This is a quick and easy way to tie a bowline around an object. I might use this knot as one side of a shelter and use a knot I can tension on the opposite side. Before I begin, there are some basic terms about ropes you all should know. Working end=the side of the rope you are tying the knot on. Running end=the part of the rope going toward the load. Hauling end=the side of the rope opposite the working end.
I just took a piece of 550 paracord and wrapped it around my table leg. The working end is the side where you can see the end of the 550 cord. This knot will be tied on the running end as I am tying it around an object (i.e. my table leg)
I just put a simple loop in the running end of the rope. I made it so the loop is on the top side of the running end.
I took a piece of rope from the running end closest to the hauling end side, and I made a "U" shaped loop (called a bite and referenced as such from now on). The bite is the piece of 550 cord closest to the loop made in step 2.
I took the bite I made in the previous step, and I fed it, from the underside, through the loop. I just put enough through to leave a small loop bit enough for the working end to fit through.
This picture is kind of hard to see. However, all I did in this step was I took the working end and fed it through the bite I pulled through loop in the previous step. The working end just goes through that and nothing else.
To make the knot, you have to pull on the hauling end and the running end on the opposite side of the knot. The knot will flip into a bowline. Also, the knot can be tensioned by pulling on the working end if needed.
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