The project has been tied up in political and legal 'knots' for years. [=nothing has happened with the project for years because of political and legal problems]
The mayor 'tied himself in knots' answering a touchy political question. [=he answered it in a confused or unclear way]
She 'knotted' a sweater around her shoulders. [=tied the sleeves of the sweater together around her shoulders]
(..) Christ! She'll have everything I'm worth! Thats... Well listen, if there's anything I can do for you...ever... I just wanted to talk. Okay. I've been carrying this knot around my chest for a long time. I'm sorry that you have been burdened by that. You can always talk to me. Thanks. Yeah. (..)2016 Café Society