lanyards to handheld electronic equipment, since it can be tied without access to the ends of the fastening loop. With the end, then secured into a loop When tied by threading the end and then the end is secured to the standing part, the knot is known as a bale sling hitch. Applications Tatting The craft of tatting is composed primarily of lark's head knots over carrier threads. A lark's head is called a double stitch in tatting. Friendship bracelets In the context of friendship bracelets, the lark's head is called the reverse knot or the forward backward knot or the backward forward knot if the author is being directionally specific for instructional purposes. Cableman's hitch Another application for the cow hitch is in the handling of large electric power cable in surface mines. Known colloquially as a "Cableman's hitch", it is also used to attach loops of cable to the back of a pick-up truck during a shovel move. As the cable can weigh upwards of 22 pounds per foot and 3–4 loops of cable can be attached to one length of rope, a clove hitch's shearing force would damage the cable jacket. The Cableman's hitch puts the strain onto the hitch crossing over the two running ends of the rope. Products that use cow hitch knots The Nintendo Wiimote, for securing the strap to the Wiimote Some Mobile phones accessory use this knot to secure themselves to the phones Textile/Rubber Bands attached to the Zip Pullers is usually tied with Cow Hitch, usually to reduce the size of the Puller. See also Halter hitch Hoxton knot List of knots Ringbolt hitching References