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Stevedore knot

Finished stevedore knot

Stevedore knot before tightening

Use: The Stevedore knot is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope. It is more bulky and less prone to jamming than the closely related figure-eight knot. This knot is excellent for anchoring a tarp. Pass the end of the rope through a tarp's grommet, tie a stevedore, and anchor the other end with a taut-line hitch. Its added bulk prevents it from pulling through the grommet.

How to tie:

The knot is formed by following the steps to make a figure-eight knot, but the working end makes an additional round turn around the standing part before the end passes back through the initial loop.

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-{{Knot-details
+<noinclude><translate><!--T:2-->
-| name=Double figure eight
+</noinclude>
-| image= Double_eight_-1.JPG
+{{Knot
-| names= stevedore's knot
+| name= Stevedore knot
-| type= stopper
+| image= Double_eight_-2.JPG
-| strength=
+| image_caption = Finished stevedore knot
-| origin= According the C.L.Day's ''Art of Knotting & Splicing'', this stopper knot was introduced by the Stevedore rope co., hence its name (not derived from any use by stevedores (dockworkers), as is commonly asserted).
+| image2 = Double_eight_-1.JPG
-| related= [[Figure-of-eight knot]], [[overhand knot]]
+| image2_caption = Stevedore knot before tightening
-| releasing= Non-jamming
+| use = The '''Stevedore knot''' is a stopper knot, often tied near the end of a rope. It is more bulky and less prone to jamming than the closely related figure-eight knot. This knot is excellent for anchoring a tarp. Pass the end of the rope through a tarp's grommet, tie a stevedore, and anchor the other end with a taut-line hitch. Its added bulk prevents it from pulling through the grommet.
-| uses= To provide a ''secure-when-slack'' stopper.
+| tying_instructions =
-| caveat=
+The knot is formed by following the steps to make a figure-eight knot, but the working end makes an additional round turn around the standing part before the end passes back through the initial loop.
-| abok_number=
 }}
+<noinclude></translate></noinclude>
-'''Tying:''' The knot is formed by turning the rope back on itself, and then tucking the end through the small loop formed upon the initial turn.  The turns, in flexible rope, will help grip the standing part and keep it from feeding back into the knot to loosen it (rather than providing much extra bulk over other stoppers)<BR>
-[[Image:Double_eight_-2.JPG|thumb|300px]]
-The '''double figure eight''' is a stopper knot. It is an improvement over the regular [[figure eight knot]]. It is larger and less prone to jamming. The "double figure eight" knot can be tied to the end of the jib sheets on a sail boat to stop the sheets from passing through the pulley.
-== See also ==
-*[[Ashley's stopper knot]]
-*[[figure-of-eight knot]]
-*[[List of knots]]
-* [[Stevedore]]<sup>Superscript text</sup>
-==References==
-* http://www.scoutingresources.org.uk/knots_az03.html