🔍 Key Concepts
• A becket bend is another name for a sheet bend, used to join two lines, especially of unequal size.
• Look for one line that is formed into a bight (eye) and another line that passes through that bight and around it.
• Compare how many turns are taken: a single becket bend has one turn around the bight; a double would have two.
đź’ Think About
• Which of E, F, G, or H is clearly joining two lines together, instead of securing a line to a post, spar, or ring?
• In which picture do you see one rope forming a loop/eye, and the other rope weaving up through, around, and back under itself around that loop?
• Can you eliminate any option where the line is obviously tied around a solid object (pole, ring, or hook), since that would not be a becket bend?
âś… Before You Answer
• Verify that the knot you pick is connecting two rope ends, not attaching to a post, spar, or ring.
• Confirm there is one bight (eye) in one rope, and the other rope passes through the bight, around both parts, and then under its own standing part only once.
• Make sure there is only a single turn around the bight so you don’t confuse it with a double becket bend.