Learn how to crochet a Stuffed Sailor’s Knot featuring a beaded tassel embellishment with a step-by-step tutorial presented by Anutha - The Crochet World. This crochet Sailor’s Knot is ready for decorating your bags, purses or walls, no need for any addition.
Also known as a Celtic knot, this crochet project will be a good addition to your decorative knots and skills. Luckily it just requires a working in flat, some cutting and sewing with the designer's hack to easily make it.
This post will provide you with a chance to watch that step-by-step guide with the information necessary for beginners.
Skill Level: The difficulty level is intermediate, suitable if you are comfortable with basic crochet stitches, like chaining and single crocheting, stitch skipping and working with a sewing needle. The tutorial suggests ensuring the chains remain straight and aligned when constructing the knot to achieve a neat finish. Due to this, you also have to maintain your tension well.
Video Span: 18 Minutes
Personalization Tips: As we mentioned, this crochet stuffed sailor’s knot does not need any customization. However, instead of choosing the combination, of white and red and blue and white, you can choose any colour contrasted with white. White because it provides the best highlight of the knot.
Crochet Stuffed Sailor’s Knot Tutorial
The Crochet Sailor’s Knot keychain is a beautiful and functional item that uses 100% cotton yarn with a 2.5 mm crochet hook. This project involves creating a series of crochet chains and single crochets intertwined into a sailor's knot.
It’s perfect for creating personalized keychains or a unique gift. One useful tip is to avoid tightening the stitches too much when filling the knot with fibre stuffing. Below you will find a nice tutorial to crochet it. Here is the summary of the guide:
- Starting with the Chain: The project begins by creating a slip knot and chaining 31 stitches. The first row is made by inserting single crochets into the back bumps of the chain, resulting in 30 single crochets for the first round.
- Repeating the Pattern: For rounds two to four, the pattern continues with single crochets in each stitch, resulting in a stable foundation of 30 stitches per round.
- Long Chain Formation: In round five, the keychain's unique structure begins. After chaining 28 stitches, the entire row is skipped except for the last stitch, where a single crochet is made. This long chain is used to create part of the sailor’s knot.
- Second Set of Chains and Repetition: From round six, the tutorial returns to the base, crocheting 29 single crochets into the long chain and finishing the row with a final stitch. Rounds seven to nine repeat the single crochet pattern before making another 28-chain loop in round 10.
- Assembling the Knot: After completing both sections, the two parts are intertwined to form a Celtic sailor’s knot. Careful placement ensures a woven effect, and the final assembly involves attaching the parts using a yarn needle.
- Adding a Tassel: The keychain is completed with a 30-chain loop at the top and a tassel at the bottom, made by wrapping yarn around the fingers and securing it with a knot.
Supplies Needed
To crochet the Sailor’s Knot keychain, you will need the following supplies:
- 100% cotton yarn (in your desired color)
- 2.5 mm crochet hook
- Fiber stuffing
- Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
- Keychain ring
- Scissors
- Optional: Beads, charms, or personalized tags for embellishment
Lily Sugar'n Cream is a popular choice due to its sturdiness and vibrant color range, making your keychain both eye-catching and long-lasting.
Bernat Handicrafter Cotton offers a similar durability with a soft texture, and it's perfect for detailed work given its smoothness.
Lastly, Patons Grace is an excellent option if you prefer a lighter weight, mercerized cotton yarn that provides a slight sheen, adding a touch of elegance to your finished product.
How To Make A Tassle
To create a tassel, start by wrapping yarn around a piece of cardboard or a book several times, depending on the desired thickness.
Carefully slide the yarn off the cardboard and tie a short piece of yarn tightly around the top to keep the loops together.
Cut through all the loops at the bottom to create the fringe. Wrap another piece of yarn around the tassel just below the top tie to form the "neck" and secure it with a knot. Trim the ends of the fringe evenly to finish your tassel.
Leave a Reply