Shopping Cart
Your Cart is Empty
Quantity:
Subtotal
Taxes
Shipping
Total
There was an error with PayPalClick here to try again
CelebrateThank you for your business!You should be receiving an order confirmation from Paypal shortly.Exit Shopping Cart

Filet crochet instructions

Many cross stitch or other counted pattern can be used for filet crochet.

See section : Monochrome patterns


The size of the finished project depends a lot on the crochet hook, the thread you will use, and your own crochet/tension style. My best advice is to try out a 10 x 10 square piece and measure it, then times it by the size of the chart. This will give you an estimate of the finished size, and do remember that a filet crochet block is more rectangular than square.


A little word of advice. When making a large item, like for example a table cloth, make sure you buy a brand of yarn that is easily available. I have sadly learned that lesson the hard way by one time starting on a large table runner, with cotton yarn bought from a bargain bin. Sure enough I needed more and the shop was completely out ! It was a leftover sale, and would not be available again, that project was never finished.......

Getting started

Filet crochet is quite simply a mesh( filet ) made in crochet, consisting of open and filled blocks.


For basic filet crochet all you need to know is how to make a ch (chain), and dc ( double crochet )

Each open space is made of 1dc, 2ch, 1dc

Each filled space is made of 4 dc


Here is the link to a wonderful post with all the photos and instructions needed for getting started: http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2014/05/how-to-filet-crochet/

How to find the count for the starting chain of a filet crochet chart.

1. Count the numbers of squares on the row you wish to start from.


2. Multiply by 3, add 1


3. If the starting square is an open square, chain 5 ( counts as the first double crochet, and the chain of the first open mesh )


4. If the first square is a solid mesh , chain 3 ( counts as the first double crochet )


For example the little MOM bookmark has 9 squares on the smallest side.


Multiply by 3, add 1. That would mean the starting chain would be 28 ch ( chain ).

Free pattern

Small bookmark made with a size 0.60 hook, and thread thin mercerised cotton.

Free Download for two bookmarks :Filet bookmarks.pdf

Here you can see a filet crochet tablecloth made from the pattern 'The boar hunt'

/
Lightbox image