wrote:

One hard pull on a figure 8 loop could result in a bad jam. Instead
try a Zeppelin Loop:

http://www.geocities.com/roo_two/zeppelinloop.html

Interesting - that's just a Hunter's bend with a bight (the Hunter's bend was
invented by a guy named Hunter, not named as a result of being particularly
useful for hunting). The Hunter's bend is an attractive knot - very nice symmetry.

Mike