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Savoy knot. The figure 8 forms the basis for many other StOPPer KnOtS
knots and is, therefore, a knot one needs to know. It can
be modified to serve as a bend, loop, or hitch, and it has Notice the characteristic figure 8
been dubbed by the International Guild of Knot Tyers as shape that gives this knot
the best overall knot.
its name.
Figure 8 Knot: Step 3 Figure 8 Knot: Step 4
Bring the working end of the rope up through Tighten the knot by pulling on both the work-
the second loop. ing end and the standing part.
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