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The '''cow hitch''' is a [[knot]] (specifically, a [[hitch]]).
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[[image:Cowhitch.png|frame|right|Typing a cow hitch around a ring]]
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== Canonical Name ==
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| name = Lark's head
Cow hitch.
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| use = The '''lark's head''' is a knot (specifically, a hitch). Also called a cow hitch, it comprises two half-hitches tied in opposing directions. The cow hitch is often used to connect loop-ended lanyards to handheld electronic equipment, since it can be tied without access to the ends of the fastening loop.  
== Variant Name(s) ==
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Lark's head, Girth hitch.
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When both the standing parts of the rope are available, the cow hitch can be tied in the following manner:
== Category ==
 
[[hitch]]
 
== Origin ==
 
Unknown.
 
== Related knots ==
 
[[Cat's paw (knot)|Cat's paw hitch]] is similar, with extra turns in each bight.
 
The [[Prusik knot]] consists of a pair of girth hitches.
 
 
 
== Releasing ==
 
Non-jamming.
 
== Efficiency ==
 
Unknown.
 
== Caveat ==
 
None.
 
== Uses ==
 
Tying to a ring or pole.
 
== Comments ==
 
The '''Cow hitch''' is probably the simplest of the hitches, and is the least secure. Even tension must be applied to both of the standing parts of the rope, else the knot can work loose.
 
== Structure ==
 
The cow hitch is comprised of two [[Half hitch|half-hitches]] tied in opposing directions.
 
 
 
== Tying ==
 
This method can be used when both the standing parts of the rope are available.
 
 
 
 
# Form a bight and pass it through the ring from the underneath.
 
# Form a bight and pass it through the ring from the underneath.
 
# Pull the head of the bight downwards, and reach through it, grabbing both standing parts of the rope.
 
# Pull the head of the bight downwards, and reach through it, grabbing both standing parts of the rope.
 
# Pull both standing parts of the rope through the bight.
 
# Pull both standing parts of the rope through the bight.
 
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Latest revision as of 02:21, 15 July 2022

Lark's head
Cowhitch.png

Use: The lark's head is a knot (specifically, a hitch). Also called a cow hitch, it comprises two half-hitches tied in opposing directions. The cow hitch is often used to connect loop-ended lanyards to handheld electronic equipment, since it can be tied without access to the ends of the fastening loop.

How to tie:
When both the standing parts of the rope are available, the cow hitch can be tied in the following manner:

  1. Form a bight and pass it through the ring from the underneath.
  2. Pull the head of the bight downwards, and reach through it, grabbing both standing parts of the rope.
  3. Pull both standing parts of the rope through the bight.