Slipped Buntline Hitch

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1. 1

   Leave a working end

   Keep enough rope to form the hitch and a release loop.
2. 2

   Thread the attachment

   Pass the end through the ring and bring it back alongside the standing part.
3. 3

   Make the lower turn

   Go around the standing part below the attachment.
4. 4

   Add the turn toward the ring

   Cross upward and wrap again closer to the ring.
5. 5

   Fold the working end

   Keep the tail outside and prepare a closed bight for the final tuck.
6. 6

   Pass the fold beneath the diagonal

   Feed the closed fold underneath the crossing strand.
7. 7

   Draw the loop through

   Carry both sides of the folded end through the same passage.
8. 8

   Leave the release loop

   Dress the hitch toward the attachment and leave the short tail accessible.
9. 9

   Dress the slipped hitch

   Draw the hitch toward the ring and gather the two turns. Preserve the release loop and leave its tail accessible.