Double half hitch (clove hitch)
How the Double half hitch (clove hitch) is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- hitch
- Difficulty
- easy
- 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.
- 4 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.
- 2 cord diameters
- Used for
- Solid bars and lines across a piece: horizontal, diagonal and vertical bars, leaf and diamond patterns, edging.
- How it is tied
- Two half hitches tied one after another with the same working cord around a holding cord, pulled snug so they sit side by side as a small bump. A row of them along one holding cord makes a bar.