How To Tie A Clove Hitch. How to Tie a One-Handed Clove Hitch. Guide to Clove Hitch Knots.
Wrap the free end of a rope around a post. Slide the hitch can over the pole or spar. How to Tie and Apply the Clove Hitch and Half Hitches.
Although the it is a commonly tied knot and great for a number of occasions it does have a tendency to slip and should only be used as a temporary binding or mooring knot.
Instructional video showing how to tie a Clove Hitch to accompany page 30 of the fourth edition of the highly popular book Knots in Use by Colin Jarman. It is used in a number of ways and is important as the starting point of many other knots eg. The Clove Hitch ABOK 1245 p 224 was originally included here with the intention of condemning it. In addition to tying it by Threading the End the Clove Hitch can also be tied Using Half Hitches and by Using Stacked Loops.