TYING KNOTS AND HITCHES 



391 



pass it thru the loop C and around the standing part J3, and 

 back thru the loop, as in 2 and 3. 



385. Double-Rope Bowline Knot (Fig. 381). This 

 knot is quite similar to the knot just described, but is used 



B 



C 



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FIG. 380. Bowline knot. 



B 



\ Z 3 



FIG. 381. Double rope bowline. 



when made in the middle of a long rope or at the end when 

 doubled. A loop ( X) is formed and part A passed thru as in 



