scouts and guide clove hitch

CLOVE HITCH Take one end of rope in your right hand. With left hand hold rest of rope across front of post. Pass end of rope around in back of post. Bring it around to front of post. Cross it over long part, making an X. Hold X with left thumb and forefinger. Pass rope to the right again, wrapping it around post below first turn. Push rope end under X, going from left to right so that it comes out between the two turns around post. Pull short end to the right, long end to the left. As long as there is a steady pull on long end the hitch will not loosen. Practice tying the knot to the left, then tries tying it up and down on a crossbar. Untie or loosen it by pushing both ends towards the center. UsesUse it to fasten one end of a rope around a post or tree; to put up a clothesline or badminton net; to start lashing. Do not use it to hold a moving object, such as an animal, because the moving will loosen the hitch.