▁a ▁loose ▁figure - e ight ▁kn ot ▁on ▁one ▁ro pe ▁( the ▁larger - d iam eter ▁one ▁if ▁une qual ), ▁and ▁thread ing ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁ro pe ' s ▁running ▁end ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁figure ▁eight , ▁starting ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁figure - e ight ' s ▁running ▁end ▁and ▁par alle ling ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁ro pe ▁through ▁the ▁figure ▁eight ▁until ▁the ▁second ' s ▁ro pes ▁running ▁end ▁lies ▁parallel ▁against ▁first ' s ▁standing ▁end . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁two ▁figure - e ight ▁kn ots , ▁each ▁partly ▁inside ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁tight ening ▁its ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁pulled ▁in ▁opposite ▁directions . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁permanent ▁or ▁temporary ▁sp lice . ▁While ▁it ▁pre cludes ▁the ▁ro pes ' ▁sli pping ▁relative ▁to ▁each ▁other , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁typical ▁kn ot ▁in ▁having ▁less ▁strength ▁than ▁the ▁straight ▁ro pes . ▁ ▁Off set ▁figure - e ight ▁b end ▁▁ ▁The ▁offset ▁figure - e ight ▁b end ▁is ▁a ▁poor ▁kn ot ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁imp licated ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁several ▁rock ▁clim bers . ▁ ▁Stein ▁kn ot ▁▁ ▁The ▁ste in ▁kn ot ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁stone ▁kn ot ) ▁is ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁figure - e ight ▁kn ot . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁ro pe ▁that ▁is ▁already ▁passed ▁around ▁a ▁post ▁or ▁through ▁a ▁ring . ▁It ▁is ▁quick ▁and