If you could only remember a few knots, which would they be?
www.animatedknot.com has a knot list, in case we need a ready reference.
I only know
- round turn and two half hitches (I use as my general knot to tie a rope to something)
- trilene knot (I use for the fly/tippet when fishing). Edit: no, looks like I use the improved cinch knot.
- surgeons knot (I use for the leader/tippet)
- surgeons loop (I use when need to make a loop at the end of a rope)
- truckers hitch (I use when something has to be cinched down tight)
- and of course the knot you use to tie your shoes, and the half-windsor for a tie.
I said "rope" but actually my knotting is almost always in cord or monofilament, seldom in "rope" of any real diameter.
What are your go-to knots?