The Knot
Some interpreters have indicated that seeing a knot appear on something without the dreamer tying it themselves may signify that the dreamer will experience distress and sorrow. This distress is interpreted as originating from the ruler or authority.
Per Ibn Sirin's Muntakhab al-Kalam fi Tafsir al-Ahlam
Note: These are traditional scholarly interpretations (ijtihad) drawn from a specific classical source — not a binding religious ruling, fortune-telling, or a prediction of the future.