Family of knots

Fri, 05/06/2011 - 23:42 — brebbesvik

Just a short categorization of the four most important family of knots. Some might argue the selections I've made.

Task	Overhand	Bowline	Alpine	Figure eight	Half hitches
Stopper	Overhand knot	-	-	Figure of eight knot	-
Binding	Square knot	-	-	Packers knot	Corned beef knot
Fixed end loop	Overhand loop	Bowline	Alpine butterfly bend loop	Retreaded figure of eight loop	-
Fixed mid loop	Overhand loop	-	Alpine butterfly loop	Directional figure eight	-
Double loops	-	Double bowline	Double alpine butterfly	Bunny ears	-
Tripple loops	-	Tripple bowline	Tripple alpine butterfly	Double figure of eigh tripple loop	-
Slip loops	Overhand noose	Running bowline	-	-Siberian hitch	Two half hitches
Adjustable loop	-	-	-	HFP Slippery 8 loop	Tautline hitch
Bends	Fishermans knot	Sheet bend	Alpine butterfly bend	Flemish bend	-
Middle hitch	-	-	-	-	Clove hitch
End hitch	Halter hitch	-	-	Siberian hitch	Two half hitches
Lengthwise pull hitch	-	-	-	-	Rolling hitch
Shortenings	Overhand loop	-	Alpine butterfly loop	Directional figure eight	Sheepshank

Each of the knot families fills this many knot categories:

Overhand: 8/13

Bowline: 5/13

Alpine butterfly: 6/13

Figure eight: 11/13

Half hitches: 7/13

Which makes the Figure eight the most complete family of knots. Missing knots in the lengthwise pull hitch and mid hitch categories only.

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