Editing Figure-eight loop (section)

{{Short description|Type of knot}}
{{Infobox knot
| name=Figure-eight loop
| image= FigureOfEightLoop.jpg
| names= Flemish loop
| type= loop
| strength= 
| origin= 
| related= [[figure-eight knot]], [[flemish bend]], [[Figure-of-nine loop]], [[spider hitch]]
| releasing= jamming
| uses=  [[climbing]], [[caving]]
| caveat= jams
| abok_number= #1047, #531
| instructions= [http://www.animatedknots.com/fig8follow/index.php]
}}

'''Figure-eight loop''' (also '''figure-eight on a bight''', '''figure-eight follow-through''', '''figure-eight retrace''', '''Flemish loop''', or '''Flemish eight''') is a type of [[knot]] created by a [[loop (knot)|loop]] on the [[Bight (knot)|bight]]. It is used in [[climbing]] and [[caving]].

{{Blockquote|The Flemish loop or figure-eight loop is perhaps stronger than the [[loop knot]]. Neither of these knots is used at sea, as they are hard to untie. In hooking a tackle to any of the loops, if the loop is long enough it is better to arrange the rope as a [[cat's paw (knot)|cat's paw]].|''[[The Ashley Book of Knots]]''<ref>Ashley, Clifford W. (1944). ''The Ashley Book of Knots'', p.190. Doubleday. {{ISBN|0-385-04025-3}}.</ref>}}

The double figure eight is used to put a loop in the end of a rope, or around an object. It is relatively easy to tie and is secure, but can become difficult to untie after heavy loading, and can jam badly in any rope type.