Granny knot
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| - | |introduction = When your shoes keep coming untied, it is because you are tying Granny | + | | name=Granny knot |
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| + | | image= Granny knot.gif | ||
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| + | | type=Binding | ||
| + | | group= Basic | ||
| + | | related= [[Square knot]], [[Thief knot]], [[Grief knot]] | ||
| + | | releasing= Often jams | ||
| + | | strength= | ||
| + | | caveat=Should not be used as a bend. Inferior to reef knot for binding purposes, it can release suddenly and unpredictably. | ||
| + | | uses= To show '''''what not to do'''''. | ||
| + | | animated_image = Granny_Knot.gif | ||
| + | |introduction = When your shoes keep coming untied, it is because you are tying [[Granny knot]]s instead of Square knots. The Granny knot is given to show '''''what not to do'''''. The Granny knot will come untied almost immediately and is not used for any Boy Scout application. | ||
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Current revision
Special Knots, and Advanced Knots, for Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.
| Granny knot | |
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| Names | Granny knot, |
|---|---|
| Typical use | To show what not to do. |
| Caveat | Should not be used as a bend. Inferior to reef knot for binding purposes, it can release suddenly and unpredictably. |
| Releasing | Often jams |
| Category | Binding knots |
| Group | Basic knots |
| Related | Square knot, Thief knot, Grief knot |
- Required for
- Instructions
- Right over left, right over left, makes a knot ugly and WRONG.
- Lesson Videos
- Grog's Animated Knots: Shoelace Bow - Wonder How To Video: Standard Shoelace Knot - Wonder How To Video: Thief Knot
- Notes
- Remember: "Right over left, left over right, makes a knot tidy, and tight."
- The Square knot comes untied easily and is not as strong as a Sheet bend.
- The Granny knot is one of the Forty Knots.
- See also


