AY Honors/Knot/Lark's head

The cow hitch is a knot (specifically, a hitch).

Canonical Name

Cow hitch.

Variant Names

Lark's head.

Category

hitch

Origin

Unknown.

Related knots

The Cow hitch is probably the simplest of the hitches, and is the least secure. Even tension must be applied to both of the standin parts of the rope, else the knot can work loose.

Releasing

Non-jamming.

Efficiency

Unknown.

Uses

• Tying to a ring or pole.

Structure

The cow hitch is comprised of two half-hitches tied in opposing directions.

Tying

Method 1 - Tying a cow hitch to a ring

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.
• Pull the head of thr bight downwards, and reach through it, grabbing both standing parts of the rope.
• Pull both standing parts of the rope through the bight.