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{{Short description|Type of knot}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Knot-details | name= Sheet bend | image= Schotstek rechts.jpg | names= Weaver's knot, weaver's hitch | type= Bend | origin= | related= [[Bowline]] | releasing= | strength= 48%β58% | uses= Joining two ropes of different diameters | caveat= | abok_number= Simple: #1, #66, #1431; Double: #488, #1434; Weaver's: #2 |instructions=}} The '''sheet bend''' (also known as '''weaver's knot''' and '''weaver's hitch''') is a [[bend knot]]. It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or rigidity. It is quick and easy to tie, and is considered so essential it is the first knot given in the ''[[Ashley Book of Knots]]''.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|title=The Ashley Book of Knots|last=Ashley|first=Clifford W.|publisher=Doubleday|year=1944 |url=https://www.liendoanaulac.org/space/references/training/Ashley_Book_Knots.pdf |pages=9,18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219231529/https://www.liendoanaulac.org/space/references/training/Ashley_Book_Knots.pdf |archive-date=19 December 2018 }}</ref> Additionally, it is one of the six knots given in the [[International Guild of Knot Tyers]]' Six Knot Challenge, along with the [[clove hitch]], [[bowline]], [[Reef knot|reef knot (square knot)]], [[round turn and two half-hitches]], and [[sheepshank]]. The sheet bend is related in structure to the bowline; like the bowline, it has a tendency to work loose when not under load. For increased security, it is sometimes recommended that one add another turn in the smaller end, making a [[#Double sheet bend|double sheet bend]]; in most cases, however, a single sheet bend should suffice. The [[becket hitch]] is another structurally similar knot. As a bend, its advantages lie in its simplicity and non-jamming properties. It is commonly taught in [[Scouting]].
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