Celtic knot tattoo Celtic knots are intricate, looping designs with no clear beginning or end. They symbolize eternity, strength, and the interconnectedness of life.

The Celtic knot tattoo seems to have started on the American West Coast in the 1970s and '80s, ... bland and inoffensive. It could work for women or men. It didn't have biker or sailor connotations.

We visit Louis Molloy - the man behind the UK's most famous tattoo parlour - to see why women getting inked is on the increase. ... So I’m having my current Celtic design redone,” she says.