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 Franciscan friars. Can be used as a safety knot. Made from an overhand knot with two extra turns. Can be dressed with only the turns visible on the outside of the knot ("outside turns", as the Franciscan friars would do), or with a piece of the rope visible outside the turns ("outside bight"). In the latter case, it is more easy for the knot to accidentally untie, so it is best to use the neater dressing. The knot officially gets different names as more turns are added, but they could all somewhat correctly be called a multiple overhand knot. While this is sometimes called a Capuchin knot by cavers, this confuses it with an actual Capuchin knot, which is quite different. It is also mistakenly called a Capuchin knot (or Capucin's knot) by non-cavers, due to confusion about the two orders of friars. It is also sometimes called a blood knot, but that confuses it with many other knots that share that name.
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