Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Knot/Slipped sheet bend

Slipped sheet bend

Use: The slipped sheet bend is used in non-critical situations for temporarily joining two ropes.

How to tie:


Start the same as in tying a regular sheet bend, only pass a bight (light blue in the illustration) under the last rope (dark blue) instead of passing the running end under.

WARNING: The slightest tug on the running end will untie this knot instantly - even if the knot is under load.