Anchor Bend

1-Make two turns around the shackle, leaving turns open.
2-Take a half turn around the standing line and feed the free end through the turns and pull tight.
3-Now tie a half hitch around the standing part and pull tight. Seize the free end or tie a backup knot such as a double fisherman's with the free end around the standing part.

*The Anchor Bend knot is usually used to secure a line to an anchor. The free end of the line should be secured. A side of the double fishermen's knot makes a good backup to this and any other knot.

1-Form an eye in the rope with the standard part of the rope running underneath. Run the free end up thought the eye making a loop below the eye.
2-Take a turn around the standing part and feed the free end back down into the eye an hold there. 3-Pull standing part to tighten down the knot.

*One of the most useful knots you will learn. The bowline forms a secure loop that will not jam and is easy to tie and untie.

1-Double a section of the line and form an eye in the doubled line.
2-Pass the free end up through the eye forming a double loop below the eye.
3-Spread open the free end and pass it over the double loop and up past the eye, ending above the eye and around the double standing line.
4-Tighten down the knot by holding the doubled standing line and pulling on the free end side of the loop until it snugs up against the eye.

*This knot forms a bowline in the middle of the line. Useful when you want a non-slip loop but a free end isn't handy.

1-Pass end of rope through shackle, then back up across standing part. Make a turn around the standing line, forming a loop with the shackle at the base of the loop.
2-Bring free end across tops of both parts of loop. Make a turn around the standing part of the loop making sure free end exits between itself and the standing part of the loop.
3-Pull knot tight down onto shackle.

*Use this knot to fasten items such as snaps and rings to rope or cord. It forms a small, neat and very reliable knot. Not to be used however for tying into a climbing rope.

Take a turn around the base of the cleat, then bring the line over the front face of the cleat below each of the horns in turn in a figure eight pattern, and back underneath the crossing turn a shown in figure 4.  Pull tight.

*Lines are made fast to cleats using a hitch whose standing part grips the free end. Every member of a crew should learn the right way to do a cleat knot. The important thing is that the last turn should lead in the same direction as the standing part.

1-Make a turn around a post with the free end running underneath the standing part,
2-Take a second turn around in the same direction and feed the free end through the eye of the second turn.
3-Pull Tight.

*A simple all purpose hitch. Easy to tie and untie it holds firmly but is not totally secure.

This is a useful knot to tie up loose material or ends of bags. Simple to tie, it grips itself and will not work loose. Also know as the Miller's Knot or the Bag Knot.

The (double fisherman's) knot securely ties 2 ropes together. It can also be used to tie the ends of rope or cord together to form loops.

Another common use for this knot is to make another knot more secure by tying this knot with the tag end of the rope behind another knot, a practice often used by mountain climbers. In that case you are effectively tying 1/2 of the double fisherman's around the standing line of the other knot. 

1- Make an underhand loop, bringing the end around and over the standing part
2- Pass the rope end under, then up through the loop.
3- Draw tight.

This figure eight flow-through is one of the strongest knots. It is generally rated at 70% to 75% of rope strength. Due to it's strength and the fact that it is easy to visually inspect, it is commonly used by climbers as their "tie-in knot" The knot that connects the climber to the rope.

It forms a secure non-slip loop at the end of a rope. For even greater security, finish the tag end with a backup knot such as one side of the Double Fisherman's.

This knot can also be tied by tying a figure eight knot with doubled line at the end of a rope (figure 1 with doubled line and don't come back through bottom loop.) It is faster but cannot be used if tying onto a fixed object. A single figure eight also makes a good "Stopper Knot" at the end of a rope.

As name implies. The heaving line knot provides weight at the end of a rope to allow  throwing the line. Makes a good stopper knot at the end of a rope.

The key to tying this knot successfully is to have a small core (ball) to insert into the knot before tightening it up.

The core must match the size of the knot - which is dependant on the size of the rope being used for the knot to finish right.

The mooring hitch is a more secure knot than the better know and easier to tie slippery hitch. This knot holds fast while under tension yet can be released quickly with a tug on the free end.

Despite it's name however this is a temporary knot and not to be trusted to moor a boat or anything else of value.

The rolling hitch is a secure and easy to tie method of fastening a rope to a post. The knot holds firmly in the direction of the standing line. Not for use by climbers though.

This is the best knot to adopt when you want one that is absolutely secure but has a loop of variable diameter. This is most likely the best slip knot around.

The most famous & useful of the rope shorteners, this also can be use to strengthen a section of rope that is frayed or damaged Providing triple strands at that portion. Not for use by climbers though as this knot can slip.

The sheet bend is a good knot for tying two lines together. String and easy to tie, it works particularly well joining lines of different sizes.

In it's doubled form this knot will even hold in slippery nylon rope. Not for use by climbers though.

A quick release version of the buntline hitch. It allows the loop to be released with a tug of the tag end.

1-Right over left and twist then left over right and twist.
2-Note: both parts of rope must exit together. 

*This is an easy to tie knot that is good for securing non-critical items. It should not be trusted to join two ropes together or to hold down something that absolutely has to stay put. This knot will capsize or jam under load and will also untie itself under movement.

1-Pass the end of a rope around a post or other object.

2-Wrap the short end of rope under and over the long part of rope, pushing the end down through the loop. This is a half hitch.

3-Repeat on the long rope, below first half hitch, and draw tight.

The Turk’s Head is a tubular knot that is usually made around a cylindrical object such as a post, rail or another rope. It has many practical purposes but is perhaps mostly tied for decoration only.

1-Tie an overhand knot in one end of the webbing. Retrace the knot in the opposite direction with the other end of the webbing and pull tight.
2-Make loops, slings and grab handles. 

*One of the few knots that works in flat webbing. Useful for tying the ends of webbing together to make loops and slings.

These drawings illustrate the common sailor’s way of making the knot, which is useful for hanging a small object such as a whistle or knife from a lanyard.