FROM CROCHET! MAGAZINE, SPRING 2012, VOL. 25, NO. 1, COPYRIGHT © 2012 CROCHET! MAGAZINE

G AU G E

Celtic Knot Center = 11/2 inches in diameter

PAT T E R N N OT E SWeave in loose ends as work progresses.Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

S P E C I A L S T I TC H E SSingle crochet cord (sc cord): (Follow-ing sc cord illustration), ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook (Fig. 1), twist work 1/2 turn to the left (Fig. 2), insert hook under single vertical strand to the left (Fig. 3), yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, *twist work 1/2 turn to the left, in-sert hook under double vertical strands to the left, yo, draw up a lp (Fig. 4), yo, draw through 2 lps on hook (Fig. 5), rep from * for desired length (Fig. 6).Eyelet: Holding both strands of sc cord tog, make a lp with cord, sc in top of lp at point where threads overlap (Diagram 1).Picot-1: Ch 1, sl st in last st made.Picot-3: Ch 3, sl st in last st made.

S K I L L L E V E L

F I N I S H E D S I Z E

43/4 inches in diameter

M AT E R I A L S

• Size 20 crochet cotton (400 yds per ball):

1 ball each white and pink • Size 10/1.15mm steel crochet hook

or size needed to obtain gauge • Small corkboard or padded surface• Straight pins • Stitch markers: 8

THE INTERWOVEN CORDS OF THE CELTIC KNOTS IN THIS GORGEOUS COASTER ARE A SYMBOL OF CONNECTEDNESS AND CONTINUITY.

CELTIC KNOT COASTERD E S I G N B Y M I N D Y A L - A A R A J I

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Single Crochet Cord Illustration

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FROM CROCHET! MAGAZINE, SPRING 2012, VOL. 25, NO. 1, COPYRIGHT © 2012 CROCHET! MAGAZINE

Celtic Knot Center DiagramActual size

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Fig. 6Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 4 Fig. 5Fig. 3

Single Crochet Cord Illustration

Diagram 1

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COASTER

C E LT I C K N OT C E N T E R With white, leaving 3-inch length at beg, make a 19-inch length of sc cord (see Special Stitches) following Single Crochet Cord illustration, leaving 3-inch length, fasten off.Following Celtic Knot Center Diagram, using corkboard or padded surface and straight pins to pin out knot while work-ing, weave a Celtic Knot Center. Knot, then sew ends tog.

With short lengths of white, following Di-agram 2, place markers at 8 points around outer edge of Celtic Knot Center as shown in diagram (see Diagram 2).

F I R S T PA D D I N G CO R DCut a 56-inch length of pink and fold in half to form First Padding Cord.

O U T E R CO A S T E RRnd 1 (RS): With pink, sl st in folded end

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of Padding Cord, ch 1, work eyelet (see Special Stitches) in any marked st on Celtic Knot Center, *5 sc around Padding Cord, picot-3 (see Special Stitches), 5 sc around Padding Cord, eyelet in same marked st as last eyelet made, 8 sc around Padding Cord**, eyelet in next marked st on Celtic Knot Center, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Fasten off.Rnd 2: With RS facing, working behind rnd 1, join white in first bar of any 7-side bar group on Celtic Knot Center, ch 1, sc in same side bar, *[ch 5, sk next 2 side bars, sc in next side bar] twice**, ch 5, sc in first side bar of next 7-side bar group, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, ch 2, dc in first sc (counts as last ch-5 sp). (24 ch-5 sps) Rnds 3 & 4: Ch 1, sc in same sp as beg ch-1, [ch 6, sc in next sp] around, ch 2, tr in first sc (counts as last ch-6 sp). (24 ch-6 sps at end of last rnd)Rnd 5: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same sp as beg ch-1, [ch 6, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next sp] around, ch 2, tr in first sc (counts as last

ch-6 sp). (24 ch-6 sps) Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same sp as beg ch-1, ch 8, [sc in next ch-6 sp, ch 8] around, join in beg sc. (24 ch-8 sps) Rnd 7: Sl st in first ch-8 sp, ch 1, (4 sc, picot-1—see Special Stitches, 4 sc, pi-cot-3) in same ch-8 sp as beg ch-1 and in each rem ch-8 sp around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

