To make the Square Knot:
Take an end in each hand;
Cross the end in the right hand over the end in the left hand;
Bend it around the rope in the left hand;
Cross the end in the left hand over the end in the right hand;
Bend it around the rope in the right hand;
Pull tight.
2. Sheet-bend
Another knot that is used for tying two ends together, generally those of unequal thickness, or for fastening an end to a permanent loop, is the Sheet-bend.