Vertical caving terminology and methods > Knots > Common knots
A threaded knot used to waste an excess of rope, or to tie up the cincture of Capuchin friars. Can be used as a safety knot. Made from an overhand knot with several extra turns. Many depictions show two and a half extra turns, but three and a half extra turns is the normal expectation (as depicted by the knot researcher who worked out what the friars were using). For use in caving, it will normally be tied on a bight and have enough turns to be above a figure of 9 on a bight. It will never be dressed neatly, and normally will not be set properly either. It will barely be recognisable as a Capuchin knot.
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