Thank you so much for watching! Please hit the " Like" button above if you did like the pattern and Subscribe for Tutorials like this and more! :) For those who already have this pattern but only the graph and not the written starting chain and all that , you will need to start with a chain of 379, and in the 5th chain from the hook start working 1 US double crochet ( UK treble crochet) into every chain st to the end
A good rule for any Filet chart that doesn't include starting instructions to take the number of boxes you need multiple that by 3 and then add 1dc. Not one chain but a dc as depending on if your starting with an open or closed box that can change your starting chain number but it's a rule that gives a good start to figuring your chain count out.
I have one more tip for Filet patterns which is to use multi colored stitch markers and go through and mark your closed boxes grouping sections by colors so that you know between different colors the boxes will be open. This way I can do an entire row without having to pause my crocheting and find where I am in the pattern.
I have that pattern it came from the 1990's crochet magazine , I made it and it took me a year to make it,the pattern is so old that it has turned yellow and had to have it laminated ,it turned out beautifully.
I've been doing filet crochet via craft for 15+ years now. Little trick of the trade I learned back then is to laminate my graphs. Not only does it protect your pattern so you don't have to print it out 50 centillion times, you can also mark it with a sharpie marker to keep track of where you are easily. Want to clean it? Use alcohol wipes (or color over it with a dry erase then wipe clean). I must have 900 filet patterns (99% I created myself) and all of them have been laminated in one way or another. This also makes storing them in a binder easier.
My grandmother does huge king size bedspreads without a pattern,just remembers what it’s supposed to look like,and as the only other crocheter in the family I can say it takes so much skill for her to do them that I don’t think anyone else realizes that. I can only hope to reach her level some day! Her favorite is the Virgin Mary!
I find it funny when people say that Filet crochet is complicated. I learned crochet doing filet crochet when I was 7 years old. My grandmother taught me cause I was always on the move, running all over and never quiet. But to do it I had to focus on what I was doing and be quiet. Never stoped. She was an amazing sewist and crafter.
Wow, our stories are similar. My grandmother did the exact same thing because being grand child number 14, I came along when grandma was a lot older so she sat me down and the first thing she taught me filet crochet on the edges of pillowcases. Kept me sitting still and focused too. My grandmother even won prizes for her crochet work
It's complicated to anyone that knows nothing about it. I can't read patterns, I learn from watching videos & this is the first video I've seen with filet.
Love this. I started learning crochet by doing filet with thread and steel hook. It it very easy and thus why thread is my go to fiber when I want a break from yarn projects.
I have the same reaction when people say that reading a pattern is complicated/they can't do it. Granted I can't read charts.I know the gist but haven't really tried to either...they intimidate me a tiny bit😅
OMG!! I did this exact pattern about 20 years ago in off white sewing thread-but from a very small 3"x5" photo saved from an antique magazine add. Didnt think it existed in real life!!!But its here!!its real!!!! Feels like i found a lost best friend, we spent so many hours together.. Thank You!!
I'm so grateful for people like you who take all this time to help people do these wonderfully creative things. I didn't even know filet crochet was a thing until today! I'm so excited to try out this new facet of one of my favorite hobbies. Thank you so much!
I'm 66. My godmother would make filet crochet panel drapes for the French doors in hers and my parents apartments. In those days, the old timers could do it without even having a pattern. I remember being 4 or 5 and being fascinated by those panels, wanting so much to know how to do that magical thing. She taught me to hand sew around that age and my mom knitted and taught me as well. I was always pestering them to teach me all those wonderful things that subsequently fell into the realm of "invalid" thru the years. So happy to find your channel and Etsy shop! I've done some fine crocheting but funnily enough never got around to filet. Here's my chance! Not too long ago, I discovered the Japanese knitting charts and still struggling with that but it seems that these two graph forms have similarities. Thank you for your time, enthusiasm and knowledge!
Love that you are using the stacked single at the beginning of the row. This is Great to use at the beginning of every project calling for a DC. It prevents a 'gap', and keeps project with extremely even borders.
I think it is so cool how we all have different ways of organizing our projects. I enlarge the graph and use a highlighter to mark off the rows as I finish them.
I have just decided that this will be the cover over my comforter in my guest room. The comforter is a light teal color that will show through very well for a peacock! One thing I do on my graph is to make an arrow for each row as to which direction I’ll be working. It really helped me!
