List of decorative knots

A decorative knot (also fancy knot^[1]) is an often complex knot exhibiting repeating patterns. A decorative knot can be used for practical or aesthetic purposes.^[2] A decorative knot is a knot that not only has practical use, but is also known for its decorative qualities.

This is an alphabetical list of decorative knots.

Austrian knot
Bowen knot
Carrick mat
Celtic knot
Chinese button knot
Dacre knot
Diamond knot
Endless knot
Eternity knot
Flat mat knot
Friendship knot
Globe knot
Heraldic knot
Hinckaert knot
Hungerford knot
Interlace (visual arts)
Manrope knot
Matthew Walker's knot
Monkey's fist knot
Prolong knot
Savoy knot
Shakespeare knot
Shamrock knot (an arrangement of True lover's knot)
Sinnet
Solomon's knot
Stafford knot
Turk's head knot
Wake knot

See also

List of knots
Knot
Knotted stitch
Plait/Braid
Coxcombing
Garland
Japanese glass fishing float (for knotwork)
Bell pull
Windsor knot
Necktie
Bow tie
Lace
Lanyard
Scoubidou
Shoelaces
Wedding cord
Handfasting

References

^ Owen, Peter (1994). The Book of Decorative Knots. Globe Pequot. p. 6. ISBN 9781558213043. http://books.google.com/books?id=lnr-ATR5po4C&lpg=PA137&dq=decorative%20knot&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=decorative%20knot&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
^ Owen, Peter (1994). The Book of Decorative Knots. Globe Pequot. p. 125. ISBN 9781558213043. http://books.google.com/books?id=lnr-ATR5po4C&lpg=PA137&dq=decorative%20knot&pg=PA125#v=onepage&q=decorative%20knot&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-18. "they can be used for practical purposes or pure decoration"