I actually gave it a once over with a lighter to stop the fraying.

I can not knot

My trick is if I want a different knot, I just add more loops that I stick things through. This probably isn't the ideal approach.

I'm think we're all tied of these puns

You should definitely avoid buying some paracord then, it's knot like they're sold in cheap smaller bundles (3/5m) with all flavours included so you can check which one you like most before going all in

New Shibari practitioner in development

Can I learn this knot?

Here's my favorites:

Perfection loop
Bowline / Yosemite bowline
Alpine butterfly
Trucker's hitch
Constrictor knot
Figure eight / follow throught
Sheet bend
Zeppelin bend
Double fisherman's knot
Scaffold/Poacher's knot
Stopper knot

This will either cure that problem, or cement it so thoroughly it'll become your new life. I wish you luck.

https://youtu.be/8DBhTXM_Br4

Well, there is very little call for knowing any knots except the figure eight when rock climbing. In fact in my experience with the same, it seems that knowledge of too many fancy knots tends to lead people towards using the wrong knot for the application for no other reason than to show off and/or justify knowing that knot. But one thing most people of that stripe tend not to know is how said knot performs under strain or shock load or being bounced when unloaded. And most especially, how various knots reduce the load capacity of the rope where they're tied.

For similar reasons, I wince every time I see arborists insisting that the bowline is the answer for every single application imaginable up to and including supporting human weight, which it absolutely is not — speaking of knots that can be untied by bouncing them. You will never catch me dangling from a bowline in any circumstances.

You could do a lot worse than only being good at figure eights, then.

I'm not sure if this is even suitable for climbing. I like it because it's easy to untie even after being tightened.

Hoist for mother-in-law transportation capsule.

When installing something for a customer, yes.

But my experience with some ropes is that the action of loading and unloading or otherwise jostling the knot can cause it to come loose.

That is why I used this rather than the reef knot. This wont come undone when not under constant tension.

If you need extra security it's often better to tie a stopper knot in the ends of the lines rather than tying them together.

Sounds like this inline truckers hitch.

do the trucker's hitch

You got a link and a description, I'll add a quick instruction.

Tie off the standing end, cross the space and around your close anchor. Stop. About 1/3 of the way across the gap(unless it's a very long span, then just a comfortable distance) make a loop. Best knot IMO here is a bowline on a bight, but I'm not explaining that here lol so tie a double overhand, the one you certainly know to make a loop. That will lock up but that's a problem for tomorrow. Now, pass the working end that's gone around the anchor through the loop, and back towards the anchor. Pull on that shit! You have as much room as you left to the loop to draw right with. I usually go back around the anchor and finish with a double fisherman's, while controversial, I like the ability to slide the locking knot loose, and am comfortable with friction holding it.

Trucker's hitch. It also gives you 3:1 mechanical advantage and there's a self-locking version too.

It just looks like a square knot to me. What is the difference?

Edit. I took the 30 seconds to look it up.

Square knot is a reef knot.

I always knew it as:

"Right over left and under, then left over right and under." 🤷