Hey there, not sure if this is the correct place to post this?
The attached images are of a knot which ‘self-tied’ into the tail of a 10 meter rope I was, perhaps vigorously(?), coiling and which I’d never encountered before. I felt it had an elegant symmetry and simplicity that appealed.
(Oops! I unwittingly attempted to upload six images and was blocked by the system. I have left the ‘Loose Front’ view above - as it is perhaps the most explanatory as a singular image - but have also a ‘Loose Rear’ view, a tightly gathered ‘Final Lay Front’ and ‘Final Lay Rear’, plus two diagrams I’ve drawn showing the simplest means of tying it that I’ve so far worked out.
To attain ‘Final Lay’, please simply pull upon both standing and running ends, whilst encouraging the top and bottom loops to come together at the center of the knot.)
Further examination revealed that it bore similarities to both a Figure Eight Knot and a Barrel Knot - so for now I’ve termed it the Bastard Child. However I don’t for a minute think that it is previously unknown or unnamed, and I wondered if perhaps any of the IGKT Forum readers recognized it at all please?
I do feel it might make a very fine stopper knot, with perhaps firmer ‘seating’ in application than a Figure Eight, however I’m not especially familiar with the Barrel Knot, which may perhaps be it’s superior? Anyway, I do think it’s rather lovely and adore the fact it came into being of its own accord.
Any comments or feedback most graciously accepted with thanks!