A simpler knot to use as weight while throwing a rope is heaving line knot  tied using the same 3 step method as a monkeys fist but with only one turn (light version) or one and a half turns (heavier version) in the first step, most of the rope weight provided by the turns at the second step, and as third step threading the end through the nearest bight pinched by the turns at the second step and tightening.

The three coils of cordage in a monkey's fist form in effect a set of Borromean rings in three dimensions.
This is most obvious when tied flat.
The rings should then be started near center, coiled from outside inwards, in all three set of rings, and the third set finished by letting the end exit through the triangular hole at the center.
Subsequent tightening should let the outside edges curl to form an opposing triangular hole around the main part.
This is suitable if a ring formed object is to be contained in the central cavity around the main part.
If the object has no hole, it might be desirable to have the ends exit the knot at or near the central triangular hole.
A simpler knot to use as weight while throwing a rope is heaving line knot  tied using the same 3 step method as a monkeys fist but with only one turn (light version) or one and a half turns (heavier version) in the first step, most of the rope weight provided by the turns at the second step, and as third step threading the end through the nearest bight pinched by the turns at the second step and tightening.
The three coils of cordage in a monkey's fist form in effect a set of Borromean rings in three dimensions. This is most obvious when tied flat. The rings should then be started near center, coiled from outside inwards, in all three set of rings, and the third set finished by letting the end exit through the triangular hole at the center. Subsequent tightening should let the outside edges curl to form an opposing triangular hole around the main part. This is suitable if a ring formed object is to be contained in the central cavity around the main part. If the object has no hole, it might be desirable to have the ends exit the knot at or near the central triangular hole.
Monkey's fist