ABOK Index

Seaserpent · 20 October 2026 14:28

ABOK index – Part 8 of 59 (chapters 12–15)

Unofficial page-lookup index for The Ashley Book of Knots (1944, corrected-edition page numbering). Names verified against page scans. † = descriptive label, not a name printed in the book. Page = page with the figure; Text page is filled only when the numbered text paragraph is on a different page. Contains no text from the book.

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Source keys (¹ ² …) and ? on alternative names are explained in Part 1.

Chapter 12: Double- and Multiple-Loop Knots

ABOK #	Page	Text page	Name
1068	193		Double Bowstring Knot
1069	193		Forked Loop
1070	193		Double Angler's Loop
1071	193		Forked Loop from Noose Knot
1072	193		Portuguese Bowline
1073	193		Portuguese Bowline, splayed loops † (also: Portuguese Bowline Splayed²)
1074	194		Bowline with a bight
1075	194		Bowline on the bight and Bowline
1076	194		Multiple Loop
1077	194		Multiple Parallel Loops
1078	194		Double Loop in the end of a strap
1079	194	195	Sister Loops
1080	195		Bowline on the bight (also: Bowline On In or Upon the Bight²)
1081	195		Bowline on the bight, second method †
1082	195		Bowline on the bight, third method †
1083	196		Double Bowline on the bight
1084	196		Two Parallel Round Loops
1085	197	196	Double Figure-Eight Loop (also: Double Figure-Eight Rigid Loop²)
1086	197		Multiple Parallel Loops in the bight
1087	197		Spanish Bowline
1088	197		Sheepshank Knot with Half Hitches
1089	198		Hitched Tom Fool's Knot (also: Tom Fool's Knot Hitched²)
1090	198		Double Forked Loop on the bight
1091	198		Double Forked Loop in the bight
1092	198		Double loop from a Clove Hitch † (also: Spanish Bowline Improved²)
1093	198		Double Loop Knot in the bight
1094	199		Double loop from a Constrictor †
1095	199		Parallel Loops from a Constrictor
1096	199		Symmetrical Double Loop, distorting †
1097	199		Three-Part Crown in the bight
1098	199		Japanese Loop in the bight (also: Japanese Decorative Loop In The Bight²)
1099	200		Double Forked (Splayed) Loop
1100	200		Rigid Double Splayed Loop
1101	200		Forked Loop tied with the ends
1102	200		Loop on Chinese Crown Knot † (also: Chinese Crown Knot Like Loop²)
1103	200		Chinese Crown loop, diagram method †
1104	201	200	Decorative Double Loop (Double Crown)
1105	201		Four-Looped Knot, Double Square Crown
1106	201		Seven-loop extension of #1105 †
1107	201		Double Loop Knot on button #600
1108	201		Rounded #1107 (like Knife Lanyard) †
1109	201		Larger double loop knot, pinned †
1110	201		Theodore Knot (also: Cinch Knot², Cincha Knot², Latigo Knot², Bellyband Knot², Girth Knot², Fiador²)
1111	202		Two-loop curtain holdback knot †
1112	202		Curtain Holdback with a Turk's-Head Knot
1113	202		Commercial Cord Curtain Holdback

Chapter 13: The Noose

ABOK #	Page	Name
1114	204	Noose (Noose Knot, Simple Noose)
1115	204	Slip Noose (also: Halter Hitch²)
1116	204	Figure-Eight Noose
1117	204	Running Bowline Knot
1118	204	Snare knot, draws up smoothly † (also: Snare Ashley Knot²)
1119	204	Hangman's Knot
1120	204	Scaffold Knot
1121	204	Gallows Knot
1122	205	Newgate Knot
1123	205	Ichabod Knot
1124	205	Gibbet Knot
1125	205	Decorative Noose like Matthew Walker † (also: Decorative Matthew Walker Knot Noose²)
1126	205	Double Ring (Tag) Knot (also: Double Ring Knot², Tag Knot², Double Running Knot²)
1127	205	Lariat (Lasso) Noose (also: Lasso Noose²)
1128	205	Four-strand lariat Honda †
1129	205	Copper-eye Honda †
1130	205	Inside Clinch
1131	205	Outside Clinch
1132	205	Thimble and Eye
1133	206	Tom Fool's Knot (Double Noose)
1134	206	Handcuff Knot
1135	206	Decorative double loop noose †
1136	206	Double Noose halter (Neck Loop) (also: Double Noose from the Neck Loop²)
1137	206	Spanish Bowline Double Noose
1138	206	Double Noose from Harness Loop (also: Double Noose from the Harness Loop²)
1139	206	Double Noose on Matthew Walker Knot (also: Double Noose Based on the Matthew Walker Knot²)

