Tie an overhand knot at the end of a rope but do not tighten the knot down.
Pass the end of the line through the loop created by the first overhand knot.
Tighten the knot down while sliding it into place at the end of the line. Be sure to leave some tail sticking out from the end of the knot.[7][8]
Alternatively, the working end of the rope can be wrapped around the standing end twice, and then passed through both resulting loops.[2][3] Both methods result in the same knot, though the latter is easier to dress in the compact finished form.
With either method, more loops can be included to make a longermultiple overhand knot (which is also known as abarrel knot orblood knot).[5][6]
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^ab"Barrel Knot".101Knots. 24 February 2018. Retrieved2022-11-20.
^Ashley, Clifford W. (1944).The Ashley Book of Knots, p.82. Doubleday.ISBN0-385-04025-3.
^abBigon, Mario (1982).The Morrow guide to knots : for sailing, fishing, camping, climbing. Guido Regazzoni. New York: W. Morrow. p. 38.ISBN0-688-01225-6.OCLC8345653.
