granny knots
Amateur rope ties
A granny knot is a common mistake when tying a square knot, made by crossing the ends the same way twice instead of alternating.
The result looks similar but slips and loosens under strain.
The name suggests it's the kind of knot an old woman might tie—functional but unreliable: Your shoelaces keep coming undone because you're tying granny knots.
- shoelaceCord securing footwear
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- loopCurve closing on itself
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
botch · slip · incorrect · hitches · mistake · loose · loose ends · overhand · cross · tying · tying shoes · amateur · tight · twist · bows · capsizing · fastenings · blunder
granny knotssquare knots
Flat binding hitches
reef knots · bowline · clove hitch · figure-eight knot · trucker's hitch
granny knotsnautical knots
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