The Clove Hitch

The clove hitch is a useful knot for securing a line to a tree or a useful knot starting or finishing a lashing such as a square lashing. There are two different methods of creating this knot which I shall demonstrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im8t6RASQgw&feature=youtu.be

Method 1

https://www.animatedknots.com/clove-hitch-knot-rope-end

Method 2