Celtic Heart Knot Pin

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I wanted to make this pattern available here in my Ravelry pattern store - the Celtic Heart Knot Pin.

We made this project on our Craftours/Annie's Crochet Tour of Ireland last summer (June 2016) during one of the workshops I taught. It uses a very small amount of yarn and can be made quickly. Several of the participants finished their pins and wore them proudly around Ireland.

To complete the heart you will need a small amount of coordinating or contrasting felt that is glued or sewn to the back of the heart. You may choose to attach a pin backing or include a key ring as shown in the photo above.

As you can see there are many edging options included in this pattern.  A diagram of the Celtic Knot is also included.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Talking Crochet article about the Trip to Ireland

This week you can hop over to the Talking Crochet newsletter to read an article I wrote about our great trip to Ireland.  I talked about some of my favorite activities, gave some highlights about the workshops I taught and shared many photos of the participants and the beautiful Irish countryside.

Just click here to read the article.

(While you are there, scroll down the page and submit your email address in the box on the bottom left hand side - by doing this you can receive the newsletter into your inbox every other week.  This newsletter is filled with great interviews, useful crochet tips and often free patterns.)

Greystones Cowl

As I prepare for our trip to Ireland, I have been collecting a variety of photos on my Pinterest board, "Ireland" (https://www.pinterest.com/celknotcrochet/ireland/) - There are so many beautiful places to see! I can't get enough of the coastline, castles and green hills.

Above is pictured the South Beach in Greystones, Ireland which was the inspiration for the name of this cowl that was published in the February Issue of Crochet World.

Greystones Cowl
(Photo courtesy of Annie's)
 

This is a unique cowl in that it is reversible and has a button closure.  This front square shows the Diamond Stitch and the 'hidden' square is made up of the Basketweave Stitch.  The part that wraps around your neck is made up of several rows of stitches worked in the back loop only to give a great ribbed effect.  I crocheted it with a beautiful yarn -Plymouth Yarn's DK Superwash Merino - that shows the stitch definition wonderfully and feels soft against your skin.  This is a warm cowl which we still need up here in New England since it has snowed twice since April arrived!!

 

This and many other great patterns can be purchased as an instant digital download here.