As soon as I saw the pile of unravel I cracked up! It happens more than most would care to admit. When my Grandmother was teaching me she would say "It builds character and skill. 1)Admit the mistake. 2) Work hard to correct it."
Wow! Mesmerizing. I hope you’ll show the finished bedspread. This is so beautiful. I’m pretty sure my eyes wouldn’t comply for this but it’s so lovely. 😊 You’re so awesome w/a crochet hook & yarn/thread. Thanks Corinna!
No no, don't get discouraged and think you'll make problems before you even start. Give it a go bc it really isn't that difficult AT ALL. we all should push ourselves and practice being better artists. You can do this! I don't even know you but I have faith in you and your abilities to accomplish your heart desires that are withing your physical and mental boundaries. Same for every individual willing to go the extra quarter mile! AMAN! YOU GO GIRL!!!
Lovely to see this filet crochet. I won first place for mine when I was 12 years old. It’s framed and in my sewing room proudly displayed. I crocheted a shirt (20 years old) and my second daughter is now wearing that
Extraordinary. I've heard of filet crochet, but I hadn't really known what it is. It's astounding to me that such simple techniques can build such a complex image. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial as well! At first, it looked genuinely impossible, but it quickly felt like something I could actually do! I'm so looking forward to seeing your finished bedspread. What a gorgeous piece that will be! I definitely want to give this a try as well! I might start with a slightly smaller, simpler pattern, but then again, I'm one of those people that seems to love to chose the most challenging patterns to start out with. We'll see :) Thank you again for making it look so simple!
Thank you for a great video. This is the clearest instruction I have ever seen of filet crochet - just brilliant. You are such a good teacher! I love it that you are using a thicker yarn, too, so that we can really see what you are doing. I've never come across that stacked single at the beginning of a row, which produces such a great straight edge to the work. I really look forward to seeing your completed bedspread - the peacock design is just stunning! A huge amount of work but it is going to be so worth the effort! It will look great especially if you have a dark blanket underneath. I have a beautiful vintage tablecloth consisting of alternating squares (like tiles) each measuring about 9 inches - the solid ones are embroidered cut work on fine cotton lawn, and the lacy ones are filet crochet, following the same basic tile design, with a gorgeous filet crochet border. It's one of my treasured possessions! The work is so fine - real lace. I have it out all the time on our coffee table with a red cross-stitch table runner on top in the pattern of an oriental rug. I worked this in bright colours on a red Aida 18-count fabric.
My grandma used to do filet crochet,she did a rendition of the Last Supper. Absolutely beautiful. I am going to make this peacock too your direction is so good. Thank you
Whoa. You weren’t kidding about this one being a doozy!! I’m extremely interested in learning this type, so thank you!! You’re such a good mind reader! 😂
My goodness I’m so happy it’s like a miracle my grandmother used to do those curtains like that beautiful red basket, flowers, peacocks angels I never thought I could ever find it. Thank you very much.❤
I absolutely L❤VE fillet crochet. I taught myself about 4 yrs ago & my first project was the Last Supper. It’s done with a 1.5 hook & Aunt Lydia’s #20. It’s approx 6’ x 4.5’. I went through and hand wrote out the entire 220+ rows of the pattern. Way too easy to lose track. It made a world of difference. I used “O” & “C” for opened & closed or as you call them spaces & blocks. 🥰 My row might say: 32 O, 5 C, 3 O, 21 C, etc. Greatly enjoyed watching this.
Love the stack single. For so long I’ve hated pieces that have the chains for a double or triple crochet but never knew this stitch. Thank you thank you thank you
I have wanted to make filet crochet cafe curtains for my kitchen. I even have the pattern. I have had it for 20 years. Now, I can make them. Thank you.
@@thefudgems I used 20 weight the one time I did a vintage table centerpiece in filet. I would like to try a different thread than the cotton thread. Something like a silk-wool blend in a 10 or 2O weight.
The number of stiches per block also depends on the thread you are using. A block should be square in filet crochet in order to keep the proportions of your design. In your case using 4 st (2,2) you have a rectangle instead ;-). 3st per block would be optimal for this thread. If you use thinner thread and st (1,2,2) or (2,2,2) your block may have 4, 5 or even 6 stiches per block.
