A clove hitch is a type of knot. Along with the bowline and the sheet bend, it is often considered one of the most essential knots.[1] A clove hitch is two successive half-hitches around an object. It is most effectively used as a crossing knot. It can be used as a binding knot, but is not particularly secure in that role.[2] A clove hitch made around the line itself is known as either two half-hitches or buntline hitch, depending on whether the half-hitches progress away from or towards the object.
