The Mystic Knot
盤⻑結, 盘⻓结, 玉房結び, 국화매듭
Generalities
The mystic knot is the largest and most complex of the basic knots. The smallest (common) mystic knot is four square cloverleaf knots arranged in a square, merged together. Any number or type of cloverleaf knots can be merged to create almost any (usually flat) shaped mystic knot. Having said that, the most common building blocks are the ones that tile best, which is to say the square and hexagonal cloverleaf knots.
Another way to think of mystic knots is from the perspective of weaving. Structurally speaking, the mystic knot is a double
Nomenclature
For thoughts about the name of this knot family in a longer more meandering format, see my blog post on the topic.
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