My Grandmother crocheted all of her bedspreads and would use a colored sheet underneath as the contrast to her cotton, crochet piece. She could hand the color as often as she liked. Lavender was my favorite. Purple would go very nicely with a peacock, or blue.
I got the pattern from your etsy page. Thank you very much! I decided to start mine out with a chainless double crochet foundation row. That way you can count the perfect number of double crochet stitches. It works well for me. There are "how to" videos on yt. 👍😁 I'm having fun, placing markers for the blocks count on this first row. I'm planning a baby blanket as all the yarn I have right now is baby yarn (my grandson is due at the end of August) I may have to get another skein. Lol. It never ends...
This filet crochet pattern is so lovely!! Personally I've been working on a filet crochet yoke from the 20s for a nightgown. By the way I love listening to your videos in the background as I work on my own crochet adventures you could say :))
I've never really attempted to crochet but this style of crochet is what I have been looking for but had no idea what to call. My interest in this began a few years ago when I was in the office of a lady that had a crochet piece that had been blocked and framed. The pattern was of a horse and had been crocheted in very small thread to make an 8" x 10" piece. It had been done by a relative, now deceased, and was 50+ years old when I saw it. It was magnificent to say the least. Your video popped up randomly and I am so glad it did. Thank you so much. Happy Needling to you and all the other "Stick and String" folks out there.
thank you so much ! I did try fillet long ago and gave up, but now I understand it. Will have to try it again. I want to "draw" a picture with my crochet and thread !
I have just started crocheting with thread about a year ago and have done a few patterns since starting. Thank you! I have NOT thought about marking my patterns on the side like you showed today. I hate to recount each time I start on a different line , because I lost my place. And thanks to you I can mark and start on the right line. But only If I remember to move the marker!!!! LOL
This is amazing! Thank you for the extra tips. Not sure I'll ever finish enough other projects(several different hobbies) to start this one, but I am going to try. This truly fascinates me.
I used to clean house for this elderly woman that had a matching set of crystal lamps on her dresser. The lampshades were a very fine filet crochet that had embroidered and woven designs on the filet crochet. They do not make them any more. They looked like lace. So beautiful!!
I highly recommend an app like notability on the ipad. I use it daily for knitting and crochet. There are even crafting-specific apps with more features, though they cost more. I get everything I need out of Notability with use of an apple pen (or any stylus would work).. You can zoom so you don't have to re-write the pattern and you can take notes in any color, highlight etc. on a digital "copy" so you don't have to erase anything. You'll have both your original copy and the marked up copy if you need either as a future resource.
Thank you so much for making this video. I have watched other videos and read blogs of people trying to teach how filet crochet works, but none of them made sense to me. This is so easy to understand!
I used to always screw up on my chain stitches so I got tired unraveling my progress because I was either short chains or I had too many chains. Now I use those cute plastic stitch markers and insert one into every 10th chain, so easy to count and not get lost. I suppose I could mark every 20 (or 50, or 100) chains, but 10 seems to work for me perfectly. They are cheap on Amazon so I bought plenty to use to make an afghan (because I can’t say “no” when someone asks me to make one for them. Lol). I did a lot of filet crochet as a teenager, but never thought once about turning it into a bedspread. You’re a genius! And I love that peacock pattern. ❤️👍🏼
I do that too because very long chains are so easy to get wrong. You lose count from some distraction and then dont know where you are. I started telling my husband to not talk to me when chaining. If he does anyway I start counting out loud to remind him.
@kellydesilva6733 Sounds like me! I count out loud to remind my hubby too. I also recently figured out to mark my chains every 20 stitches as I go too when I got too frustrated with recounting and frogging 😆
We are going to Spain Friday , gone start now ( it’s Sunday today ) gone do a few lines , and the rest on the bus , ( can’t go with the airplane, because of heart problems) so now I know what to do Friday on the bus ❤ my grandmother learned me file crochet when I was six hears old , stil love it , I made a couch runner like that 🥰
I'm so excited to learn this new technique with you! Thanks for sharing with us. I especially appreciate your candor in sharing your frogs and redos. :)
Gorgeous pattern and you do such exquisute work! Love filet crochet and that you are making it as a bedspread! What an heirloom! I hope that you will show us your finished piece! I never thought to write out instructions from a graph! The best way I came up with for me to keep my place in a graph was to copy the graph and then highlight each row as it was completed. That also worked for me making doilies in the round from graphs - loved working from graphs & have tons of pattetns!! Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!
