TWO LOOP FIGURE EIGHT KNOT (Class 4, Special Knot):
Purpose: Used to form two adjustable fixed loops in a rope.
Tying the Knot:
Step 1: Form an 18” bight.
Step 2: Bring the bight 360 degrees around the doubled standing end.
Step 3: Holding the bight, form a doubled bight and place it through the loop you have just formed.
Step 4: Hold the double bight, placing the original bight over the knot, forming a common locking bar on the bottom of the double figure eight knot.
Step 5: Remove all unnecessary twists and crossovers. Dress the knot down.
Checkpoints
-Two ropes running side by side in the shape of a figure eight.
-The knot has two adjustable fixed loops.
-The loops are adjustable by means of a common locking bar at the bottom of the knot.
-Minimum 4” pigtails and no twists.
