Buntline Hitch

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1. 1

   Start below the ring

   Leave a working end long enough to go around the attachment and make two hitches.
2. 2

   Go through the ring

   Thread the working end through the ring and bring it back beside the standing part.
3. 3

   Make the first hitch

   Take the tail around the standing part below the attachment loop.
4. 4

   Cross over the first turn

   Bring the end diagonally upward, toward the ring, across the front.
5. 5

   Wrap a second time

   Place the second turn closer to the ring than the first.
6. 6

   Tuck beneath the crossing

   Pass the tail under the diagonal strand that crosses the front.
7. 7

   Leave a tail

   Bring the tail out without pulling it all the way through.
8. 8

   Check the finish

   The clove-hitch structure closes toward the ring. Pull the standing part to snug it against the attachment.