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undone and is a very useful hitch 

 ways, as follows: 



(i) Beginner's method 



The clove hitch is made in various 



Fig. ■]■] 

 Clove hitch. 



By twisting the rope to the right with the 



right hand, form two 

 loops in a figure eight 

 with the ends of the 

 rope side by side at 

 the center and ex- 

 tending in opposite 

 directions, as shown 

 in Fig. 77. By still 

 further twisting the 

 right hand in the 

 77, the hitch is thrown 

 Put the loops over the 



Fig. 78 

 Beginner s method, 



same direction, as indicated by the arrow in Fig 

 into the completed form as shown in Fig. 78. 

 object and pull taut. 



(2) By the sailor's method the hitch is made while there is a pull on 

 the rope, as in mooring a boat. Sustain the strain on the rope with the 

 left hand, as shown in Fig. 79, and by twisting the rope to the right with 

 the right hand, as indicated by the arrow, first form a loop in the rope 

 and then roll the loop over the top of the post. Move the left hand up 

 bej^ond the loop, hold the rope there, and with the right hand form a second 

 loop and roll it in place as shown in Fig. 80. Note that in the finished 

 hitch. Fig. 81, the diagonal rope binds both ends against the post. 



(3) Hand and toe method. This is used by sailors for heavy rope. 

 Draw the rope along the floor from left to right across the toe of the right 

 foot, and then swing it around back again from right to left, forming a 

 loop. With the foot turn the whole loop upside down and over to the 

 left. Then form a second loop by swinging the rope around in the same 

 direction as before. The loops will then be arranged as in Fig. 77, except 



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Fig. 79 



Fig. 80 



Clove hitch. Sailor's method 



Fig. 81 



that the left-hand rope will in this case come down from above instead 

 of up from below as in the picture, and the right-hand one will go from 

 below upward. Pick up the loops, folding them together as in Fig. 78. 



