How to tie A 8 Knot

00:04How To Tie a Figure Eight Knot. How many hours have you spent trying to fish a lost drawstring

00:10out of a waistband or hood? Master this Figure Eight stopper knot and you'll never have that

00:15problem again. You will need and a single length of rope. Step 1. Cross the end of the

00:22rope over the top of the remaining rope, making a "Q" shape. Step 2. Pinch the top of the

00:29loop and twist it around once, away from the tail of your "Q." Step 3. Pull the end of

00:36the rope, or the tail of the "Q," up through the upper loop from behind. Step 4. Pull the

00:43rope at both ends to tighten, forming a figure eight. Did you know The Figure Eight is the

00:50basis for several more complicated rock climbing knots, like the Figure Eight Bend and the

00:54Retraced Figure Eight.