Chapter 14: Knots Tied in the Bight

ABOK #	Page	Name
1140	208	Handcuff Knot
1141	208	Tom Fool (Tom Fool's Knot) (also: Tom Fool Knot²)
1142	208	Jug Sling (Jar Sling Knot) (also: Jar Sling²)
1143	209	True-Lover's Knot (also: True-Love Knot², English Knot², Englishman's Knot², Fisherman's Knot², Angler's Knot²)
1144	209	Monkey Chain (Chain Shortening)
1145	209	Monkey Chain, toggled
1146	209	Knot Shortening
1147	209	Bell Ringer's Knot (also: Bight Knot²)
1148	209	Bell Ringer's Knot, two hitches †
1149	209	Yardarm Knot
1150	209	Bowline Shortening
1151	210	Seized Shortening
1152	210	Sheepshank Knot (also: Sheepshank²)
1153	210	Sheepshank, light-rope method † (also: Sheepshank Knot²)
1154	210	Sheepshank around a weak point †
1155	210	Sheepshank with Marlingspike Hitches
1156	210	Sheepshank based on Tom Fool's Knot
1157	210	Sheepshank from a Handcuff Knot
1158	210	Common Sheepshank, stopped (also: Stopped Sheepshank²)
1159	210	Sheepshank with two parts, seized †
1160	210	Toggled Sheepshank †
1161	211	Sheepshank with extra turns †
1162	211	Sheepshank, parlor method †
1163	211	Sheepshank with a Sword Knot (also: Man-o'-War Sheepshank¹, Navy Sheepshank¹)
1164	211	Handcuff Knot sheepshank, less spectacular †
1165	211	Sheepshank, four overlapped hitches †
1166	211	Two Hearts That Beat as One
1167	212	Masthead (Jury Mast) Knot
1168	212	Masthead Knot, second method † (also: Jury Mast Knot², Pitcher Knot²)
1169	212	Jury Mast Knot, third method † (also: Masthead Knot², Pitcher Knot²)
1170	212	French Masthead Knot

Chapter 15: Clove Hitch and Other Crossing Knots

ABOK #	Page	Name
1171	214	Crossing Knot
1172	214	Crossing Knot, shopkeeper's way †
1173	214	Crossing Knot, third way †
1174	214	Crossing Knot in the bight over a stake †
1175	214	Crossing Knot on doubled cord †
1176	214	Clove Hitch on ratlines (starboard)
1177	214	Clove Hitch on ratlines (port)
1178	215	Clove Hitch tied in hand over post
1179	215	Clove Hitch tied with one hand †
1180	215	Clove Hitch hauled taut between posts †
1181	215	African Rafter Lashing
1182	215	Transom Knot
1183	216	Half Knot (as crossing knot) (also: Single Knot²?)
1184	216	Cow Hitch (as crossing knot) (also: Deadeye Hitch², Lanyard Hitch²)
1185	216	Half Hitch (as crossing knot)
1186	216	Marlingspike Hitch (also: Boat Knot²)
1187	216	Spar Hitch (as crossing knot)
1188	216	Constrictor Knot
1189	216	Constrictor Knot with round turn on stanchion
1190	216	Rolling Hitch (Magnus Hitch)
1191	217	Crossing hitch tied in the bight †
1192	217	Crossing knot rove twice †
1193	217	Crossing knot, single reeving †
1194	217	Pile Hitch (as crossing hitch)
1195	217	Zigzag Knot
1196	218	Symmetrical crossing knot, slipped †
1197	218	Hitch through hole in post †
1198	218	Variant of #1197 †
1199	218	Crossing Knot, bight through hole †
1200	218	Symmetrical decorative crossing knot †
1201	218	Decorative crossing knot on Clove Hitch †

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