The Sheet Bend set
Tying card
Tie a Sheet Bend
The same steps as the card in our tie-your-own cord box. Practise with any piece of string.
No. 05 · Sheet Bend
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Step 1 / 5Make a bight
Fold the end of the thicker line (tan) back on itself to form a bight.
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Step 2 / 5Through the bight
Pass the end of the thinner line (blue) through the bight from behind.
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Step 3 / 5Behind both legs
Take the blue end around behind both legs of the bight.
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Step 4 / 5Tuck under itself
Bring it back across the front of the bight and tuck it under its own standing part, not through the bight.
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Step 5 / 5Tighten
Hold the bight and pull the blue standing part to set the knot; both short ends should finish on the same side.
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The other knots
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01
Reef Knot
Joins two ends of the same line, the classic knot for tying a bundle or a parcel. 10 pieces -
02
Figure Eight
A stopper knot: tied at the end of a line so it cannot slip back through a hole or a block. 9 pieces -
03
Bowline
Makes a fixed loop at the end of a line that will not slip or jam, and is easy to untie. 8 pieces -
04
Clove Hitch
Ties a line quickly to a post or a rail with two crossing turns. 7 pieces -
05
Sheet Bend
Joins two lines, even when one is thicker than the other. 8 pieces -
06
Monkey's Fist
Wraps the end of a line into a neat, round ball of turns. 7 pieces -
07
Carrick Bend
Joins two heavy lines; when laid flat it shows an even, woven pattern. 7 pieces -
08
Overhand Knot
The simplest knot: one loop with the end passed through it, the base of many other knots. 8 pieces -
09
Turk's Head
A decorative woven ring of rope, tied around a rail, a handle or a wrist. 8 pieces