Celtic Knot Stitch Pattern

Celtic Knot Stitch Pattern or Interlocking Crosses Stitch Pattern is a beautiful stitch pattern made over 24 stitches and 16 rows. Using a series of cables, this intermediate stitch pattern will exercise your mind and be a feast for the eyes! We hope you enjoy this stitch pattern for the knitting loom. -Kristen

Loom & Yarn

Any single knit straight or circular loom with appropriate yarn for the loom gauge (spacing between the pegs). See link for help on gauge.

General Stitch Count notes:

The following stitch pattern is the minimum stitch width and rows for 1 repeat of the pattern. Use the “Multiple” number multiplied by the amount of design repeats you want for your own design. Note if extra spacing between stitch pattern desired, or a border on either side, add enough stitches to accomodate. For example add 5 stitches on either end for a garter or seed border (10 total). For specialty patterns such as a cable, add 2-5+ stitches between repeats or main pattern to make it stand out; use stockinette (all knits) or reverse stockiette (all purls). For a cable design use reverse stockinette. {a Seed Stitch of 5 is a row of k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, followed by the 2nd row of p1, k1, p1, k1, p1; repeat rows 1 & 2; VIDEO LINK}

Example for a single pattern scarf in THIS stitch patern: 5 sts for seed st, 2-5 sts for purl, 24 sts for pattern, 2-5 sts for purl, 5 sts for seed. Total of 38-44 sts. Need loom with enough pegs.

Example for 3 stitch patterns wide: 5 sts for seed st, 2-5 sts for purl, 24 sts for pattern, 2-5 sts for purl, 24 sts for pattern, 2-5 sts for purl, 24 sts for pattern, 2-5 sts for purl, 5 sts for seed. Total of 90-110 sts. Need loom with enough pegs.

Always swatch as in first example for gauge (size) and testing; knit a test swatch with at least 2-3 full pattern repeats to see the bigger picture.

Abbreviations:

k – knit

p – purl

c4f – (cable 4 front) – slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold at the front of the work, knit 2, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle.

c4b – (cable 4 back) – slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit 2, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle.

t3b – (twist 3 back – also called cr3r) – slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit 2, then purl 1 from cable needle.

t3f – (twist 3 front – also called cr3l) – slip 2 stitch to a cable needle and hold at the front of the work, purl 1, then knit 2 from cable needle.

t4b – (twist 4 back – also called cr4r) – slip 2 stitch to a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, knit 2, then purl 2 from cable needle.

t4f – (twist 4 front – also called cr4l) – slip 2 stitch to a cable needle and hold at the front of the work, purl 2, then knit 2 from cable needle.

Multiple:

Instructions:

Row 1: p2, c4b, p4, c4b, p4, c4b, p2

Row 2: p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p2

Row 3: p1, t3b, t4f, t4b, t4f, t4b, t3f, p1

Row 4: p1, k2, p3, k4, p4, k4, p3, k2, p1

Row 5: t3b, p3, c4f, p4, c4f, p3, t3f

Row 6: k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2

Row 7: k2, p3, t3b, t4f, t4b, t3f, p3, k2

Row 8: k2, p3, k2, p3, k4, p3, k2, p3, k2

Row 9: k2, p3, k2, p3, c4b, p3, k2, p3, k2

Row 10: k2, p3, k2, p3, k4, p3, k2, p3, k2

Row 11: k2, p3, t3f, t4b, t4f, t3b, p3, k2

Row 12: k2, p4, k4, p4, k4, p4, k2

Row 13: t3f, p3, c4f, p4, c4f, p3, t3b

Row 14: p1, k2, p3, k4, p4, k4, p3, k2, p1

Row 15: p1, t3f, t4b, t4f, t4b, t4f, t3b, p1

Row 16: p2, k4, p4, k4, p4, k4, p2

Repeat rows 1-16 for Celtic Knot Stitch Pattern.

Celtic Knot Stitch Pattern or Interlocking Crosses

GoodKnit Kisses is calling the Interlocking Crosses Stitch also the Celtic Knot Stitch Pattern since it closely resembles what we think of for a celtic knot. For a splendid loom knit tutorial on how to work these stitches watch the following video from Kelsey at The Vintage Storehouse in her Loom Knit Stitchionary. The stitch is made on a Kiss-Loom. It allows you to change yarns and peg spacing without changing looms. You can manke this Celtic Knot Stitch Pattern on any loom with enough stitches, too. Thank you Kelsey for your outstanding work in this series!

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