Everyone needs to know how to tie knots, right?
We tie our shoes, tie ribbons on gifts, tie saws on tethers
to drag up in trees, tie pea plants to trellises… We even occasionally tie
knots out in the woods.
Boo has always been interested in tying. She quickly claimed
my short length of extra (usually laundry) line for her backpack.
We start with the half granny knot, also known as “cross,
tuck under, and pull.” Then she worked on adding a second, just the same, to
get a faincy-dancy granny knot.
Granny knots are good for tying leaves into a belt.
Or making my work boots impossible to get out of…
She and J will often take her string, or some found line,
and tie laundry lines, fish lines, or monster traps around camp.
Lee and I have been known to sit around camp and learn new
knots around the campfire. Turns out my knot pamphlet is a little tricky for
her. But not for long at this rate...
The first knot I remember after tying my shoes was a
slip-knot, and I still use it fairly frequently. I do not have a large repertoire
of knots, but I’m learning.
What knots did you learn as a kid? Which do you use the most
now?
