I constantly have to look at my work and count the rows in the work and the pattern to figure out where I'm supposed to be. I find that it's really easy to get lost in a filet crochet chart pattern.
Give yourself a break from keeping track of boxes and just copy the stitches from the row below. Whenever you see that the next row is exactly the same as the one below it, don't bother counting your stitches. This just reminds me that although a box is four stitches, I can't put four after four after four (because "four is one"). Then I would say "4 is 1" before beginning the next count so it would be "1, 2, 3, 4 (4 is 1) 2, 3, 4" and so on. So for the first box, I would say out loud "1, 2, 3, 4" as I counted the first set of double crochets. I sometimes say this out loud as I work if I am getting lost in my counting. As I emphasized before, the fourth stitch of one box IS the first stitch of the second box. So if the pattern has an open box, 9 filled boxes then an open box, you know that you're going to have a chain-2 space followed by 28 dc and then a chain 2 space. For example, if you have 9 filled-in boxes in a row then you need to make 28 (3x9 +1) dc crochet stitches. This can also be helpful when you have a long row of filled-in boxes in your chart because you can calculate the number of double crochets instead of trying to do it block by block. So if you see five boxes in a row in the chart, you'll have 16 stitches (3x5 +1) total across the row, including all dc and all ch spaces.
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One thing to remember is that the number of stitches in a row will always be 3x the number of boxes in the chart plus one. Here are some other tips and tricks that can help you out as you're learning filet crochet.Ĭounting Stitches. Still confused? Let's take a look at it visually: In a filet crochet pattern, a set of 9 filled-in blocks in a row isn’t 36 stitches (9 blocks of 4 dc each) but actually only 28 stitches (because the last dc of each set of four IS the first dc of the next set of 4). It's pretty easy to figure out once you get the hang of it, but it can be really confusing at first because you simply don't count your stitches in the normal way. That's because the last dc of the first block IS the first double crochet of the second (open) block. Likewise, if you have a filled in block (four double crochet stitches) next to an open block (dc, ch 2 and sk 2, dc) you will have four dc, a ch 2 space and 1 dc. That's because the last double crochet of the first block IS the first double crochet of the second block. If you have two filled-in blocks next to each other in a pattern then it’s actually seven double crochet stitches, not eight. A filled-in crochet block is four double crochet stitches. Although each crochet block consists of four stitches, some of those stitches are shared between blocks. Now here's the most important thing where people new to filet crochet can sometimes get lost. Filled-in blocks may also be called solid blocks or simply blocks.Įach row typically starts and ends with a “closed mesh” or solid block square (four double crochets) rather than open spaces although this can vary by design. Open blocks may also be called blank or empty. Sometimes patterns will refer to open mesh and closed mesh blocks. The fabric that you're creating is often called "mesh" or "grid".
This is important to know when working asymmetrical designs. Odd-numbered rows are worked from right to left but even number rows are worked from left to right. The filet crochet chart is read from the bottom up. Blocks that are open will be two chain stitches with a dc on either side. Blocks that are filled in will be all double crochet stitches. The entire fabric is worked using only double crochet stitches and chain stitches. Here's what you need to know about filet crochet:
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