3 Ways To Tie A Bowline Knot

Another way to remember how to make this knot is with a rhyme:“Lay the bight to make a holeThen under the back and around the poleOver the top and through the eyeClinch it tight and let it lie”[2] X Research source

These instructions assume you start with an “underhand” loop, so that the free end of the string is under the intersection formed by the loop. [4] X Research source