Celtic Crochet Square

The Celtic Crochet Square is Block 9 in the 2024 Moogly CAL! Thank you Tamara Kelly of the mooglyblog.com for the invitation to participate again this year! The Celtic Crochet Square is made with basic crochet stitches and Caron One Pound yarn. Thank you to Yarnspirations for providing the yarn for this project!

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The Celtic Knot in the Celtic Crochet Square

If you’ve participated in the Moogly CAL before than you know that I have designed 3 other Celtic Knot crochet squares in 2021 (The Celtic Knot Square), 2022 (The Celtic Woven Square) and 2023 (The Celtic Blanket Square) – This one is similar to last year’s square as far as how complicated it is but not to worry! If you have made the other three, then you will do just fine. Plus, I have made a step-by-step video tutorial (click here to watch the tutorial) to help you with each step of this project including making the cords, weaving the cords together and edging the knot. If this is your first attempt at a Celtic Knot square design of mine, then I recommend first trying the Celtic Knot Square from 2021 here to get the hang of how these work. 🙂

Celtic Knot Diagrams – for Righties AND Lefties!

The Celtic Knot Diagrams for this Celtic Crochet Square are available in Right-Hand AND Left-Hand versions! 🙂 There are not many differences between the 2 types of diagrams but since Left-Handers crochet in the opposite direction of Right-Handers, this can make following diagrams a little tricky. So, now you do not need to try to reverse the diagram in your head and get all confused – I’ve done the “flipping” for you. I hope this helps everyone be successful with weaving the knot. You’ll see a place to download the diagram in the supply list below.

Skill Level: Easy (Crochet); Intermediate (Knot Weaving)

(All of the stitches used in this square are basic crochet stitches. The knot weaving is not complicated but has several pieces that may be more challenging for you if this is your first time weaving a Celtic Knot – You could also try the Killarney Hot Pad first to practice a very simple Celtic Knot)

Measurements:

Celtic Knot center = 7 1/2″ x 7 1/2″

Completed square = 12″ x 12″

Gauge:

14 hdc = 1 inch (Make sure to check your cord measurements with the measurements for each cord given in the pattern)

Supplies for the Celtic Crochet Square:

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Caron One Pound yarn in 3 colors: Rose (Darker pink), Pink (Lighter pink) and Cape Cod Blue

J/6mm hook by Clover

8 stitch markers minimum (16 best)

Printout of Celtic Knot Diagram in color – Click here for Right-Handers Diagram

Click here for Left-Handers Diagram

12″ x 12″ corkboard

30 straight sewing pins

Jumbo Tapestry Needle

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Special Stitches and Abbreviations:

Back bar of the Chain = When looking at the right side of a chain, you see many “V’s” and the chain looks like a braid. Turn the chain over and you see a series of bumps – it is in these bumps that you will work across the chain to produce a cord with even edges along both sides

Click here to watch a short video tutorial on this technique

Hdc (half double crochet) = YO, insert hook into st; YO, draw up a loop, YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook

Join with sc (join with single crochet) = With slip knot on hook, insert hook into stitch, YO, draw up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops on hook

Click here to watch a short video tutorial on this technique

Sc (single crochet) = Insert hook into stitch, YO, draw up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops on hook

Back Loop Only = Insert hook only into the back loop at the top of the stitch

Click here to watch a short video tutorial of this technique

Join with sl st (join with slip stitch) = With slip knot on hk, insert hk into st; YO, pull through st and through lp on hk

Sl st (slip stitch) = Insert hook into stitch, YO, pull through stitch and loop on hook

Join with hdc (join with half double crochet) = With slip knot on hook, YO, insert hook into stitch; YO, draw up a loop, YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook

Click here to watch a short video tutorial on this technique

Dc (double crochet) = YO, insert hook into stitch, YO, draw up a loop, (YO, pull through 2 loops on hook) twice

Tr (treble crochet) = YO twice, insert hook into stitch, YO, draw up a loop, (YO, pull through 2 loops on hook) three times

YO = yarn over

Hk = hook

Ch = chain

Lp = loop

Sp = space

Sk = skip

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Notes:

First 4 cords are crocheted – 2 for the long diagonal loops & 2 for the square-like loops

Then these cords are woven into the Celtic Knot with the help of a printable diagram

Lastly crochet stitches are worked into the outer edge of the knot to turn the design into a larger square shape

Step-by-Step Video Tutorial for the Celtic Crochet Square:

