Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A square knot is easy to tie quickly. The square knot was historically known as the Hercules knot. While the name suggests ...

Animated Knots is a perfect site for learning everything about knots: how to tie them, what they’re for, and how to choose the best knot for a specific job. The site lists 196 knots for ropes, straps, ...

Put a bight in a mid-portion of the rope. Twist a loop into the bight. Insert the fold of the bight through the loop. Tighten and neaten the knot, removing kinks and sharp twists. It’s the simplest ...

There’s a million different knots for doing a million different things. But, these five are easy-to-learn, easy-to-tie and accomplish 99 percent of the jobs you’ll ever need a rope to do. Anyone can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many of us, untangling our earbuds is the extent of our survivalist knot knowledge. Tying knots is just for sailors and ...

Hold a mid-portion of the rope in both hands. Twist a loop into the mid-rope section between your mitts. Take a bight of rope from either departing end and shove it through the loop. For most uses, ...

“Man on Wire” star Philippe Petit was welcomed by a packed auditorium for his discussion about his new book “Why Knot?” on Sunday at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Each member of the ...