scouts and guides rolling hitch

This points of emphasis are that the knot is for taking a strain roughly parallel to the rope to which it is attached; that the first half hitch takes the strain; and that the round turn binds the knot fast and is the secret of the knot's strength. Starts with a half hitch and then take a round turn, round standing part and larger rope and finish with a half hitch on top. It is used for tying the open side of a sack. It is a non-slipping hitch for pulling round a spar or another rope.