List of Knots - D

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• Diagonal lashing - lashing to bind spars or poles together to prevent racking
• Diamond knot - (knife lanyard knot) for forming a decorative loop on the end of a cord
• Directional figure eight - (inline figure-eight loop) loop knot that can be made on the bight
• Distel hitch - sercure friction hitch used for rope climbing
• Dogshank - variant of the sheepshank where the eyes formed at each end have the ends of the rope passed through
• Double anchorman knot - two or more pieces of rope joined together
• Double bowline - (round turn bowline) loop knot that uses a round turn
• Double carrick bend - join two lines together
• Double constrictor knot - binding knot that can be difficult to untie once tightened
• Double Englishman's knot - (grapevine knot) joins two lengths of rope
• Double figure eight bend - joins two ropes of roughly similar size
• Double figure-eight loop - forms two parallel loops
• Double figure eight - (stevedore knot) bulky stopper knot often tied near the end of a rope that is secure-when-slack
• Double fisherman knot - (grapevine knot) joins two lengths of rope
• Double loop - for making loops at the end of lines similar to the Surgeon's knot, but with a double strand
• Double overhand - extension of the regular overhand knot, made with one additional pass
• Double overhand noose - hitch knot used to bind a rope to a carabiner
• Double pile hitch - attaches a rope to a pole or other structure
• Double sheet bend - doubles a sheet bend by making an additional round turn below the first and again bringing the working end back under itself
• Double windsor (for use in neckties) - method of tying a necktie around one's neck and collar
• Dropper loop - forms a loop which is off to the side of the line
• Dutch marine bowline - (cowboy bowline) variation of the bowline loop knot