On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls

by Lina Beard; Adelia B. Beard

Figure-Eight Knot

Use the figure-eight knot to make a knot on the end of a rope or to prevent the end of the strands from untwisting. Form a loop like [Fig. 53] near the end of the rope, bringing the short end over the long rope; then pass the short end under the long rope once, as shown by dotted line, and carry it up over and through the loop ([Fig. 54]). Pull it up tightly to bring the end square across the rope ([Fig. 53]). This knot is not difficult to untie.