Grog's Index of Household Knots

Household Knots

Welcome to Houshold Knots

These animated knots here are primarily for use around the home, but they are also used in many other situations. Select the knots from: the index on the left; the pictures above; or, the Household Uses page.

The knots included here were those most likely to be needed around the home, the yard, the garden, and on the road. Click on the picture on the right to see an enlargement.

Requests

The most requests we received were for animations on how to tie neckties - which explains their prominence in this section.

Emphasis

The emphasis for household knots is on reliability combined with the ability to tie and untie each knot fairly easily. Around the home there are few critical loads and, therefore, not the same concern about safety which applies in Climbing and Search and Rescue. An exception is the Child's Swing. However, the height is only a few feet - and damage from any fall correspondingly limited.