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    <title>How To Tie a Clove Hitch Knot</title>
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      <![CDATA[This is a small but versatile knot. It's so versatile, in fact, that there's more than one way to tie it. Here's the easiest.]]>
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        <![CDATA[A single length of rope]]>
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        <![CDATA[Something to hitch to, such as a post, pole, or ring]]>
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          <![CDATA[Loop the end of the rope counterclockwise around the object you are hitching to (let's say a pole) and cross it over the remaining length of rope.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Loop the end of the rope counterclockwise around the object you are hitching to (let&#8217;s say a pole) and cross it over the remaining length of rope.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Make another counterclockwise loop around the pole, but this time pass the end of the rope through the loop you've just formed (between the now two strands of rope looping around the pole).]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Make another counterclockwise loop around the pole, but this time pass the end of the rope through the loop you&#8217;ve just formed (between the now two strands of rope looping around the pole).</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pull at both ends to tighten the knot.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Pull at both ends to tighten the knot.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[A hitch is a knot that is tied to an object; a lashing knot ties two objects together.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>A hitch is a knot that is tied to an object; a lashing knot ties two objects together.</p>]]>
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        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:58:55 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[You've tied this one a million times and never even known it—or at least its official name. It's just your basic...you know...knot.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Noose Knot</title>
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        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:58:57 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[Despite its ominous name, this knot was mostly used by hunters to snare birds and small game.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie the Handcuff Knot</title>
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        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:59:17 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[This double loop knot can't be cinched too tightly, so the police don't really use it—but firefighters do to pull people out of narrow spaces by their wrists.]]>
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        <title>How To Tie a Two Half Hitch Knot</title>
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        <created-at>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:51:31 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[The Two Half Hitch is the perfect knot for hanging a clothesline—or hammock—between two trees or posts.]]>
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        <created-at>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:51:39 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[Also known as the True Lover's Knot, the Fisherman's Knot creates two identical knots with one line. Ironically, it's not an incredibly strong knot...]]>
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