Eleven Essential Knots Everyone Should Know How to Tie
1st November 2023
When confronted with the need to tie something off, most people resort to simply tying as many half-assed knots as they can in the vague hope that the sheer frictional complexity will stymie the natural forces of entropy.
This approach can work, as long as you’re okay with sacrificing your dignity and the effectiveness of said knots—but it’s much better to learn how to tie some of the most useful of the roughly 4,000 knots known to humankind.
Here are 11 knots every adult should know how to tie.
Marriage is apparently not one of the essentials.