Summary

Ornamental knot with four trefoil knots along a closed loop and mutually interlinked. For a configuration of three trefoil knots along a closed loop and mutually interlinked see File:15crossings-three-trefoils-decorative-knot.svg. For a configuration of two trefoil knots along a closed loop and mutually interlinked see http://katlas.math.toronto.edu/wiki/10_120 at the Knot Atlas site.

See also File:8crossings-two-trefoils.svg

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