Animated Knots by Grog is the web’s premiere site for learning how to tie knots of any kind. From Boating Knots, Fishing Knots and Climbing Knots to tying a tie, or even Surgical Knots — …

Basic Knots. The eight Basic Knots in this section are the building blocks of knot tying. These basic knots illustrate the fundamental principles of knot tying.

Knots in Alphabetical Order. There are 196 knots listed (animated) and 374 total knots as some knots are known by several names. Select by Activity, Type or Search for Knots.

The selection of knots is based on feedback and advice from many expert fishing contributors to this website. In this section the knots are listed in alphabetical order.

Essential Knots by Category. There are a large number of knots on this site. Learn which knots are essential to know if you are boating, fishing, climbing, climbing trees, scouting, etc.

The selection of knots is based on many years of sailing combined with feedback and advice from several helpful captains. The knots are arranged in alphabetical order.

Welcome to Climbing Knots These animated knots are for climbers, rescue workers, arborists, tower-climbers, and others who use rope in man-carrying applications.

This page shows a selection of the knots commonly used to make rope hitches. This category includes: Slide and Grip Hitches; Quick-Release Hitches; and, Plain Rope Hitches.

These animated knots are described for scouts, but most of them have critical uses in other environments. The selection of knots is based on consultation with many scouting leaders and …

Household Knots. The emphasis for household knots is on reliability combined with the ability to tie and untie each knot fairly easily and are primarily for use around the home, the yard, the …