How to Embroider the French Knot onto Your Crochet Project
To make tiny flowers or Christmas Embellishments
I love embroidering tiny little flowers on my crochet projects sometimes. I've used them on my worry worms because they're super small and when I come to add embellishments, the French Knot is a great option.
I've also used them to create buttons on my snowman lip-balm holder as you can see here:
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In this post, I'll show you how easy it is to get the French Knot right in just a few simple steps.
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How To Embroider the French Knot onto Your Crochet Projects
A French Knot creates a cute little bump that can look like a tiny flower. You can use it to make eyes or noses on your amigurumi. It's generally used in embroidery, but is also great to use as embellishments for your crochet projects.
Tools needed
- Darning/yarn needle
- A piece of yarn (cut to about 10")
- Scissors
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1. Start with your needle
Take a needle with a piece of cut yarn already attached to it. The yarn should be long enough for your knot, but not too long that it becomes difficult to handle. I'd say about an arm's length is good, depending on how many French Knots you'll be making with this length of yarn.
2. Pull the needle through the fabric
Insert the needle from the back of your project to the front, where you want your knot to be. Pull it through and leave a little bit of a yarn tail hanging out at the back to weave in at the end.
Note: For French Knots it's best to insert your needle through the actual yarn strands, as opposed to in between the stitches. This will make it hold better.
3. Wrap the thread
Hold the needle in a diagonal position as in the photo above and secure with your thumb. Hold the yarn between your fingertips in the other hand. Now, wrap the yarn around the needle 2-3 times (depending on what size you want your French Knot to be). Be careful not to wrap it too tightly or too loosely!
4. Pull it through
While holding the wraps on your needle in place with your fingers, insert your needle into the strands of the next stitch (to the left of where you initially came through from the back) and gently pull the needle through your crocheted fabric from front to back. Make sure to keep the wraps snug around the needle.
5. Secure the knot
Once you pull the needle through the back, you'll be left with a little knot on the front of your crocheted fabric. And that's your French Knot completed!
If you want to embroider another French Knot, insert your hook from the back of the fabric once again and repeat the process.
And that's it! You've just learned how to embroider a French Knot onto crochet fabric! It's a simple, but very cool way to add texture and detail to your crochet projects.
I hope this tutorial helped you get the hang of French Knots. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll be happy to answer them for you.
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This is such a cute and simple project. It’s quick to make and not difficult at all. Another amazingly written pattern!
How did you make the french knot? Every time I pull my yarn through, the loops go through with it. Literally on the verge of tears.
I know it’s a bit tricky, but make sure you insert your needle into the NEXT stitch after you’ve wrapped your yarn around the needle. Don’t go into the same stitch again. Try this and let me know if you need more help. I’ll be making a video tutorial on how to work the French Knot soon. Will let you know when it’s up.