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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
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| 3. Half Hitch, made by passing rope-end round standing part and behind itself. If free end is turned back and forms a loop, the hitch can be easily loosened. A double half hitch is required to make a secure knot. | 4. The Sheep Shank, for shortening ropes. Gather up the amount to be shortened as in first illustration. Then with parts A and B make a half hitch round each of the bends, as in finished drawing. |
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| 5. The Bowline, a loop that will not slip, to tie round a person being lowered from a building, etc. Form a loop, then in the standing part form a second and smaller loop. Through this pass the end of the large loop and behind the standing part and down through the small loop. | 6. Clove Hitch, for fastening a rope to a pole. Either end will stand a strain without slipping, either lengthways or downwards. |
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| 7. Fisherman's Knot, used to tie two lines or ropes of different sizes together. A knot quickly made, and is easy to undo, the ends being simply pulled apart. | 8. Middleman's Knot. Made in similar fashion to fisherman's knot. This loop will not slip when knots are drawn together, and can safely be used as a halter. |
While making your knots S.T.
