Knot Design Tools
Free online knot designers for Turk’s Head knots, pineapple knots, rosette knots,
knot mats and custom cylindrical jig patterns. Preview your knot, download reference
files and generate tying instructions for your next decorative knotting project.
Free to Use
All of these knot design tools are free to use. You can create patterns, preview your design
and download to-scale SVG files for reference, printing or tying your own knots.
Ordering a custom jig is optional where supported.
Cylindrical Turk’s Head Designer
Design a cylindrical Turk’s Head knot, preview it wrapped around a mandrel,
download SVG reference files and order a custom jig made to your selected pattern.
3D Preview
2D Preview
SVG Export
Custom Jig
Tying Instructions
Open Cylindrical Designer →
Pineapple Knot Designer
Create pineapple and interwoven knot patterns with 2D and 3D previews.
Download SVG reference files and tying instructions. Custom jig ordering is planned.
3D Preview
2D Preview
SVG Export
Tying Instructions
Custom Jig Coming Soon
Open Pineapple Designer →
Rosette & Knot Mat Designer
Create decorative rosette knots and woven knot mats using a parametric knot
generator. Explore circular, square and rectangular decorative knot layouts.
2D Preview
SVG Export
Tying Instructions
Open Knot Mat Designer →
Flat Turk’s Head Designer
Generate flat Turk’s Head layouts by adjusting the number of leads and bights.
Useful for woggles, ropework, paracord projects and leatherwork pattern planning.
2D Preview
SVG Export
Tying Instructions
Open Flat Designer →
Which Designer Should I Use?
Cylindrical
Use this for mandrels, handles, walking sticks, tubes and custom 3D printed jigs.
Pineapple
Use this for interwoven pineapple knots and multi-strand decorative patterns.
Knot Mat
Use this for rosettes, mats, coasters and decorative flat ropework layouts.
Flat Turk’s Head
Use this for classic flat Turk’s Head layouts, woggles and pattern exploration.