Half hitch
How the Half hitch is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- hitch
- 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
- The building block of every hitch bar and chain; wrapping a working cord around a holding cord.
- How it is tied
- A working cord passes over a holding cord and back under itself. One half hitch alone will slip; two make the double half hitch that holds.