Vertical double half hitch
How the Vertical double half hitch is tied, what it is for, and how much cord it uses.
- Family
- hitch
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- 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.
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- 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.
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- Used for
- Colour changes and solid blocks: one long working cord hitches across every vertical cord in turn.
- How it is tied
- The roles are swapped: the vertical cords hang as holders and one working cord travels across, tying a double half hitch on each. Uses a lot of the travelling cord, about seven times the width covered.
- Related knots
- Double half hitch (clove hitch)