A mecate knot begins at the heel knot of the bosal, where the mecate is anchored with a wrap of rope similar to the clove hitch.
It can be finished with a clove hitch, which is also known as double half-hitch.
This knot is also sometimes referred to as a clove hitch over itself.
The additional friction from the clove hitch increases the security of this knot.
Along with the sheet bend and the clove hitch, the bowline is often considered one of the most essential knots.
It is made similarly to a clove hitch but with one end passed under the other, forming an overhand knot under a riding turn.
With certain types of cord, the clove hitch can slip when loaded.
Two successive half hitches tied around an object makes up the common clove hitch.