Real quick! I am 1:16 into the video & what really stood out to me was the fact that you were HONEST & stated that you didn’t know how much yarn you would need until the end. You would just keep buying yarn until it’s finished. 😊…I love question mark moments…it adds to the journey!!!… Okay. Back to the lesson.
This is a wonderful way to crochet, as I'm learning by watching you. Thank you so much Corinna. I keep saying how happy I am to have found you 😊 I can't get enough of your tutorials. Your a true Gem hunni ❤ bless you...
I do the stacked sc all the time, im not fond of the ch 3 for a dc. I love filet crochet too. You're so right, your eyes go crossed and you loose your spot very easily. Thank you for the extra tips.
I always wondered how the filet patterns were done. I have a stitch book that includes the filet stitch, but nothing on the patterns. I hope you finish you bedspread soon and enjoy it! ❤Thank-you so much!
I wonder if you’ve ever tried the app Markup R-XP to enlarge the graph and keep track of where you are? Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful art! You are a BORN teacher!
That's so beautiful and I feel like I could already draw out my own designs with graph paper, you made it so clear! Will have to practice a bit and try it, I'm excited, thank you ❤
I made many of filet crochet mats for coffee tables, there was a magazine called Magic Crochet back in the early 70's. Thats where I would get the patterns for so many beautiful doilies
I would love to see the finished piece. I used to crochet all the time and now I am knitting more now. But after watching your video, it reminds me of the love I have for crocheting and I am in love with nostalgia. You have a new fan!
..... and just like that - 'I got it'!!! In a matter of minutes! Yay👏.. Not confusing at all. Thank so much for this fantastic tutorial. Have been trying for ages to figure out how to read a "filet pattern chart". Found a beautiful pattern for a curtain, years ago. Thankfully 'found you' while searching!!
I have the fillet crochet peacock curtain panels that my grandma crocheted. She was born in the late 1800s. I’m excited to check and see if this is the same pattern! Her beautiful crochet inspired me to seek instruction:)
Oh thanks for this video I found it super helpful with a vintage pattern I was struggling with. I would of never guess BL meant block. So greatly appreciated
I work the charts into a graph of numbers as opposed to writing out the pattern as you did. I learned this technique from a vintage book that had filet patterns and it made following the pattern so much easier.
Oh my god this is amazing, I'm a noob when it comes to crochet/knitting/needle work and cross stitch. I do it all but I'm still learning. lol I love this stuff and this is so cool.
It's amazing to me because I've done filet crochet for an Anniversary Doily for my parents without even knowing what it was called. So happy to realise that this is an actual concept
Thank you for the wery clear tutorial on filet crochet ❤❤ I have always tried to get 4 db crochet in each block and it wasen't looking god, but now I have try filet crochet again 🥰🥰❤️
You just taught me the stacked, sc. I can really use that. TY! I have learned so much from your videos. I'm finishing up a queen bedspread right now, but I will buy the pattern when I can, and I want to use this for tapestries.
i love when tutorials also show that sometimes things go wrong and unpredicted couse we r just humans and despite how advanced skilled some r they still make tiny mistakes and thats ok =D also thanks for showing how to do filet couse it looks so good ive seen several patterns like this and was confused on how this is actually followed and made (looks like pixelart which i adore!)
I'm working on the Lord's Prayer and put it in timeout as I kept getting lost in the graph. So glad you mentioned writing out the blocks as instructions. Think it's time to pull it back out!!
