Double Bight

A doubled blue rope crosses the image horizontally. A doubled tan rope has been tied in a snug Somerville bowline around the blue rope. Two double lengths of tan rope travel up the image two inches away from the Somerville, then make a yuki knot. A three inch long bight extends out from the yuki knot. The tail of the rope exits to the top of the image.

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Protect the bight of your rope by doubling it.

Step by step

A double blue rope crosses the image horizontally. A double tan rope enters from the lower left and is tied around the blue rope with a snug Somerville bowline. The Somerville makes two snug wraps around the blue rope before forming a compact knot with a three inch bight emerging from it.

1a1: Make the double bight

You can add a double bight to any finished hanger.

The tail of the rope has been pulled up so it exits the image to the upper left. A three inch bight has been pulled into the tail and passed through the bight of the Somerville bowline.

1bPass a new bight through the original bight.

Just after the bight, the tail of the rope has been twisted to make a three inch long twist. The rope exits the bight, makes a clockwise loop, and crosses over itself before exiting at the upper left of the image.

2a2: Secure it with a Yuki knot

Make a twist in the upline.

The twist from the previous step has been slid over the bight that passes through the bight of the Somerville, forming a yuki knot.

2bSlide the twist over the double bight.

Make sure the upline is trapped by the twist.

A doubled blue rope crosses the image horizontally. A doubled tan rope has been tied in a snug Somerville bowline around the blue rope. Two double lengths of tan rope travel up the image two inches away from the Somerville, then make a yuki knot. A three inch long bight extends out from the yuki knot. The tail of the rope exits to the top of the image.

2cPull the twist snug.

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