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Figure Eight
Bend the bight of the rope until it
crosses the standing part, forming an
overhand loop (fig. 1). Then bend the
end of the rope in the opposite
direction to form an underhand loop • ,
below the first, giving the appeanmce
of a figure "8" or the character "&" A
when the free end is considered
(fig. 2). B
Push the end down through the
overhand loop and the knot will be fig. 1
complete (fig. 3).
Drawn tight, the Figure Eight Is a
larger and better "stopper" than the •
simple Overhand Knot. This is also
called a "Flemish Knot."

A
B

fig. 2

B

fig. 3