ABOK #54, #1710
Animated Knots
Troop Resources
This is a basic knot often used to attach a line to an object.
[ABOK] "Two Half Hitches is the commonest of all hitches for mooring in particular and also for general utility."
If you reverse the direction of the second hitch, you have tied ABOK #57, #1713, Reversed Half Hitches.
[ABOK] "Reverse Hitches has less tendency to jam than Two Half Hitches (which has practically none) and is not a bad hitch for many purposes."