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As to getting a single strand knot, you know this [link] is a single strand because the width and height of the starting grid, 9*14, does not have common multiples. Anything that DOES have common multiples will have multiple knots, i.e. 3*3, 4*16, etc. That's assuming you just use the basic cross weave; once you start cutting the knot and doing interesting patterns, which is what knot work is all about, it gets dodgey after that.
I got that tid-bit of knowledge from George Bain's "Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction." That's the most practical to the traditional style knots I've seen. Out of curiosity, how did you learn your knot work? I know there are many tutorials online but I've yet to see one that handles complex single weaves. You know there is a way since that's how 99% of the Celts did it. Then again, they were masters of the art...
And if you get bored, I made a tutorial for a more... I wouldn't say advanced knot, but it's a bit trickier to make since the ribbon thickness varies. Try it out sometime! [link]
The one way I've done a complex knot in a single strand is by going at it freehand (I never finished it), but to do this I had to be extremely careful and envision the finished knot as I drew the starting line (step 4's line). I could never have attempted that without doing half a dozen with the above method first. The one useful tutorial I found when I first started these is Christian Mercat's online tutorial . But I've modified his method to be less confusing...
I like your tutorial. I've attempted to do a knot like that, but it was more of an experiment to see if i could make a spherical knot....it wasn't great.
One of my favorite by accident singles strands is the golden ratio knot. I think if the Celts had a method it was mostly skill, and patience.
On a two part side note:
1. I know when I first learn this stuff, I saw that someone had done some mathematical analysis of knots, I never looked further into it, but that may fix the single strand predicament.
2. I don't know if you've ever used MS Visio before, but I was goofing around in it and made some interesting knot pieces that can just be moved into place to form some interesting knots.
Thanks for the excellent comment and questions.