In reply to rgold:
> I use the "hand method" described in the video.
Lots of knots can be tied in easier ways than are usually taught.
Fig-8, clove hitch and italian hitch can all be tied by simple twisting operations. Clove hitch to a krab is simply twist-clip-twist-clip, done one handed between finger and thumb. Italian hitch to a krab is clip-twist-clip. None of that madness about forming two loops, then trying to remember which goes under, and which goes over...