How to Tie the Square Knot

A step by step guide to tying the Square Knot ( AKA: Reef Knot, Hercules Knot, Common Knot, Flat Knot, Hard Knot, Regular Knot, String Tie Knot or True Knot).

The Square Knot, is an ancient and simple binding knot used to weakly connect two ropes of equal diameter and material to each other. Although the Square Knot is often used in this matter, it is also integral as a component of many lashings and more intricate knots as well as a binding around objects.

The Square Knot is formed by tying two alternating Over-Hand Knots . The common phrase used in remembering this knot is “right over left; left over right”, and is sometimes followed by “… makes a knot both tidy and tight”.