Bowline draws tighter as tension is placed on the standing part of the rope. The "Birmingham bowline" has two loops; the working part is passed twice around the standing part (the "rabbit" makes two trips out of the hole and around the tree). Other two-loop bowline knots include the Spanish bowline and the bowline on the bight; these can be tied in the middle of a rope without access to the ends. A triple bowline is used to make three loops. A Cossack knot is a bowline where the running end goes around the loop-start rather than the main part and
A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories A Knot in the Grain and other Stories is a collection of short fantasy stories by author and Newbery Medalist, Robin McKinley. Published by HarperTrophy, this collection of stories came out in 1994 although several of the stories had been previously printed. This collection gives readers a taste of McKinley's style and allows brief glimpses in the worlds where magic lives and you never know what might be possible. Stories included: "The Healer" "The Stagman" "Touk's House" "Buttercup" "A Knot in the Grain" The Healer: Lily was born mute and with a