Are you struggling with how to weave the Celtic Knot? Or do you need help figuring out how to do some of the stitches? Check out this step-by-step video tutorial below – you can select any chapter to skip ahead to the part you need help with – just look below the video description to find the chapters:

Instructions for the Celtic Crochet Square:

Special stitches are written in bold and italicized text and defined above

Stitches are written in a list format so easier to keep your place in pattern

Cord 1 – Make 2 :

(Completed cord with edging approximately 19”  long x 1 3/8” wide):

Row 1 completed for Cord 1 with 8 stitch markers

Places to mark with a stitch marker are written with a blue highlight

Row 1:

With Rose (Darker pink) ch 66

Working in the back bar of the chain, hdc in 3^rd ch from hk and in each of the next 22 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of next 3 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of next 27 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of next 3 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of last 4 chs. Do not turn. Fasten off.

Row 2 of Cord 1 completed

Row 2:

With Rose and Right Side facing, join with sc in 1^st st of Row 1 (This is the end of the cord without any yarn tails);

Sc in each st across and work 2 sc in each st marked with a stitch marker. Fasten off.

**Remember if you need help with this step you can find it in our step-by-step video tutorial for this project on our Youtube Channel here: coming soon!

Row 1 completed for Cord 2 with 8 stitch markers

Cord 2 – Make 2:

(Completed cord with edging approximately 18” long x 1 3/8” wide)

With Rose ch 62

Row 1:

Working in the back bar of the chain, hdc in 3^rd ch from hk and in each of next 6 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of next 18 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of next 10 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of next 18 chs;

2 hdc in next ch;

**Mark each of the hdcs just made with a stitch marker**

Hdc in each of last 3 chs. Do not turn. Fasten off.

Row 2:

Work as for Row 2 of Cord 1

Cord Edging:

For all cords:

**When get to the inside of each cord curve/bend,  make sure to sk 1 st **

With Right Side facing of cord and Pink (Lighter pink), work in back loop only and join with sl st in 1^st st of cord; sl st in each st along this side of cord; ch 1, sl st along short side of cord, ch 1; continuing to work in the back loop only, sl st in each st along other long side of cord making sure to sk 1 st at the inside of each curve/bend.

Fasten off.

   Weaving Supplies with all 4 cords completed

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Weaving the Knot for the Celtic Crochet Square:

1. Print out Celtic Knot diagram – (Find diagram links in supply list above)

(This pattern comes with 2 versions of the Celtic Knot Diagram – one for Right-Handers and one for Left-Handers – make sure to print out and use the one that goes with your dominant hand (Left-Handers crochet in the opposite direction of Right-Handers so their cords will look almost the same but will curve in opposite directions so I created a diagram that accommodates this and helps Left-Handers weave the knot without confusion 😊)

2.  Pin knot diagram to corkboard

3. Make sure Right Side of all cords are facing – Notice where cord ends will meet for each cord on diagram – at asterisk, square, circle and triangle

5. Lay beginning of Cord 1 (Dark pink cord in my photos) along Pink path lining up cord end with asterisk and pin in place – Photo 1

6.  Follow arrow along Pink path and continue placing cord in correct position according to the diagram – pin cord so it is lined up with path

7.  End of Cord1 should meet up with beginning of Cord 1 and will eventually be hidden under Cord 4 (white path)

8.  Lay beginning of Cord 2 (Dark blue cord in my photos) along blue path lining up cord end with square and pin in place – Photo 2

9.  Follow arrow on blue path and continue placing this cord in correct position making sure to pass over or under Cord 1 according to the diagram

10.  End of Cord 2 should meet up with beginning of Cord 2 and will be eventually hidden under Cord 3 (green path) –Photo 3

11.  Lay beginning of Cord 3 (Green cord in my photos) along green path lining up cord end with circle and pin in place – Photo 4

12.  Follow arrow on green path and continue placing this cord in correct position making sure to pass over and under according to the diagram – Photo 4

13. End of Cord 3 should meet up with beginning of Cord 3 and should be hidden under Cord 2 (blue path) – Photo 5

14.  Lay beginning of Cord 4 (White cord in my photos) along the white path linking up cord with triangle and pin in place – Photo 6

15.  Follow arrow on white path and continue placing this cord in correct position making sure to pass over and under all cords according to the diagram –Photos 6 & 7

16. End of Cord 4 should meet up with beginning of Cord 4 and should be hidden under Cord 1 (pink path) – Photo 8

17. Pin across where cord ends meet and remove all other pins. Remove knot from corkboard

18. Using yarn needle and yarn tails sew together cord ends making sure that stitching does not show on the Right Side – Photo 9

