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Shroud knot

The shroud knot is a multi-strand bend knot used to join two ends of laid (or twisted) rope together.

Chinese button knot

The Chinese button knot is essentially a knife lanyard knot where the lanyard loop is shortened to a minimum, i.e. tightened to the knot itself.

Shoelace knot

The shoelace knot , or bow knot , is commonly used for tying shoelaces and bow ties.

Sheet bend

The sheet bend (also known as weaver’s knot and weaver’s hitch ) is a bend knot . It is practical for joining lines of different diameter or rigidity.

Chain sinnet

A chain sinnet (or chain sennit ) is a method of shortening a rope or other cable while in use or for storage.

Sheepshank

A shank is a type of knot that is used to shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the sheepshank . The sheepshank knot is not stable.

Celtic knot

Celtic knots (Irish : snaidhm Cheilteach , Welsh : cwlwm Celtaidd , Cornish : kolm Keltek , Scottish Gaelic : snaidhm Ceilteach ) are a variety of knots…

Sennit

Sennit is a type of cordage made by plaiting rope fibres or strands of dried fibre or grass.

Celtic button knot

A Celtic button knot is a stopper knot on a single rope that results in a spherical decorative knot with hair braid / basket weave pattern.

Self-linking number

In knot theory , the self-linking number is an invariant of framed knots . It is related to the linking number of curves.