Learn how to tie and use all the most useful and practical knots for everyday use at work, home, sport or play. Unencumbered by knot-tying jargon and technical terms, this book provides simple, step-by-step instructions and outstandingly clear line drawings for the knots that can solve the day-to-day knot needs of almost everyone. Knots include: Reef knot, Figure-eight loop, Sheet bend, Fisherman's knot, Uni-knot, Bowline, Clove hitch, Waggoner's hitch, Constrictor knot, and more--even how to tie a bow tie!

Peter Owen is an illustrator, designer, and outdoors enthusiast whose other books include The Pocket Guide to Fishing Knots. He lives in England.