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Figure-eight loop

There’s a definite advantage in basing a knot on

an established favourite – particularly when it’s a
simple knot such as the figure-eight. If all else fails,

and you can’t see the rabbit for the trees (see
bowline,), the figure-eight loop will see you out of a

tight spot. Use it for just about everything you had a

bowline for.

1 Tie a figure-eight in the standing part. Pass the working end back

through the last loop, leaving plenty of slack behind.