Optional:  You can sew all crossings at this point or wait until square edging is completed – having some movement in the knot loops can be helpful when adding the edging so I recommend waiting 😊

Adding the Edging to the Celtic Knot:

Please refer to the Celtic Knot Diagram for help with the edging placement

** Tip to getting the right number of sts:  As I  approached each “indent section”, I looked ahead to the next indent section and made note of where the next bunch of sts would go; I counted back from the next cord cross the number of sts that I was planning to make next; I started my next batch of sts in the st I counted back to **

For Round 1 you will work in all of the “indents” around the knot between all loops; First indent is at number 1 just before section “A”

You can use stitch markers to help you keep track of the placement of the corners – this tip will be marked with blue highlight

Round 1:  

You will be working in the loop behind the sl st edging of all the cords

(If you would like to make this round more secure, you can work in 2 loops on the back of the cords below the sl st edging)

Mark each ch-1 sp with a stitch marker to help you find it for the next round

With Pink (Lighter Pink – same color as cord edging) join with hdc in st 4 sts away from where cords meet at “1” (see Diagram); hdc in each of next 3 sts; *■ dc at next cord cross (1); sc in each of next 5 sts (on Section A); dc at next cord cross (2); sc in each of next 5 sts (on Section B); dc at next cord cross (3); hdc in each of next 4 sts (on Section C); dc in next st; (tr, ch 1, dc) in next st – Corner; dc in next st; ■ hdc in each of next 4 sts *;

(You will be repeating the same stitches that you completed for the first side of the square along all other sides)

Repeat from * to * 2 more times;Repeat ■ to ■ 1 time; join with sl st to 1^st st of round. (25 sts on each side with a ch-1 sp at each corner)

Round 2:

Ch 2, * hdc in each st across up to tr at corner (this tr will be the stitch right before the ch-1 marked with a stitch marker); 2 hdc in tr; (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp; 2 hdc in next dc; *; Repeat *  to *  around; hdc in last st of round; join with sl st to 1^st st; Fasten off. (29 sts along each side and a ch-1 sp at each corner)

Completed Round 3 of knot edging

Round 3:

With Cape Cod Bluejoin with hdc in any ch-1 sp; (ch 1, hdc) in same sp; working in the back loop only (and can work in an additional loop on back of sts to make more secure as did in Round 1), (hdc in each st across; [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in next ch-1 sp) around; join with sl st to 1^st hdc of round. (31 hdcs along each side and a ch-1 sp at each corner)

**You may need to work shorter or taller stitches than what is written here due to your tension, hook size and yarn thickness to achieve a 12” square – take time to experiment with which stitches will work best for your square and help you get the size you want.  Here are the stitches in height order starting with shortest: Sl st – sc – hdc – dc – tr – dtr

Round 4:

Ch 2, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-1 sp; (hdc in each st across side; [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in next ch-1 sp) 3 times; hdc in each st across last side; sl st to top of starting ch-2.

(33 hdcs along each side with a ch-1 sp at each corner)

Round 5: 

Repeat Round 4. Fasten off Cape Cod Blue. (35 hdcs along each side with a ch-1 sp at each corner)

Round 6:

With Rose (Darker Pink) join with sc in any ch-1 sp; (ch 1, sc) in same sp; (sc in each st across; [sc, ch 1, sc] in next ch-1 sp) 3 times; sc in each st across last side; join with sl st to 1^st sc. Fasten off.

(37 hdcs along each side with a ch-1 sp at each corner)

Finishing of the Celtic Crochet Square:

Weave in all ends on Wrong Side of square – Sew more of knot cords together at crossings to secure

Blocking:

Wet square with cold water so soaked through

Press out excess water with a clean towel

Lay out square on dry towel and flat surface pulling out spaces and stitches so lay flat and evenly;  

Optional: Place corkboard under towel and pin square taut at corners and along sides to the 12” measurement

Let dry completely

Your Celtic Crochet Square is Complete!

Tada! Your Celtic Crochet Square is complete! How did your square turn out? Which colors did you choose? Let me know in the comments below – I would love to hear about your process and project! I love how this square looks more complicated than it actually is with the way the 4 cords and loops intertwine. I hope all of the photos, diagrams and videos helped you be successful – if you have any questions, please leave a comment below or send me an email. I am happy to help!

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Jennifer

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