February Knot
February has a reputation for being all about hearts, so I was compelled to use hearts in this month’s February Knot square. This month’s knot looks like 4 big hearts formed from the two never-ending loops intertwined and then I added the inner minimalist heart loops to really drive home February’s love theme.
Crochet Pattern Options
Al of my crochet designs come with the fully written pattern and charts.
The overlay mosaic crochet charts have X’s marking the dropped double crochets.
Check out my tutorials for more info.
Three Options
Each of my Celtic knot squares comes with three options for you to make your own.
You can use the interlocking crochet technique (worked from the bottom-up, begins with 40 windows).
You can use the center-out overlay mosaic crochet technique (no cut ends when you work from the center-out).
Or you can use the bottom-up overlay mosaic crochet technique (added at the end of November 2023 after many requests).
Bottom-Up Mosaic
In addition to the original interlocking crochet option and center-out overlay mosaic crochet option, as of November 2023 I’ve now added a bottom-up overlay mosaic crochet option!
This version of each Celtic knot square will require you to cut your yarn at the end of each row. The fringe that gets created can either be a style feature or hidden in an envelope border. Some people choose to weave in the ends instead.
Or you can use this new file for tunisian mosaic crochet if you don’t want to deal with the cut ends on the sides.
February Knot
As with all the designs in the 2023: A Year of Celtic Knots series, February Knot can be made using interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet. The mosaic crochet option can be done from the center-out or bottom-up.
All three options come with the fully written pattern and charts.
Testers
The”2023: A Year of Knots” series was tested by Altona Newcombe, Angela Kermack, Ann Walter, Anonymous Squirrel, Brandi, Chantal Lariviere, CrochetCarob, cyncitycrochets, Divya Tellakula, Eva, Heather Passmore, Just Duckie Crochet, Kami, MadeByMrsJones, Maja Serec, Margaret Maillet, Marijke Laenen, Pleva, Roxy’s Yarnstitchery, ScorpiosHook, Tehzeeb Mahil, & Wolsalon.
CrochetCarob used the center-out overlay mosaic crochet technique to create this February Knot sample.
Bonus Mini-Square
I noticed while crocheting the center-out overlay mosaic version of this square that the first few rounds made a nice design on their own.
I recorded a full step-by-step walk-thru of the first 11 rounds to show off this accidental mini-square.
The small bonus mini-square uses less than 30 yards of each color.
I plan on making a bunch of squares and then joining them together for a bright, beautiful bag! I am planning to create a YouTube tutorial on how to make a bag, so subscribe with notifications to be sure you don’t miss it!
Check out the Mini-Square tutorial on YouTube!
UPDATE: check out the bag tutorial here!
For Interlocking Crochet too!
I didn’t want my interlocking crochet fans to feel left out so I created a small chart using the center design.
It is still worked from the bottom-up, just like the big squares but this one begins with a foundation of 15 windows instead of 40.
I added this BONUS mini-square pattern into the same file as the large February Knot square. You’ll find the written pattern and chart for this small square just after the written pattern for the large square.
The chart for the large February Knot square comes AFTER that.
January Knot – Ravelry Promotion
Last month I added a promotion to Ravelry that will automatically discount you the cost of “January Knot” if you decide to buy the full eBook afterwards. You can use January as a trial to see if you like my style. Originally I had set that promotion to end on January 31, 2023 but it makes more sense to me to have it running all year.
So, for all of 2023, anyone who purchases “January Knot” on Ravelry and then decides to upgrade to the full eBook, “2023: A Year of Celtic Knots” will be automatically discounted the cost of the individual square. This way you don’t have to pay for January twice!
Unfortunately, Etsy doesn’t have the same capabilities.
The eBook listing (on Ravelry or Etsy) still saves you 40% compared to buying each square individually. Currently it only has January Knot and February Knot but each month it will be updated to include the next square.
Important Details
There are three choices when making February Knot: interlocking crochet, center-out overlay mosaic crochet, and bottom-up overlay mosaic crochet.
Each option has it’s own set of important details.
Check out my tutorials for more information on each technique.
Interlocking Crochet
The interlocking crochet version is done from the bottom-up.
All of the Celtic Knots squares are on a chart size of 81 x 81. This means they begin with 40 windows in the foundation row and will finish to about 20″ square.
Interlocking crochet / LFM crochet file includes:
– line-by-line instructions- instructions on reading a chart
– a one-page chart
Interlocking Crochet Details
- Chart is 81 x 81
- Gauge: 8 (dc, ch) x 8 rows = 4”
- 20″ x 20″ / 51cm x 51cm
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (490 – 565 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (knot) – 250 yards plus 75 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) (background) – 240 yards
An Anonymouse Squirrel crocheted February Knot using the interlocking crochet technique.
Center-Out Overlay Mosaic Crochet
The original overlay mosaic crochet version is done from the center-out so we don’t have to worry about any cut ends when we join our squares!
The mosaic crochet charts have been adjusted from their interlocking crochet counterparts. They are solid (there are no interlocking mesh dots on it) and they do not have the unnecessary border lines.
The full chart is 77 x 77 and will finish to about 19″ square. Take note, you’ll receive the top 1/4 of the x-marked chart that gets repeated for all 4 sides of the square.
Center-Out Overlay Mosaic Crochet file includes:
– line-by-line instructions
– instructions on reading a chart
– a one-page chart marked with X’s for mosaic crochet
Center-Out Mosaic Crochet Details
- Chart is 77 x 77
- Gauge: 16 sc blo stitches x 16 rows = 4”
- 19″ / 48cm
- 5 mm hook (H-8)
- Worsted weight yarn (580 yards)
- Main color (knot) – 250 yards
- Contrasting color (background) – 330 yards
Eva crocheted this striking center-out overlay mosaic crochet sample of February Knot.
Bottom-Up Overlay Mosaic Crochet
The additional bottom-up overlay mosaic crochet version can be done using Tunisian mosaic crochet if you’re trying to avoid an envelope border. Or you can weave in the cut ends. Another option is to crochet the squares together as you make them – create your foundation row as wide as three squares, for example, and crochet row 1 of all three squares, one after another, without cutting between them.
The bottom-up charts use the same solid image as the center-out mosaic crochet charts.
Gauge when worked from the bottom-up will be slightly different than when you work from the center-out.
You’ll receive both a single-page chart and a multi-page chart. Both charts have x’s marked on them for the dropped double crochets.
Bottom-Up Overlay Mosaic Crochet file includes:
– line-by-line instructions
– instructions on reading a chart
– a one-page chart marked with X’s (good for viewing on a screen)
– a four-page chart marked with X’s (better for printing)
Bottom-Up Mosaic Crochet Details
- Chart is 77 x 77
- Gauge: 14 sc blo stitches x 15 rows = 4”
- 22″ x 21″ / 56cm x 52cm
- 5 mm hook (H-8)
- Worsted weight yarn (580 – 830 yards)
- Main color (knot) – 250 yards
- Contrasting color (background) – 330 yards
- Optional envelope border – 250 yards
Chantal Lariviere’s delightful bottom-up overlay mosaic crochet sample of February Knot.
