Knute hitch
Encyclopedia
The Knute hitch is used to attach a lanyard
of small stuff to a marlingspike or other tool. Rigger Brion Toss named the hitch after his favourite marlingspike of the same name, although the hitch is likely much older.
, is placed into the protruding bight
and then the bight is withdrawn, jamming in the hole. To release, pull on the end and remove it from the bight.
Lanyard
A lanyard is a rope or cord exclusively worn around the neck or wrist to carry something. Usually it is used where there is a risk of losing the object or to ensure it is visible at all times. Aboard a ship, it may refer to a piece of rigging used to secure objects...
of small stuff to a marlingspike or other tool. Rigger Brion Toss named the hitch after his favourite marlingspike of the same name, although the hitch is likely much older.
Tying
The lanyard line should be just small enough to fit doubled through the lanyard hole in the tool. The end, with a figure-eight knot stopperStopper (knot)
The term stopper knot has three distinct meanings in the context of knotting and cordage.-At the end of a line:A stopper knot is tied at the end of a rope to prevent the end from unraveling, slipping through another knot, or passing back through a hole, block, or belay/rappel device...
, is placed into the protruding bight
Bight (knot)
In knot tying, a bight is a curved section, slack part, or loop between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn. The term is also used in a more specific way when describing Turk's head knots, indicating how many repetitions of braiding are made in the circuit of a given knot.-Slipped knot:In order...
and then the bight is withdrawn, jamming in the hole. To release, pull on the end and remove it from the bight.