Alternating half hitch chain
How the Alternating half hitch chain is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- sinnet
- Difficulty
- beginner
- CordsWorking strands the knot is tied with, fillers included
- 2
- Cord per finished cm (x)Cm of cord a working strand uses for each cm of finished knotting when the knot is repeated in a column (filler strands use about 1x). Used by the cord length calculator; empty when the knot is not repeated.
- 3 x
- Height per knot (cord diameters)Finished height one knot adds to a column, in cord diameters (a square knot in 4 mm cord is about 1 cm tall). Empty when the knot is not repeated.
- 1 cord diameters
- Used for
- A thin two-cord chain for hanging loops, thin arms and the spaces between heavier sections.
- How it is tied
- Two cords take turns: the left ties a half hitch around the right, then the right around the left, and so on. Makes a flat, slightly zigzag chain; tying two half hitches each turn makes it firmer.
- Related knots
- Half hitch