I like to use yarn and make blankets from doily patterns, especially the round ones! When reading a pattern grid I highlight the rows as I finish them. When I think of a 4 DC block, to keep myself on track I imagine the 1st st and the 4th st as the drawing the vertical lines and the 2 center sts as coloring it in, or the ch 2 as leaving it uncolored (open). This also works with 3 st blocks, just use 1 filler st or 1 ch for open. 😊
Kay Dee Thank you so much for taking the time to teach this technique. I was mesmerised and have had to break off, as it's 10.00 at night and past my bedtime. It is so beautiful, I will definitely give it a go, I have multiple patterns and had no idea how to execute them. I stumbled onto your site by lucky chance. Thanks so much. xx🧓
I'm glad you came out with this video, as I saw this Pattern on your Etsy shop, and was interested in buying it...but I don't know how to filet crochet. Definitely learning it now 😊
It seems like a stained glass window, where you start with a frame and fill in the spaces or not (those 2 middle stitches) as the pattern calls for. You will always have those outer 2 double crochet mesh no matter what. 👍❤ Thankyou for sharing your time and talent with us.
this is the most interesting project i've seen as of yet! i will be buying the pattern for sure. Just finishing up a cardigan and this will be my next challenge. thank you so much for sharing
Ich habe als Junge vor fünfzig Jahren angefangen, zu häkeln und immer nur die Vorlagen auf kariertem Papier für Filet Häkelei benutzt. In Deutschland haben wir traditionell sehr gute Grafische Vorlagen, die fast wie die fertigen Werke aussehen. Stäbchen und Punkte stehen dabei für unterschiedliche Maschen
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For those who already have this pattern but only the graph and not the written starting chain and all that , you will need to start with a chain of 379, and in the 5th chain from the hook start working 1 US double crochet ( UK treble crochet) into every chain st to the end
I also want to give it a try as a bed spread. Queen size. Is the first row chain the same as the one you are using for your bedspread?
Oh! Thank you so much for mentioning this. I thought I had skipped that part
A good rule for any Filet chart that doesn't include starting instructions to take the number of boxes you need multiple that by 3 and then add 1dc. Not one chain but a dc as depending on if your starting with an open or closed box that can change your starting chain number but it's a rule that gives a good start to figuring your chain count out.
I have one more tip for Filet patterns which is to use multi colored stitch markers and go through and mark your closed boxes grouping sections by colors so that you know between different colors the boxes will be open. This way I can do an entire row without having to pause my crocheting and find where I am in the pattern.
I have that pattern it came from the 1990's crochet magazine , I made it and it took me a year to make it,the pattern is so old that it has turned yellow and had to have it laminated ,it turned out beautifully.
I've been doing filet crochet via craft for 15+ years now. Little trick of the trade I learned back then is to laminate my graphs. Not only does it protect your pattern so you don't have to print it out 50 centillion times, you can also mark it with a sharpie marker to keep track of where you are easily. Want to clean it? Use alcohol wipes (or color over it with a dry erase then wipe clean). I must have 900 filet patterns (99% I created myself) and all of them have been laminated in one way or another. This also makes storing them in a binder easier.
Thank you! Great advice!
My grandmother does huge king size bedspreads without a pattern,just remembers what it’s supposed to look like,and as the only other crocheter in the family I can say it takes so much skill for her to do them that I don’t think anyone else realizes that. I can only hope to reach her level some day! Her favorite is the Virgin Mary!
That is so incredibly impressive kudos to her !!
I find it funny when people say that Filet crochet is complicated. I learned crochet doing filet crochet when I was 7 years old. My grandmother taught me cause I was always on the move, running all over and never quiet. But to do it I had to focus on what I was doing and be quiet. Never stoped. She was an amazing sewist and crafter.
Wow, our stories are similar. My grandmother did the exact same thing because being grand child number 14, I came along when grandma was a lot older so she sat me down and the first thing she taught me filet crochet on the edges of pillowcases. Kept me sitting still and focused too. My grandmother even won prizes for her crochet work
It's complicated to anyone that knows nothing about it. I can't read patterns, I learn from watching videos & this is the first video I've seen with filet.
I already know I'll mess up haha. it's the "the last stitch is the next first stitch"
Love this. I started learning crochet by doing filet with thread and steel hook. It it very easy and thus why thread is my go to fiber when I want a break from yarn projects.
I have the same reaction when people say that reading a pattern is complicated/they can't do it.
Granted I can't read charts.I know the gist but haven't really tried to either...they intimidate me a tiny bit😅
OMG!! I did this exact pattern about 20 years ago in off white sewing thread-but from a very small 3"x5" photo saved from an antique magazine add. Didnt think it existed in real life!!!But its here!!its real!!!! Feels like i found a lost best friend, we spent so many hours together.. Thank You!!
