Discuss AY Honor Knot Tying Answer Key used by General Conference
Proposed changes to Knot Tying. Some knots are more useful than others, so I am proposing that requirement 8 be divided into two. The first part consists of ten essential knots, none of which are optional. The second is a list of knots from which to choose ten others. I have added the Siberian hitch, the trucker's hitch, the cleat hitch, and the marlinspike hitch to the second list, as these are incredibly useful knots to know (I use them all the time). I added the overhand to the essential list, as it is fundamental.
I've made an attempt to list the knots by by grouping similar knots together and then listing them within each group by ascending order of difficulty. (The list had been listed alphabetically). In some cases, knowing how to tie one of these (such as the overhand) is the first step in tying the next (such as the square).
8. Know the following essential knots.
- Overhand knot
- Square knot/reef knot
- Figure eight
- Slip knot
- Bowline
- Sheet bend
- Clove hitch
- Tautline hitch
- Two half-hitches
- Alpine butterfly
9. Know ten additional knots from the list below
- Stevedore's knot
- Surgeon's knot
- Carrick bend
- Slipped half hitch
- Cat's paw
- Lark's head
- Marlinspike hitch
- Prusik knot
- Double bow
- Bowline on a bight
- Slipped sheet bend
- Double sheet bend
- Fisherman's bend
- Fisherman's loop
- Miller's knot
- Packer's knot
- Pipe hitch
- Timber hitch
- Siberian hitch
- Constrictor knot
- Strangle knot
- Sheepshank
- Trucker's hitch
- Cleat hitch
- Man harness knot
- Anchor bend
- Hunter's bend
- Halter hitch
- Lariat or Bowstring knot
- Crown knot
