Round Turn & Two Half Hitches
Wrap a support, then secure the tail with two half hitches.
WHEN TO USE IT
- Attach a line to a post, ring, or rail.
KEEP IN MIND
Tie both half hitches in the same direction.
Step-by-step
- Start below the ring
Bring the working end toward the metal ring.
- Approach the opening
Keep the standing part below the ring as the end rises in front.
- Pass through the ring
Take the end up through the opening and down behind the lower bar.
- Complete the round turn
Continue below the bar and through the ring again in the same direction.
- Wrap the standing part
Bring the end down on the left, across the front, and around the standing part.
- Cross over the front
Bring the end diagonally across the first turn to begin the next hitch.
- Make the second turn
Go around the standing part in the same direction as before.
- Tuck under the diagonal
Pass the end beneath the diagonal crossing and bring it out to the right.
- Leave the working end
Leave a short tail after the two hitches.
- Check the attachment
Two passes hold the ring. Two same-direction half hitches secure the tail around the standing part.
