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The Ashley Book of Knots is considered the encyclopedia of knots. It's a (nearly) exhaustive enumeration of knots.

Below, the knot numbers are listed beside the chapter titles. This allows you to look up a knot on Wikipedia (or elsewhere), and see where it fits inside the larger categorization.

Note that some knots have several knot numbers, one in each chapter, officially classifying it as multiple types. However, in some cases, the inclusion in other chapters as used as an example of what NOT to use.

chapter knot number
ch 1. On Knots [1 - 148]
ch 2. Occupational Knots [149 - 513]
ch 3. Knob Knots. Single-Strand Stopper or Terminal Knots [514 - 563]
ch 4. Knob Knots. Single-Strand Lanyard Knots [564 - 598]
ch 5. Knob Knots. Single-Strand Button Knots [599 - 669]
ch 6. Knob Knots. Multi-Strand Stopper or Terminal Knots [670 - 726]
ch 7. Knob Knots. Multi-Strand Lanyard Knots [727 - 774]
ch 8. Knob Knots. Two-Strand Lanyard Knots [775 - 844]
ch 9. Knob Knots. Multi-Strand Buttons, Tied in Hand [845 - 886]
ch 10. Knob Knots. Multi-Strand Buttons, Tied on the Table [887 - 1008]
ch 11. Single-Loop Knots [1009 - 1067]
ch 12. Double- and Multiple-Loop Knots [1074 - 1113]
ch 13. The Noose [1114 - 1139]
ch 14. Knots Tied in the Bight [1140 - 1170]
ch 15. Clove Hitch and Other Crossing Knots [1171 - 1201]
ch 16. Binding Knots [1202 - 1277]
ch 17. The Turk's-Head [1278 - 1401]
ch 18. Bends [1402 - 1559]
ch 19. Shroud Knots (Multi-Strand Bends) [1560 - 1593]
ch 20. Belaying and Making Fast [1594 - 1661]
ch 21. Hitches to Spar and Rail (Right-Angle Pull) [1662 - 1732]
ch 22. Hitches to Masts, Rigging, and Cable (Lengthwise Pull) [1733 - 1772]
ch 23. Hitches to Stake and Post, Pile and Bollard [1773 - 1820]
ch 24. Ring Hitches [1821 - 1874]
ch 25. Hooks, Beckets, and Toggles [1875 - 1943]
ch 26. Miscellaneous Holdfasts [1944 - 1984]
ch 27. Occasional Knots [1985 - 2065]
ch 28. Lashings and Slings [2066 - 2199]
ch 29. The Monkey's Fist and Other Knot Coverings [2200 - 2241]
ch 30. Flat or Two-Dimensional Knots [2242 - 2401]
ch 31. Fancy Knots [2402 - 2484]
ch 32. Square Knotting [2485 - 2533]
ch 33. Tricks and Puzzles [2534 - 2620]
ch 34. Long and Short Splices (Multi-Strand Bends) [2621 - 2724]
ch 35. Eye Splices (Multi-Strand Loops) [2725 - 2812]
ch 36. Odd Splices [2813 - 2867]
ch 37. Chain and Crown Sinnets [2868 - 2958]
ch 38. Plat Sinnets [2959 - 3034]
ch 39. Solid Sinnets [3035 - 3082]
ch 40. Practical Marlingspike Seamanship [3083 - 3462]
ch 41. Decorative Marlingspike Seamanship (Applied Knots) [3463 - 3854]