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Single-closed-loop version of the "granny knot" of practical knot-tying. (The two-closed-loop version of the granny knot is L4a1 or the "Solomon's knot".)

A version of this is seen carved on a tenth-century stone cross at Nevern, western Wales.
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Author AnonMoos
Other versions See: File:Math-square-knot-6crossings.svg

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