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Multiple Figure Eight

This is a fancier bit of rope work.
As the name implies, It is a series of
Figure Eights that can be "set up" by
B forming the first (oop, then
alternating underhand and overhand
fig. 1
loops in left~righ[, teft~right &.shion
(fig. 1).
Then thread the end up through
the loop on the right. Weave it over
the bottom portion and under the top
~B
portion of each loop, continuing until
you push it down through the top or
original Ioop, exactly as In the simple
Figure Eight (fig. 2).
Draw on the end and. the standing
part, and you will form overlapping
/ig.2 eights.

Stevedore's Knot

There are several variations of this
knot, but one of the simplest is a
combination of the Figure Eight with
the common Overhand Knot.
You start with an overhand loop
f-.
and continue with an underhand
loop. But, when the end is pushed
down through the original loop (as in
the Figure Eight) it is then hrollghr
over it and under it again (fig. 1 ), so
that an Overhand Knot is tied to the
o riginal loop (fig. 2). It is double the
size of an Overhand Knot or a Figure
Eight, SO it makes a good handle on a
heavy rope.
fig. 1
B A similar knor Is made starting
with an ,dinary Figure Eight, but
when Lrming the lower underhand
loop, take a futl turn around the
standing part of the rope before
pushing the end down through the
first loop. This will tighten in [he
same fashion. With either version,
added turns may be used.