[header] How to tie an overhand knot [title] Form a loop with the end of the rope. [step] Simply lay one end of the rope over the rest of it to form a basic round loop. The bottom of the loop will be roughly where the knot will be located. 
[title] Tuck the end of the rope through the loop. [step] Take the end of the rope and, keeping the loop intact, pass it through.