2 N D PA D D I N G CO R DCut a 3-yd length of pink and fold in half to form 2nd Padding Cord.Rnd 8: With main ball of pink, sl st in folded end of Padding Cord, ch 1, eyelet in any picot-1 of previous rnd, *6 sc around Padding Cord, picot-3, 6 sc around Pad-ding Cord, eyelet in same picot-1 as last eyelet made, ch 1, sc around Padding Cord**, eyelet in next picot-1, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

F I N I S H I N GWeave in ends. C!

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beg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . begin/begins/beginning bpdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back post double crochet bpsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back post single crochet bptr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back post treble crochet CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . contrasting color ch(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .chain(s) ch- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . refers to chain or space

previously made (i .e ., ch-1 space) ch sp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chain space(s) cl(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cluster(s) cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . centimeter(s) dc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double crochet (singular/plural) dc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double crochet 2 or more

stitches together, as indicated dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decrease/decreases/decreasing dtr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . double treble crochet ext . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .extended fpdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post double crochet fpsc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post single crochet fptr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . front post treble crochet g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gram(s) hdc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half double crochet hdc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . half double crochet 2 or more

stitches together, as indicated inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . increase/increases/increasing lp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .loop(s) MC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .main color mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .millimeter(s) oz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ounce(s) pc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . popcorn(s) rem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . remain/remains/remaining rep(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .repeat(s) rnd(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . round(s) RS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right side sc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . single crochet (singular/plural) sc dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .single crochet 2 or more

stitches together, as indicated sk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .skip/skipped/skipping sl st(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slip stitch(es) sp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . space(s)/spaced st(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stitch(es) tog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .together tr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . treble crochet trtr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .triple treble WS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wrong side yd(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yard(s) yo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yarn over

S t i tc h G u i d e For more complete inFormation, visit fReepatteRnS.CoM

Chain (ch): Yo, pull through lp on hook .

Slip stitch (sl st): insert hook in st, pull through both lps on hook .

Single crochet (sc): insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through both lps on hook .

front loop (front lp)Back loop (back lp)

Front loop Back loop

treble crochet (tr): Yo twice, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] 3 times .

Double treble crochet (dtr): Yo 3 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] 4 times .

Half double crochet (hdc): Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook .

Double crochet (dc): Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] twice .

treble crochet decrease (tr dec): Hold-ing back last lp of each st, tr in each of the sts in-dicated, yo, pull through all lps on hook .

example of 2-tr dec

S t I t C H a B B R e v I a t I o n S

Y a R n C o n v e R S I o n

Chain color change (ch color change)Yo with new color, draw through last lp on hook .

Double crochet color change (dc color change)Drop first color, yo with new color, draw through last 2 lps of st .

front post stitch (fp): Back post stitch (bp): When working post st, insert hook from right to left around post of st on previous row .

Back Front

post of

stitch

Single crochet decrease (sc dec): (insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook .

example of 2-sc dec example of 2-dc dec

Double crochet decrease (dc dec): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook .

example of 2-hdc dec

Half double crochet decrease (hdc dec): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook .

Reverse single crochet (reverse sc): ch 1, sk first st, working from left to right, insert hook in next st from front to back, draw up lp on hook, yo, and draw through both lps on hook .

oUnCeS to GRaMS1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 .42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 .73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 .04 . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 .4

GRaMS to oUnCeS25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/4100 . . . . . . . . . . . . 31/2

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sc (single crochet)dc (double crochet)htr (half treble crochet)tr (treble crochet)dtr (double treble crochet)ttr (triple treble crochet)miss

sl st (slip stitch)sc (single crochet)

hdc (half double crochet)dc (double crochet)

tr (treble crochet)dtr (double treble crochet)

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