He took the working end of the rope and added an additional half hitch for safety.

Ramsey freed the half hitch, again tugged on the line.

Made of a simple half hitch over the hook, it will only hold when subjected to constant tension.

At the last link, a half hitch is tied to stop the rope from coming undone.

The result is a flattened loop which is held at each end by a half hitch.

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

Traditionally, a double half hitch has been used to tie off tennis string, along with a starting knot.

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

The man who tied them was evidently well versed in his study of the half hitch and the slipknot."

"The sheepshank, the bowline, the half hitch, the monkey fist," he remembered, "Dennis knew them all."

Complete with a half hitch, moving around the object in the same direction as the first turns, as for a clove hitch.

The knot consists of a handcuff knot finished with a locking half hitch around each loop.

Pull the end tight while pushing the half hitch against the clove hitch, until the knot looks as it does in the diagram.

To undo the daisy chain, simply undo the half hitch and pull - the knot will slip apart.

The knot is very similar to a round turn and two half hitches except that the first half hitch is passed under the turn.

Half hitch (Two half-hitches)

The square knot is considered the simplest knot and the half hitch, also known as the half knot, is the second most basic knot.

One instance where a half hitch stands on its own without additional embellishment is when added to a timber hitch to help stabilize a load in the direction of pull.

It is a combination of a timber hitch tied in conjunction with a half hitch, which is added to lend support and stability when pulling or hoisting the object.

More over, there was reason to suppose that all four had been bound by the same person: in all four instances the same type of knot, a half hitch, was used.

A timber hitch is tied on the far end of the load to bind it securely and a half hitch made at the forward end to serve as a guide for the rope.

Lyons grabbed the trailing end of the nylon rope, wrapped some of it around the tree trunk where it would hold his weight, pulled tight and tied it with a hurried half hitch.

With the other hand form a small loop in the remaining section and draw it over the U-bend so that the loop forms a half hitch and stays there if the free end of the rope is pulled taut.

Under large loads, the finishing half hitch can jam, especially if it is not slipped; the difficulty of releasing it can be compounded by the fact that the knot is typically still under tension when it is untied.

Once tight, the trucker's hitch is often secured with a half hitch, usually slipped for easy releasing and to avoid the necessity of access to the end of the rope, though a more secure finish, such as two half-hitches, may be called for.