This is one of the two most important knots to know. Get proficient at tying this knot. I can’t stress this enough.
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This is what tying a Bowline looks like when you are on the other side of the point. Same knot, tied from a different direction.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1K-WU-Jgc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=375]