Page 134 - The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Knots

FIGURE OF EIGHT HITCH

Purpose

Use this simple hitch for attaching any light line to an anchorage point.

Tying
Take a turn around the rail, post, ring or other fixture and then wrap and tuck the

working end as shown (figures 1–2). Finally pull what is in effect a sliding loop
snug and tight (figure 3).