How to Tie Knots: Vol 2 : How to Tie an Ashley's Stopper knot

[RockinReminiscence]

The video by AnimatedKnots shows how to correctly tie this knot.

[RockinReminiscence]

I agree with @Erythrina79, this isn't an Ashley's knot. The standing end of the rope should act like a noose upon the bitter end. If tied correctly, the bitter end should be perpendicular to the standing end.

[1luckytexan]

The overhand knot should be on the working side, not the standing side.

I dunno if this knot has a name, but it isn't an Ashley Stopper knot.

[iphotostuff]

I have really enjoyed your knot series. I just used two of them to put a rope swing up for my son. I would recommend one change though, that you shoot with the camera perspective of over your shoulder. For beginners like me trying to mimic your knot in the reverse of how it looks on video is tough and an over the shoulder looking down shot would resolve that.

[Erythrina79]

This isn't Ashley's stopper as I know it. There's a much better way to tie it, which produces a trefoil shape if you're staring down the standing part of the rope. It's much "clunkier," and it's even. I just found a good picture of it on the Wikipedia page for the knot - it looks like you could tighten the one shown at the end of this video better to achieve the same effect.

[GeorgeVanAken]

I enjoy your series on knot tieing. If more people tried learning and tying JUST one knot, they would be hooked! I barely knew how to tie my shoes untill working for an arborist for a few years in PA. Although I no longer use the wide variety of knots that I needed then, I still enjoy ropework. Thank you for making a series that is fun to watch and easy to understand. If you were around twenty years ago, my learning would have been much less frustrating!