Anchor Hitch

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1. 1

   Start below the ring

   Bring the working end upward in front of the ring.
2. 2

   Approach the opening

   Leave enough tail to make the turns and the finishing hitches.
3. 3

   Pass through the ring

   Take the end through the opening from front to back.
4. 4

   Add the second pass

   Go beneath the bar and through the ring again. Leave the round turns loose.
5. 5

   Go around the standing part

   Bring the end down the left, across the front of the standing part, and around to the right.
6. 6

   Thread through the slack turns

   Pass the end from right to left through the slack turns, below the ring’s metal bar.
7. 7

   Cross down the front

   Bring the end diagonally across the front toward the standing part below.
8. 8

   Add the final half hitch

   Go around the standing part and tuck the end beneath the diagonal.
9. 9

   Bring out the tail

   Leave a short working end to the right.
10. 10

    Check the anchor hitch

    The first hitch locks beneath the original turns. A second half hitch secures the tail around the standing part.