---
title: "How to Tie Knots: The Butterfly Knot"
description: "The butterfly knot is a great knot to add to your arsenal. It allows you to tie a loop anywhere in a rope and it’s strong in every direction (both ends as well as the loop). It’s easy to untie and, best of all, you can depend on it in every situation."
date: "2015-07-15"
modified: "2015-07-15"
authors:
  - name: "Aram von Benedikt"
    job_title: "Writer"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/aram-von-benedikt/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/articles/2015/07/how-tie-knots-butterfly-knot/"
categories:
  - "Hunting"
---

# How to Tie Knots: The Butterfly Knot

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The butterfly knot is a great knot to add to your arsenal. It allows you to tie a loop anywhere in a rope and it’s strong in every direction (both ends as well as the loop). It’s easy to untie and, best of all, you can depend on it in every situation.

## Author
Aram von Benedikt is one of *Outdoor Life’s* western writers. He has no formal credentials as a writer, only the authenticism born of a life spent in the backcountry and a library of 3,000 books. Writing for *Outdoor Life* came as an unexpected blessing, and he’s still mildly surprised every time he sees his name in print. He lives on a remote Arizona desert ranch with his lovely wife, a handful of half-wild kids, a dozen horses, half-a-thousand cows, a plethora of cactus, and the occasional, big desert muley.

### Author social links  
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