Figure of eight knot

This is one of the most popular and easier of knots available.

It gets its name from the shape formed by the knotted rope, it is especially practical as a stopper knot.

With the rope end, take it back along itself and under itself, then wrap over, thus forming a loop,pass the end through the loop and dress the knot pulling the end to tighten the knot.

A slight variation is a figure of eight loop or bight, carried out in the same way, form a loop and tie in the same way as above, go back on itself, pass under, then over and then through the loop and dress the knot. This will form a bight, loop, for attaching things to. Such as rings, tools or karabinas etc.

I often use both of the above especially the figure of eight loop, especially when tying things onto my trailer or roof rack of the car.

The "truckers hitch" is a good knot to learn also, which can be explained another day, but the two examples above are by far the easiest to learn.