The
figure-eight knot is the only knot whose "stick number" is 7, which means that the knot can be made out of 7 straight line segments, but no fewer.
To read more about how this knot was made and to download your own 3D-printable model, check out our Hacktastic article
Knots in OpenSCAD with Sweeper.
This knot model has a wire diameter of 4mm and will be 3D printed in Versitile Plastic in your choice of color, with a numerical label corresponding to its place (4_1) in the
Rolfsen Knot Table.
Want more knots? Check out the rest of our
Special Knot Collection, or get your knots 3D printed in metal from our
Steel Knot Collection.