How to Make Three Simple Hitches

A hitch is a type of knot that attaches a rope to an object. They can be very useful. I have selected three useful yet easy hitches. I will show you the pedigree cow hitch, the highwayman's hitch and the pile hitch.

fold your string in half.

Please note that you must be able to loop your string over the end of your thing you want to attach your string to.

Place whatever you want to attach your string to on top of your string

fold the sting away from the end it is closest to. Make sure it goes over the thing you want to attach to.

fold underneath your string.

loop your string over the end of whatever you are attaching your string to.

tighten your knot by pulling on the loose ends

fold your string in half

Place your item on top like you did with the pile hitch

pull your loose ends through your loop

tighten your knot by pulling the loose ends

fold your string in half

place your item on top

make a loop in one of the loose ends. I will call this end "end one"

place your mini loop through the big loop.

make a mini loop in the other loose end. I will call this "end two"

pull your mini loop through the loop you made with end one

pull end one to tighten it

pull end two to loosen/untie the knot