There are two ways of making this hitch that are used ordinarily.

The one I prefer is simply to take two turns around the horn, taking care that the second turn comes lower and overlaps the other.

No pull in the world could make that rope slip, while I can, simply by throwing off one turn, let it all slide off.

This other fashion, which is really taking a 'half-inch' around the horn, holds just as fast, but you have to push the rope through to loosen it.

You see, in making this sudden twist, a finger is very likely to get caught, and I have known many fingers being taken off before such a hitch could be unfastened.
"It is often advisable to take an extra twist around anything you have lassoed, and this is done by simply throwing a coil.