There are a number of ways to tie the Overhand knot. Pass the end of the line through the loop created by the first overhand knot. The noose knot is a slipped version of the overhand knot. The cinquefoil is the closed version of the double overhand knot. As the double overhand knot, it neither slips nor turns around. It adds an extra twist when tying the first throw, forming a double overhand knot. The tag end is then tied in an overhand knot around the running line. A two lead, 3 bight Turk's head is a double overhand knot. Finally, an overhand knot is tied in the tag end. The overhand knot is the simplest single-strand stopper knot. The strangle knot is a rearranged double overhand knot made around an object. One variety consists of an overhand knot tied around a post, followed by a half-hitch. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. To tie, first place an overhand knot in the end of the rope. Similar to the constrictor knot, it also features an overhand knot under a riding turn.