CHINESEBUTTON
KNOT
Thisknotisthousandsof
yearsoldandisstillused
todayinChinaandother
Easterncountriesinsteadof
modernbuttons.
Method
Theconstructionofthisknot
isnotsimple.Itcanbemade
ona support,suchasa table,
orinthehand.Wehave
chosenthesecondmethod
becauseitmakestheknot
easiertocontrolwhileitis
takingshape.Thecentral
shapeisthecarrickbend(see
pp.136-137).ascanbeseen
infigure5.whichis
continuedtoformfour
perfectlysymmetricaleyes
(8).Themethodformaking
theknotcanbeclearlyseenin
theillustrations.When
complete,itshouldbeworked
tightlyandcarefullysothatit
keepsitssymmetricalshapeat
alltimes.