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Knot
Knot board [es] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965)
Knot board [es] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965)
An example of a quipu from the Inca Empire, currently in the Larco Museum Collection.
An example of a quipu from the Inca Empire, currently in the Larco Museum Collection.
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1812)
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1812)
Gordian Knot statue (1990)
Gordian Knot statue (1990)
An open loop of rope. Sources differ on whether this is a bight.
An open loop of rope. Sources differ on whether this is a bight.
The blue rope (right) is half-hitched through and around a bight of the red rope (left) in this sheet bend.
The blue rope (right) is half-hitched through and around a bight of the red rope (left) in this sheet bend.
The final tuck of this slipped buntline hitch is made with a bight rather than the end, making it easier to release after tightening.
The final tuck of this slipped buntline hitch is made with a bight rather than the end, making it easier to release after tightening.
In the tying of a marlinespike hitch, a bight of the standing part is snagged through the loop.
In the tying of a marlinespike hitch, a bight of the standing part is snagged through the loop.