Page 54 - Colin Jarman "The Essential Knot Book"
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13 FIGURE OF EIGHT LOOP
While a Bowline suits almost all purposes where a loop is required, it may not
hold in very hard, slippery synthetics and can well be replaced by the Figure of
Eight Loop. This is often also used where a loop is required midway along a
rope as it is quicker to form than a Bowline on the bight. In this situation a
simple Figure of Eight knot is tied with a bight of the rope rather than the
working end (1 and 2).
Where it has to be tied through an eye or ring, or about an object that a loop
cannot be slipped over, the method shown in 3 is used. Tie a Figure of Eight with
a long working end and then ‘double’ it in the reverse direction with the ring or
eye enclosed by a suitable loop in the working end. Both processes result in
identical knots.
