Bowline on the bight

The bowline on a bight forms two loops, which if the knot is tied correctly will be of the same size.

Easy to tie it does none the less require a little bit of practice so that it can be tied swiftly and properly.

In the bight of the rope or in other words the section of rope where the the knot is desired form an overhand loop then pass the working part of the rope through the loop coming up from the underside.

After passing the working section through the loop grasp the middle of the working section and pull it down towards you as shown.

Pull on the two loops formed to snug up and complete the knot.

As ever the best thing is to practice until it becomes second nature. The bowline on the bight has a lot of uses and I have even used a series of them in one piece of rope which spaced at regular intervals makes a rudimentary but effective rope ladder.

You can click on the images to make them bigger as always but for additional help click here for an animation of how to tie this knot.