That's so amazing! My mom used to crochet beautiful things simply from a small picture like that, it always amazed me. Life goals!
This pattern is from the Pricilla Fillet Crochet book 2, copyright 1914. However, it still needs to be graphed out from the pattern in the book.
I'm so grateful for people like you who take all this time to help people do these wonderfully creative things. I didn't even know filet crochet was a thing until today! I'm so excited to try out this new facet of one of my favorite hobbies. Thank you so much!
Wow, thank you!
I'm 66. My godmother would make filet crochet panel drapes for the French doors in hers and my parents apartments. In those days, the old timers could do it without even having a pattern. I remember being 4 or 5 and being fascinated by those panels, wanting so much to know how to do that magical thing. She taught me to hand sew around that age and my mom knitted and taught me as well. I was always pestering them to teach me all those wonderful things that subsequently fell into the realm of "invalid" thru the years. So happy to find your channel and Etsy shop! I've done some fine crocheting but funnily enough never got around to filet. Here's my chance! Not too long ago, I discovered the Japanese knitting charts and still struggling with that but it seems that these two graph forms have similarities. Thank you for your time, enthusiasm and knowledge!
Love that you are using the stacked single at the beginning of the row. This is Great to use at the beginning of every project calling for a DC. It prevents a 'gap', and keeps project with extremely even borders.
Thats good to know!
Do you use it for first row too or just starting from the second?
@@seleneyue ... When you get to the end of the row and turn your project...start with that stitch.
To make using the paper ruler to keep track of your progress, they now have glue that makes any paper into stick and reposition sticky notes.
What is a stacked single?
I think it is so cool how we all have different ways of organizing our projects. I enlarge the graph and use a highlighter to mark off the rows as I finish them.
I agree,I'd have to enlarge the graph by at least 4x for my eyeballs
That is a Wonderful idea !
I created a Microsoft Excel worksheet and put X's in the boxes and created the image. That way I can just fill in the spaces as I go
I also do that with my graphghans. It's a great idea to keep track.
I have just decided that this will be the cover over my comforter in my guest room. The comforter is a light teal color that will show through very well for a peacock!
One thing I do on my graph is to make an arrow for each row as to which direction I’ll be working. It really helped me!
As soon as I saw the pile of unravel I cracked up! It happens more than most would care to admit. When my Grandmother was teaching me she would say "It builds character and skill. 1)Admit the mistake. 2) Work hard to correct it."
Wow! Mesmerizing. I hope you’ll show the finished bedspread. This is so beautiful. I’m pretty sure my eyes wouldn’t comply for this but it’s so lovely. 😊
You’re so awesome w/a crochet hook & yarn/thread.
Thanks Corinna!
No no, don't get discouraged and think you'll make problems before you even start. Give it a go bc it really isn't that difficult AT ALL. we all should push ourselves and practice being better artists. You can do this! I don't even know you but I have faith in you and your abilities to accomplish your heart desires that are withing your physical and mental boundaries. Same for every individual willing to go the extra quarter mile! AMAN! YOU GO GIRL!!!
Lovely to see this filet crochet. I won first place for mine when I was 12 years old. It’s framed and in my sewing room proudly displayed. I crocheted a shirt (20 years old) and my second daughter is now wearing that
I love doing filet crochet, every pattern is a new challenge. I am glad to see it come back in style
Extraordinary. I've heard of filet crochet, but I hadn't really known what it is. It's astounding to me that such simple techniques can build such a complex image. Thank you for the wonderful tutorial as well! At first, it looked genuinely impossible, but it quickly felt like something I could actually do! I'm so looking forward to seeing your finished bedspread. What a gorgeous piece that will be! I definitely want to give this a try as well! I might start with a slightly smaller, simpler pattern, but then again, I'm one of those people that seems to love to chose the most challenging patterns to start out with. We'll see :) Thank you again for making it look so simple!
I just finished this for my nephew’s wedding gift! I would love to show you!
Thank you for a great video. This is the clearest instruction I have ever seen of filet crochet - just brilliant. You are such a good teacher! I love it that you are using a thicker yarn, too, so that we can really see what you are doing. I've never come across that stacked single at the beginning of a row, which produces such a great straight edge to the work. I really look forward to seeing your completed bedspread - the peacock design is just stunning! A huge amount of work but it is going to be so worth the effort! It will look great especially if you have a dark blanket underneath.
