Figure 8
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Posted on 06 January 2008 15:40
A figure of eight knot is used mostly as a stopper knot in sailing, for example to stop a rope end coming through a fairlead or eyehole.
The figure eight is the RYA approved stopper knot.
Starting with a length of rope, make a loop (picture 1), then pass the working end over the top of the front of the loop, then around the back/underneath (picture 2).
Picture 1
Picture 2
Bring the working end back around the front and pass it through the loop (picture 3). Pull both ends tight (picture 4) to form the knot (picture 5).
Picture 3
Picture 4
An easy way of remembering this is make a head (picture 1), strangle it (picture 2 and 3), and poke it in the eye (picture 4).
Picture 5