On the windswept moor, a low patch of shepherd's knot brightened the heather with its little yellow flowers.

Before we fed the rope through the cleat, he tied a stout stopper knot at the end of the rope to keep it from slipping back.

Before lowering the package, he quickly tied a thumb knot in the rope to secure the load.

In the seminar, she explained how an alternating knot can be recognized from a knot diagram by checking that the crossings alternate between over and under as you go around the strand.

During the sailing class, the instructor showed us how to tie square knots and tested our technique.

Before loading the truck, she tied each bundle with a binding knot to prevent the boxes from shifting.

Before the storm, the deckhands double-checked all the binding knots to make sure the cargo wouldn't shift.

The sailors practiced tying reef knots until their fingers were raw.

At the orientation, we played a human knot to practice communication and teamwork.

She used a knot diagram to explain how the pattern of crossings determines the knot type.