knot, cannot be tied in the bight without changing their final form.