Celtic Knot Squares
Monthly Release
A new square gets published on the 1st of every month in 2023.
Interlocking & Mosaic
Every square can be made with either crochet technique.
Bottom-Up or Center-Out
The interlocking crochet option is worked from the bottom-up.
The overlay mosaic crochet option is worked from the center-out (no cut ends!).
Interlocking Size
The interlocking crochet charts are 81 x 81 so they begin with 40 windows in the foundation.
I use worsted weight yarn in my gauge measurements but you can use any weight yarn and an appropriately sized hook! With worsted weight yarn your squares will be about 20″ / 51cm with the interlocking crochet technique.
Mosaic Size
The mosaic crochet charts show one quarter of the square (that gets repeated for all 4 sides). The interlocking border lines and mesh dots have been removed so the chart size is 77 x 77.
If you meet gauge, your mosaic squares will be 19″ / 48cm.
This page has been updated since the original publish in January 2023.
Surprise!
I have been teasing you all with guessing games and photos that show absolutely nothing.
I went live on YouTube to announce the theme for 2023: https://youtu.be/9j8UaDEGUD4
The secret is finally out: next year’s series of monthly squares will be Celtic knots! Read on for pre-sale details and some important notes!
You can plan your yarn usage for this series; I’ve listed yardage here.
Looking Back
We just finished up 2022: A Year of Cats, and before that we had A Year of Gnomes.
I hadn’t planned on doing this every year so I didn’t include the date when I did the gnomes. But it was very popular (as were the cats) so I foresee this being a continual thing now.
This series of knot squares will be done in a similar manner as the cats and gnomes had been. They are still oversized squares that are meant to be joined together for a blanket but I absolutely loved seeing wall hangings, pillows, and bags last year too!
There is nothing that really distinguishes one month from the other (they are all just knots; with the gnomes, for example, you could look at it and guess which month it was for) so I suggest pinning a label to your squares as you go.
I pinned a tag to my September Knot.
2023: A Year of Celtic Knots
eBook Bundles
Purchasing the eBook will save you 40% versus buying all 12 individual squares.
It will be updated monthly.
On Ravelry the update goes to your library. On Etsy, your purchase is also your acceptance of having me email you monthly with the new files.
Individual Squares on Ravelry Or Etsy
You can create a pillow or use a single month’s design to create a blanket.
The links below take you to the blog entry for each month. From there you’ll find the links to Ravelry and Etsy.
Monthly Knots
January Knot
February Knot
March Knot
April Knot
May Knot
June Knot – Coming Soon
YouTube Support Video
I created a lengthy support video for this series of Celtic Knot squares.
Charts or Written Patterns
You can choose to use the chart alone, or the written alone, or refer back and forth between both options.
Interlocking Crochet
The interlocking crochet squares will be on a chart size of 81 x 81. This is a 40-window square. The “40” means it starts with 40 windows in the foundation row and should finish to about 20″ / 52cm square.
I have quite a few squares of this size! I also refer to them as large or oversized squares.
These squares are worked from the bottom-up, back and forth. I only mention this because the mosaic squares are worked from the center-out.
The interlocking technique doesn’t have the same reward with center-out and can be a bit more tricky for those crocheting and a LOT more tricky for me writing the pattern, so I decided to stick with our regular bottom-up technique for this series.
Overlay Mosaic Crochet
One of the most exciting things about this year’s series is that the mosaic crochet squares are all worked from the center-out!
This means we do not need to add any envelope borders. We do not have any cut tails to worry about! There will be no fringe to hide and that makes joining the squares easier!
Every square starts with the contrasting color (CC) in the center. For me that is the light brown background color. Some squares don’t start using the main color (MC) until a few rounds in (see December’s example below) and there are options that allow you to skip those rounds altogether (saves on time and yarn).
The interlocking charts are 81 x 81 but the mosaic charts are only 77 x 77 because the unnecessary locked border lines have been removed. There are also no interlocking mesh dots in the solid areas of the mosaic versions.
The final squares will be slightly smaller with this technique (19″ / 48cm for mosaic versus 20″ / 52cm for interlocking) but as long as you stick with one technique for all the squares they should all match up nicely.
The mosaic charts show one side of the square in an inverted triangle. The dropped double crochets are marked with X’s. The charts go from round 1 – 38. This makes these squares slightly smaller than my typical oversized square.
Some Photos
Maja Serec’s interlocking crochet project in progress.
Progress interrupted for ScorpiosHook.
Random samples of these Celtic Knot squares in various stages, all overlay mosaic crochet from the center-out.
January Knot in progress by Margaret Maillet – using the mosaic crochet technique.
More Squares
Final Notes
Just like the past two years, each square will be listed on Ravelry and Etsy individually and the eBook will be updated monthly.
The eBook is a great value because you pay once at the beginning and then you’re all set for the year! It will save you 40% compared to buying each square individually. You’ll still have to wait for the beginning of each month to get each month’s square though.
Pre-sale available until December 31, 2022 – save 20% on the eBook! Offer expired.
Last year I offered 3 ways to get the monthly updates (Ravelry, Etsy, or Direct Purchase from me). I’ve dropped that down to just two options this year (Ravelry and Etsy).
Testers
I’ve got a whole team of testers helping me out with these squares. A huge thank you to Anonymous, Anonymous Squirrel, Crochetcarob, cyncitycrochets, Heather Passmore, MadeByMrsJones, Maja Serec, Margaret Maillet, Marijke Laenen, Mona Rae Hill, Nessa Miller, Pleva, ScorpiosHook, and Wolsalon.
I plan on using the flat braid join for my squares again. Click here to view the YouTube tutorial I created on joining squares. Each square ends with a round of the Main Color (MC) and you can use that same color to join “invisibly” or pick a contrasting color for a bit of extra pop!
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