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Making maths: Celtic knot tiles



You can make your own Celtic Knots by using five basic design tiles.

 

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Making Maths: Celtic Knot Tiles



Use copies of these tiles to make the patterns shown on this page . Not as easy as you think! Now get creative and make your own designs.

(Some diagrams used come from John Matthew's article Celtic Design in 'Mathematics in School', March 1998)