Start with one strand. The free end will form the knot, go around the attachment, and retrace it.
Loops & Ropework · 13 steps
Thread an attachment, then retrace a figure eight to form a fixed loop.
Also known as Re-threaded figure eight, Figure 8 follow-through.
The follow-through makes a fixed eye after the rope has been passed through an attachment. Start with a loose figure eight, take the end through the attachment, then follow the original knot backward. The second path should stay next to the first all the way through.
This has the same doubled figure-eight structure as a loop tied on a bight, but a different tying sequence. It is the rethreading that allows a closed attachment to be enclosed without passing the whole attachment through a finished loop.
When to use it
Make a fixed loop through a closed attachment point.
Keep in mind
Follow the original path completely and keep paired strands neatly alongside each other.
Check your knot
The attachment is enclosed before rethreading.
Every turn of the first eight has a neighboring return strand.
The final tail remains visible after dressing.
How to tie Figure Eight Follow-Through
Leave a long working end
Start with one strand. The free end will form the knot, go around the attachment, and retrace it.
Make the first loop
Bring the end up, over the top, and down on the left.
Cross behind the standing part
Take the end across the back of the standing part and down to the right.
Round the lower turn
Bring the end around the lower turn, across the front of the standing part, and up on the left.
Complete the first figure eight
Go behind the upper left arm, through the opening, and forward over the upper arch.
Reach the attachment
Extend the working end up the left side of the future loop.
Pass through the ring
Feed the free end through the metal opening from left to right, then turn it downward.
Follow the original end back
Bring the end down beside the first outgoing strand toward the upper opening.
Return through the upper opening
Follow the first strand backward, through the same opening and behind the upper left arm.
Retrace the lower turn
Follow the lower curve around the front of the standing part, keeping the two strands beside each other.
Retrace the upper turn
Continue behind the standing part, around the upper arch, and down its right side.
Bring out the tail
Follow the standing part downward. Leave a visible tail beside it.
Dress the rethreaded eight
Draw the paired turns together while keeping the upper loop around the attachment. Follow both strands through the whole knot.
