The Celtic knot, in all of its many variations, is a series of knots that are overlapped or interwoven, with no definitive beginning or end. The Celtic knot of motherhood is featured on this mosaic pillow. The knot depicts a parent and child embrace, the two hearts intertwined. The reverse side can be customized with a heart for each child.

This pattern incorporates mosaic knitting, a colorwork method that uses only one color per row. The colorwork pattern is created by slipping select stitches of the MC on CC rows as charted.

PATTERN DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Advanced Intermediate; some of the skills required include: slip stitch colorwork, unique cabling, picking up stitches, short-row shaping, decreases and increases

SIZES:
12 (16)“ / 30.5 (40.5) cm square pillow

GAUGE:
16 sts & 22 rows = 4“/10cm in stockinette stitch, blocked

MATERIALS:
130g (174) MC & 90g (120) CC of worsted weight yarn in contrasting colors
Shown above: 12” pillow: MC: handspun crepe yarn (100% natural colored Coopsworth wool); and CC: handspun 2-ply yarn (100% Ashford Corriedale wool top) in colorway: lime
U.S. 9 (5.5 mm) needles
Cable needle (or cable without a cable needle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2caLM3DHcU)
Spare straight needle or stitch holder
Stitch markers
Darning needle
3 4 buttons, 1.25”/ 3.25cm in diameter (shown with natural bone buttons carved with celtic knots)
12” or 16” pillow form

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