Provided the pair of the lines re-enter into the nub from the correct side ( in order to retain the TIB-ness ), they can go through any one of the three possible openings of the overhand pretzel - and if they follow the path you describe they are probably gripped / nipped more tightly, indeed. I had decided to show a nub where they follow the “simplest”, more easy to follow visually path, just because I wanted to emphasize the topology more than the geometry, and because the pictures of this solution can be deciphered more easily.
I had not even thought of using such tangles on rope-to-rope attachments ! ! Rope is not only more curved ( cross-sectional-ly ) and less slippery than a sleek/slick pole, but it is also compressible - and that means we should better chose different, more efficient solutions when we want to bind rope onto rope.
“Double Simplest Tackled hitch” ? ? Come on !
I made two changes :
First, I tied the TIB version, using, instead of the overhand knot, a slipped overhand knot. It was not as easy at it sounds, because I had to change the over/under relation of the tackled wraps, too, and it took me some time to realize that I had to do this…
Second, I searched for a decent, short name, and I came with this : " Yoke hitch ". I believe it conveys the image of the two tackled parts coming together - and, as a four letters word, it is OK ! Any other suggestion would be welcomed.
For the pictures, I have to wait for the sun - again… I had pre-tensioned this version using the pole itself as a level, with my whole body weight at the long end. The slipped overhand knots held perfectly - but the fact that they are slipped, does not mean they can be untied ! This hitch is meant to be a permanent hitch - after the pictures, I will simply cut the tails off !
What is the most interesting in the hard pre-tensioning of this hitch, is the sound the tensioned rope makes, when you hit it with something : it sounds like wood !
