Preparing the rope…
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- 1
Approach the eye
Bring the tag end to the hook eye.
- 2
Pass through the eye
Thread the end through the eye and bring it back alongside the standing line.
- 3
Double the line
Keep the returning section beside the standing line.
- 4
Make a side loop
Turn the tag end down to make an open loop beside the doubled line.
- 5
Wrap through the loop
Pass the end around both central strands and through the side loop.
- 6
Complete six turns
Continue in the same direction, making six turns through the loop.
- 7
Leave a tag
Bring the tag end out beside the top of the loop.
- 8
Gather the six turns
Draw out the side-loop slack and bring the six turns together toward the eye. The tag stays threaded through the side loop.