Circular knot

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The book "Celtic Art -- The Methods of Construction", by George Bain, contains some fascinating examples of knots and knot-like patterns from the Celts. I picked out a circular knot from page 37 and tied it in silver, just to see how it would come out. The description in the book reads, in part: "Suitable for Carving, Metal Work, Jewellry, Pottery, Embroidery, Quilting, Leatherwork, etc." I'm not sure if George contemplated the sort of metalwork that I applied to it...

The method used is similar to that which I teach in my Prolong Knot bracelet workshop, but slightly more complex. Here is a scan of the original knot from the book, showing all the turns. My students don't have to tackle anything quite so complex in their first project, but I do discuss the possibility with them, and encourage them to look at any such knot as being within their newfound skills.

Here's another one. If you're familiar with my other knots, you can see that this is actually a modification of a five-lead by six-bight Turk's-head.

Here they are after being domed, with pins through them, to be used as bun covers.