Spanish bowline

Spanish bowline
Type	Decorative knot
application	2 loops in the middle of the rope
Ashley No.	1087
Synonyms	Chair knot
English	Spanish bowline
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The Spanish bowline is a knot in which two eyes are tied in the middle of the rope.

Names and history

There is a single and a double Spanish bowline. Because you can put your legs in your eyes, it is also called a chair knot.

The Spanish bowline is mostly only used as a decorative knot.

The simple Spanish bowline used to be used in shipping as a double cockpit to distribute the load between two eyes, or to bring two loads together on one rope.

(Example: for a small Spanish bowline) The crossed ends are pulled through the eye with the fingers, as shown in the picture; (or move the eye to the left).
Grasp around, enlarge the eye with the left finger and thumb, push the "upper" bays through the "lower" eyes and enlarge or extend (downwards).
Bring the ends tight and you're done.

Trumpet knot

A simple alternative are two loop knots in a row. However, these are very difficult to open after loading.
Or a double bowline
The trumpet knot is also a quick version . However, the knot can loosen under both too much and too little load.

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