Free celtic knot SVG

Celtic pinwheel knot SVG

Which one? SVG for Cricut and lasers, DXF for the free Silhouette Studio, PNG to print.

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Celtic pinwheel knot, drawn as a line
Celtic pinwheel knot. The preview is the SVG file itself.

One strand with eight crossings and four long loops that all lean the same way round, so the knot seems to turn. It is the square plait with four breaks, one in from each side.

What is in the file

Size100 × 100 mm (3.94 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut18: 1 outer edge and 17 cut-outs
Cut length2,653 mm at this size
Narrowest part2 mm at this size
Nodes440 curve and line segments
Symmetry4-fold rotation

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 2,000 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 1 in (25 × 25 mm)0.51 mm674 mm100Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)1 mm1,348 mm25Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 3 in (76 × 76 mm)1.5 mm2,022 mm9Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 4 in (102 × 102 mm)2 mm2,695 mm4Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 6 in (152 × 152 mm)3 mm4,043 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 8 in (203 × 203 mm)4.1 mm5,391 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 12 in (305 × 305 mm)6.1 mm8,086 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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