Which knot is described as an anchor knot that can be tied around an object?

• A. Figure-eight on a bight
• B. Figure-eight knot
• C. Figure-eight follow through
• D. Butterfly knot

Answer: (C)

The idea here is an anchor knot that lets you cinch a rope around an object by retracing the rope back through the knot. The figure-eight follow-through is built for that use: you tie a figure-eight in the rope, wrap the working end around the anchor, and then run the rope back through the original figure-eight. That retracing tightens the knot around the object, creating a secure, load-bearing anchor.

This is distinct from a plain figure-eight knot, which is mainly a stopper at the rope end and doesn’t form a cinching loop around an object. A figure-eight on a bight creates a fixed loop, but you don’t follow the rope back through to cinch around an anchor. The butterfly knot makes a fixed mid-rope loop for load sharing, not specifically an anchor knot around an object. So the follow-through version best fits the description of an anchor knot that can be tied around an object.