[josefresco]

Only knot I know and I use it frequently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowline

Knots are incredibly situational which makes learning a lot of them (through practice) difficult.

[dilawar]

Yup.. I only remeber three knots: 1. tie cows to a pole using a rope, tile show laces, third one is the most basic one which everyone knows. Sometimes, I learn a few occassinally watching youtube video and forget the next day.

[aidenn0]

Bowline is inappropriate for anything that you need to apply tension to while tying (like your gym shorts).

[josefresco]

That is correct and I really need to learn at least one tension knot.

[O3marchnative]

This one and the square knot are indispensable

[josefresco]

I screw up the square knot constantly! It's not like I practice but each time I focus, try a few times and then just rage quit and tie 47 half-hitches.

[O3marchnative]

I always remember it as the opposite of what I think is typically called the granny knot. In the case of the square knot, it's just right over left, then left over right.