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Step 1
Study the uses of the Gallows Knot. As suggested from the name, it was used in hangings especially during medieval times. However, the Gallows Knot kills by slow strangulation and is therefore not as humane as the Hangman's Noose, which is designed to kill quickly by breaking the neck. This knot is also used in fishing to tie angling rods to a line.
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Step 2
Make the Gallows Knot very carefully when using twined rope to prevent weakening the rope with kinking. This will also improve the appearance of the knot.
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Step 3
Form a bight of rope with the loop pointing down, the standing end on your left and the working end on your right. A bight is a simple loop of rope that does not overlap.
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Step 4
Hold the two ends of rope together as you bring the working end back down and behind the bight to form a second loop. Bring the working end around to the front and push it through the second loop. It should now be wrapped around the bight.
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Step 5
Wrap the working end around the bight and inside the second loop twice more. Now bring it out from under the second loop so that it is parallel to the standing end of the rope. Set and dress the Gallows Knot.
