Farmer's loop
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{{knot-details |name=Farmer's Loop |names=None |type=Loop on the bight |strength= |origin=Modern |related= |releasing=Not difficult |uses=Climbing, agriculture |image=Farmer'sLoop.jpg |caveat=}}
Cornell University professor Howard W. Ripley published an article on this knot in 1912, having discovered it being used on American farms.
As a loop-on-the-bight, it is related to the Alpine butterfly knot or Manharness knot.
This is a fun knot to tie because of the hopping method of tying it. Children learn it quickly.
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