Clove Hitch is use to tie rope to a pipe or a 2×4 and a host of other things. It will do a decent job of grabbing onto the pipe without too much slipping. This is the knot that is use in Hemp Houses to hang the pipe battens.
![clove1](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove1.jpg)
Start with your rope around the pipe.
![clove3](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove3.jpg)
Take a wrap.
![clove2](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove2.jpg)
The second wrap is placed over the first.
![clove4](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove4.jpg)
The free end of the rope goes through the second wrap.
![clove5](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove5.jpg)
Once the free end is through, pull it tight.
![clove6](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove6.jpg)
This is a finished Clove Hitch. For safety sake, add the next couple of steps.
![clove7](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove7.jpg)
This is a Half Hitch. Take the free end and take a wrap around the load line, then pass it through itself.
![clove8](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove8.jpg)
Pull it tight.
![clove9](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove9.jpg)
Do that again.
![clove10](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove10.jpg)
This is what the final knot will look like. At this point, you should consider taping the loose end up to the load line.
![clove11](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clove11.jpg)
This is a Double Half Hitch by itself. See above to learn to tie this.
![dblhh1](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/dblhh1.jpg)