How Do You Tie A Bowline Knot (With Photos?
By learning how to tie a bowline knot, you learn a knot taught to every Boy Scout and sailor around the world. It is an easy knot to tie, and one of the most useful you can learn. Anytime that you need a loop that absolutely will not slip larger or smaller, this is one of the best knots to use. Easy to tie, comes apart easily when you want it to. There’s no wondering why so many people have learned it over the centuries. Start the knot with an top over loop and as much line coming down as you need for the size loop you want left over. Bring the bitter end (the loose end) from behind and up through the top over loop you just made. Wrap the bitter end behind the standing line (the piece going up). Drop the bitter end down through the original overtop loop and tighten. There you go. A phenomenally useful loop knot, that is always a breeze to get back apart.
