# Looking for help identifying a knot

**URL:** <https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074>\
**Category:** Decorative\
**Created:** [25 August 2016 00:21 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074 "2016-08-25T00:21:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![svea](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@svea](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/svea)\
**Post date:** [25 August 2016 00:21 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/1 "2016-08-25T00:21:10Z")

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Hello IGKT!

I am new to knots, and was hoping someone here could identify this knot that I learned while on a horse riding trip. The woman who showed me the knot doesn’t know its proper name and I would like to find out what it’s called/what kind of knot it is.

I’ve attached an image

Any and all info is much appreciated!

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![WP_20160726_018.jpg](https://discourse.igkt.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a00a8ce63b69135504547739a39d22e89f931d6d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![svea](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@svea](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/svea)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2016 18:00 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/2 "2016-08-31T18:00:45Z")

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No one? Nothing? Anything? Please help!

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**Author:** ![SS369](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/ss369/32/18_2.png) [@SS369](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/SS369)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2016 20:24 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/3 "2016-08-31T20:24:45Z")

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Hi svea.

I don’t have anything definitive with names or numbers, but it looks like it is a “toggled” hitch using the formed bight as the toggle.

It looks like a basic overhand knot, tied with a bight with some weaving into a leg of the turn.

Not all knots have names (proper ones) or ABoK identifying numbers.

Perhaps someone else will join in with additional info.

SS

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**Author:** ![svea](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@svea](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/svea)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2016 20:59 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/4 "2016-08-31T20:59:18Z")

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Thank you SS369!!

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**Author:** ![KnottyNick](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@KnottyNick](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/KnottyNick)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2016 18:27 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/5 "2016-09-06T18:27:29Z")

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Hi welcome to the forum,

the rope work there shows as , A High post Hitch

Regards

Nick

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**Author:** ![SS369](https://discourse.igkt.net/user_avatar/discourse.igkt.net/ss369/32/18_2.png) [@SS369](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/SS369)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2016 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/6 "2016-09-06T18:47:51Z")

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Good day KnottyNick.

Where do you find this information please.  
The High post Hitch/Highpoint hitch I know of is not the same thing to my eyes as the OP hitch. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highpoint\_hitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highpoint_hitch)

SS

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**Author:** ![KnottyNick](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@KnottyNick](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/KnottyNick)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2016 07:20 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/7 "2016-09-07T07:20:18Z")

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ABOK page 304 if I remember rightly, it was the closest I could find to this hitch, I’m probably wrong on it but has same use .

Nick

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**Author:** ![Sweeney](https://discourse.igkt.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sweeney](https://discourse.igkt.net/u/Sweeney)\
**Post date:** [8 September 2016 08:04 UTC](https://discourse.igkt.net/t/looking-for-help-identifying-a-knot/6074/8 "2016-09-08T08:04:49Z")

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I don’t think that this is a recognised hitch as such. There are as many ways of tying a rope at right angles as there are people to tie them - most around the notion of a slipped overhand/half hitch, as SS369 says this is what this appears to be. The tying sequence would help but it’s likely to be idiosyncratic.

Barry