Knots (with Metafont)

The images were made 1995 using METAFONT, see allknots.pdf.

The program can draw over/under crossings only in an alternating way. Therefore some torus knots are not shown correctly. These are marked with *.

This page was originally prepared for a seminar in 2021/2022.

Hier gibt ein paar Knoten:

Kleeblattschlinge - Torusknoten (2,3)

Viererknoten (Achterknoten, figure-eight knot)

Torusknoten (2,5)

Ein Knoten

Derselbe, aber gespiegelt

Torusknoten (2,7)

*Torusknoten (3,4)

*Torusknoten (4,3)

Strange knot

Another knot

Wow!

*Torusknoten (6,11)

*Torusknoten (6,11) [thin version]

And here is torus knot (6,11) with numbered crossings (page 12 of allknots.pdf) [high resolution image].

torus knot (6,11) with numbered crossings