Template:Knot-article
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| [[Image:{{{image}}}]] {{{caption}}} | |
| Names | {{{name}}}, |
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| Typical use | |
| Caveat | |
| Releasing | |
| Category | [[:Category:{{{type}}} knots|{{{type}}} knots]] |
| Related | |
- Required for
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- Instructions
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- Lesson Videos
- Notes
- This documentation is transcluded from Template:Knot-article/doc.
This template may have a sandbox (edit) and testcases for editors to experiment.
Usage
{{Knot-article
| name= <|-- Canonical name (i.e. article title) -->
| names= <|-- Variant Name(s), DO NOT include the original name here -->
| image= <|-- Use ONLY the filename, not a full [[Image:]] link -->
| caption= <|-- image caption -->
| type= <|-- Category (bend, binding, coil, decorative, hitch, lashing,
loop, plait, slip, seizing, sennit, splice, stopper,
trick, or whipping) in LOWER CASE
This automatically places the knot in the named category
and places a link to a list of knots of that type -->
| type2= <|-- Additional category for knots that can be classified in two cats -->
| related= <|-- links to related knots -->
| releasing= <|-- jamming/non-jamming -->
| uses= <|-- Typical use -->
| caveat= <|-- List any warnings or unusual characteristics of knot
}}
A version to paste into new articles:
{{Knot-article
| name=
| names=
| image=
| caption=
| type=
| type2=
| related=
| releasing=
| uses=
| caveat=
}}
Sample
{{knot-article
| image=CloveHitch.png
| name=Clove hitch
| names=
| type=hitch
| origin=Ancient
| related=[[Slippery hitch]], [[Two half-hitches]], [[Buntline hitch]], [[Constrictor knot]], [[Ground-line hitch]], [[Lashing knot|Lashings]]
| releasing=Jamming
| strength=
| uses=Securing lines running along a series of posts, belaying, starting lashings, weak binding
| caveat=Can spill if the standing part is pulled forcibly in the wrong direction
| abok_number= '''#11''', #53, #69, #70, #204, #400, #421, #437, '''#1176''', '''#1177''', '''#1178''', '''#1179''', '''#1180''', #1245, '''#1773''', '''#1774''', '''#1775''', '''#1776''', '''#1778''', '''#1779''', #1814, #2079, #2541, #2542, '''#2543''', #2544, #2546, #2547, #2548
}}
| Clove hitch | |
![]() {{{caption}}} | |
| Names | Clove hitch, |
|---|---|
| Typical use | Securing lines running along a series of posts, belaying, starting lashings, weak binding |
| Caveat | Can spill if the standing part is pulled forcibly in the wrong direction |
| Releasing | Jamming |
| Category | hitch knots |
| Group | [[:Category:{{{group}}} knots|{{{group}}} knots]] |
| Related | Slippery hitch, Two half-hitches, Buntline hitch, Constrictor knot, Ground-line hitch, Lashings |
- Required for
{{{required_for}}}
- Instructions
{{{instructions}}}
- Lesson Videos
- Notes

