It is made in a similar manner to a bowline, except that after the gooseneck has been formed and the end passed up through it the end is brought round and up through it again, so as to form a large bight which is passed under the man's armpits.
Kwenziwe ngendlela eyelele kwiqhina elisetyenziswa ngomatiloshe ngaphandle kokuba emva komqala werhanisi olwenziweyo waze umva wagqitha kuwo ukuya ekugqibeleni uziswa ngokujikelezayo unyuke ngawo kwakhona ukwenza irhityela elikhulu eligqithiswa phantsi kwamakhwapha endoda.