The Lobster Buoy Hitch is tied with just one turn around the object because using a round turn would take tension away from Half Hitches, reducing the advantage of trapping the running end.

image Bring the running end once around the object. Make two Half Hitches that form a Cow Hitch around the standing part, so that the running end is trapped against the object.

A useful feature of this hitch is that the running end is trapped, but not as tightly as in the Buntline Hitch.