Wherein I learn to tie knots

This morning I learned to tie:

• a figure 8 knot
• a stronger figure 8 knot for fastening climbing harnesses
• a bowline
• a noose
  

The noose takes a lot of rope. The bowline is self-tightening and easy to undo (for those with fingers -- a good reason not to have monkeys on your ship!).

Thanks, R.!


This post's theme word is pectinated, "interwoven, as with fingers" (see Inky Fool). I pectinated those lines!