List of Knots - A

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• Adjustable bend - can be easily lengthened or shortened
• Adjustable hitch (taut-line hitch) - adjustable loop knot for use on lines under tension
• Adjustable loop (slip knot) - attach a line to an object and tighten when tension is applied to the free end of the line
• Albright knot (Albright special) - used to tie two different diameters of line together, for instance to tie monofilament to braid
• Alpine coil (mountaineer's coil) - method used by climbers for carrying a rope
• Alternate ring hitching - covering a ring in hitching can prevent damage
• Anchor bend - attaching a rope to a ring or similar termination
• Angler's knot (fisherman's knot) - a knot for joining two lines with a symmetrical structure
• Angler's loop - knot which forms a fixed loop. Useful for fine or slippery line, it is one of the few loop knots which holds well in bungee cord.
• Arbor knot - attach fishing line to the arbor of a fishing reel
• Artillery loop aka manharness knot - a knot with a loop on the bight for non-critical purposes
• Ashley's bend - used to securely join the ends of two ropes together
• Ashley's stopper knot - trefoil-faced stopper at the end of the rope
• Axle hitch - used to tie a hitch in a hard-to-reach place