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. It is essentially a single strand Turk's Head Knot that is structured such a way that it is effectively tied around the rope itself, creating a stopper. It typically is used as a button, or as a knot securing the end of the rope from fraying.
{{Short description|Type of knot}}
{{Unreferenced|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox knot
| name = Celtic button knot
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| image = TekIpteCifteSarmalliDugme.JPG
| caption = Celtic button knot double pass version, both flat and tightened
| type = stopper
| type2 = decorative
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| related = diamond knot, Chinese button knot
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| abok_number = #545
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Tying
File:DörtAdimdaTekIpteDugme.JPG
There are 4 main steps to tying the Celtic knot:
- two consecutive overhand loops, the last one placed partially over the first forming two petals of a four petal flower
- left end woven from right horizontally through the loops; over, under, over, under forming the third petal
- left end woven again from left: over the edge, under, under, over and up through the central hole finishing the four petal flower
- optional: pushing the end again into the knot following the main part consistently on the inside. This may be repeated to give volume to the knot
- tightening evenly to close the petals of the flower forming a sphere around the main part
File:1 CelticKnot 1 of 1st pass.jpg|Step one of tying a Celtic Button knot is a simple loop
File:2 CelticKnot 2 of 1st pass.jpg|Step two of tying a Celtic Button knot is another loop
File:3 CelticKnot 3 of 1st pass.jpg|Step three of tying a Celtic Button knot end woven into loops
File:4 CelticKnot 4 of 1st pass.jpg|Step four: the end goes over the edge line, and under until the middle
File:5 CelticKnot 1 of optional 2nd pass.jpg|Optional second pass-step one: follow the first pass on the inside
File:6 CelticKnot 2 of optional 2nd pass.jpg|Optional second pass-step two: follow the first pass on the inside
File:7 CelticKnot optional 2nd Pass Done.jpg|Optional second pass-final step of tying a Celtic Button knot done
File:8 Celtic Knot optional 3rd Pass Done.jpg|Optional third pass-final step of tying a Celtic Button knot done
File:9 Celtic Knot 3 Pass Almost Tightened.jpg|Tightening step of tying a 3 pass Celtic Button knot
File:Three Pass Celtic Knot As Rope Swing Seat.jpg|A 3 pass Celtic Button knot as seat of a rope swing
File:DirsekteTekIpteDugmeHalkasi.JPG|Celtic Button knot on the bight therefore double, flat, with loop
File:DirskteTekIpteDugmeCiftKat.JPG|Celtic Button knot on the bight therefore double, tightened, with loop