Tying a Monkey's Fist

When Aaron told us it was time to learn how to tie a monkey's fist I was in shock. Don't get me wrong I have seen the knot before but it just looked so impossible to do. I watched him go through it once along with the class but I was still confused with no clue of what to do. I asked my peers for help but they were also struggling to learn it themselves—so I turned to the internet. I sat in a chair for what felt like 10 hours watching videos on YouTube on how to tie a monkey's fist. It took me more than about 7 tries to get the ball in the middle, hold it together and take out any slack. At the end I had to get myself together and use an incredible amount of patience to tie it correctly.

This is my completed monkey's fist. This knot is to be tied at the end of a rope to serve as a weight, making it easier to throw a far distance.