Knot/String magic

Knot magic is something I really enjoy. It is simple, easy to do just about anywhere, and has a lot of wonderful applications. From calling/storing wind to binding, there are a lot of well known forms of knot magic (such as tying the knot). There are highly circulated knot magic charms for any purpose, one that I have had in my book for ages has a few variations, and this is my favorite (with lines from different sources, these are just the ones I prefer):

"By knot of one, the spell's begun,
By knot of two, it cometh true,
By knot of three, it comes to be,
By knot of four, it's strengthened more,
By knot of five, the spell shall thrive,
By knot of six, the spell is fixed,
By knot of seven, the answer given,
By knot of eight, I meld with fate,
By knot of nine, the spell I bind."

The nine knots are tied in a cord or string. I've seen several different orders for the knots, from simply starting at one end to tying them in this order: 1-6-4-7-3-8-5-9-2.

To capture wind, you tie knots in a cord when the wind is high, and then when you wish to call wind, you untie knots (less knots: gentler wind, more knots: more wind).

To let go of inner frustrations, take a length of string and start tying knots. Each time you tie a knot, visualize something that is making you mad or aggravating you as being tied up in the knot. When your string is a jumbled up mess of knots and you run out of things to tie knots for, bury or burn the string.

Many times when two things are to be 'bound' together, either in partnership, or to draw the attributes from one to another, they are tied together during the working. At the end of the working, the cords are removed but either kept somewhere (this allows you to undue the binding at a later date if you wish) or buried somewhere (to keep the binding going). To remove the cords, slide them off the things bound or cut the cord but don't untie the knots. To undue the binding, you can untie the knot.

A very simple enchantment is to take a charm representing what you wish to accomplish, and tied it onto a person or thing. You could tie a heart onto a child's backpack to keep them safe, a compass or star onto your shoe so you can always find your way or an umbrella on your jacket to keep you protected from unexpected storms.

The type of cord or string has a lot of possibilities as well. I keep old shoelaces (I hate throwing things out that aren't broken!) and bits of string or yarn left over from crafting projects. You can get small travel sized dental floss that is handy to keep in a purse or backpack. You can knot strings that hang off of clothing. You can even use your own hair (easier if you have longer hair).

Something I was thinking about recently when I went to do some knotwork was that, while I like rhyming charms like the one above, some of the wording is clunky, and other than the repeating idea of tying your intent into the knots, there isn't any real differentiation between the knots.

Instead, consider using numerology to reinforce different aspects of your goal. Or a number of steps you feel necessary to work up to your intended result. Or qualities you want in your end result (if you were working for a job, you might tie a knot for easy commute, a knot for flexible work schedule, a knot for daytime shift...etc).