I have a beautiful vintage tablecloth consisting of alternating squares (like tiles) each measuring about 9 inches - the solid ones are embroidered cut work on fine cotton lawn, and the lacy ones are filet crochet, following the same basic tile design, with a gorgeous filet crochet border. It's one of my treasured possessions! The work is so fine - real lace. I have it out all the time on our coffee table with a red cross-stitch table runner on top in the pattern of an oriental rug. I worked this in bright colours on a red Aida 18-count fabric.
My grandma used to do filet crochet,she did a rendition of the Last Supper. Absolutely beautiful. I am going to make this peacock too your direction is so good. Thank you
My beloved grandmother did this, thanks for the reminder 🤗🙏😘💕
Whoa.
You weren’t kidding about this one being a doozy!!
I’m extremely interested in learning this type, so thank you!!
You’re such a good mind reader! 😂
My goodness I’m so happy it’s like a miracle my grandmother used to do those curtains like that beautiful red basket, flowers, peacocks angels I never thought I could ever find it. Thank you very much.❤
This will be a beauty when your finished!
I absolutely L❤VE fillet crochet. I taught myself about 4 yrs ago & my first project was the Last Supper. It’s done with a 1.5 hook & Aunt Lydia’s #20. It’s approx 6’ x 4.5’. I went through and hand wrote out the entire 220+ rows of the pattern. Way too easy to lose track. It made a world of difference. I used “O” & “C” for opened & closed or as you call them spaces & blocks. 🥰 My row might say: 32 O, 5 C, 3 O, 21 C, etc. Greatly enjoyed watching this.
That is awesome!
I'd love to see your project!
Love the stack single. For so long I’ve hated pieces that have the chains for a double or triple crochet but never knew this stitch. Thank you thank you thank you
I have wanted to make filet crochet cafe curtains for my kitchen. I even have the pattern. I have had it for 20 years. Now, I can make them. Thank you.
I love how you show your mistakes as well, and how you corrected them or started over. Thank you! There's hope for me!
Oh wow! What’s insane is I have this in my library already as a future filet piece! I am currently working on a raven silhouette.
Me too! I saw it online 15+ years ago, and printed it out. I never did attempt to make it though. 🩷
@@BacktheBlue60 Me, too 😃
That’s really funny this is a popular piece amongst filet fans 😂 I use lace weight; what do you all use?
@@thefudgems I used 20 weight the one time I did a vintage table centerpiece in filet. I would like to try a different thread than the cotton thread. Something like a silk-wool blend in a 10 or 2O weight.
The number of stiches per block also depends on the thread you are using. A block should be square in filet crochet in order to keep the proportions of your design. In your case using 4 st (2,2) you have a rectangle instead ;-). 3st per block would be optimal for this thread. If you use thinner thread and st (1,2,2) or (2,2,2) your block may have 4, 5 or even 6 stiches per block.
My Grandmother crocheted all of her bedspreads and would use a colored sheet underneath as the contrast to her cotton, crochet piece. She could hand the color as often as she liked. Lavender was my favorite. Purple would go very nicely with a peacock, or blue.
I got the pattern from your etsy page. Thank you very much!
I decided to start mine out with a chainless double crochet foundation row. That way you can count the perfect number of double crochet stitches. It works well for me. There are "how to" videos on yt. 👍😁
I'm having fun, placing markers for the blocks count on this first row.
I'm planning a baby blanket as all the yarn I have right now is baby yarn (my grandson is due at the end of August) I may have to get another skein. Lol. It never ends...
This filet crochet pattern is so lovely!! Personally I've been working on a filet crochet yoke from the 20s for a nightgown. By the way I love listening to your videos in the background as I work on my own crochet adventures you could say :))
Ooo that is so cool!! Where did you find the pattern?
@effieboo9275 antique pattern library, has lots of antique and or vintage crochet, knitting and many other patterns
@@rat8573_ thank you for mentioning the antique pattern library! I’ve never heard of it before and I’m an antique myself! 😉
I've never really attempted to crochet but this style of crochet is what I have been looking for but had no idea what to call. My interest in this began a few years ago when I was in the office of a lady that had a crochet piece that had been blocked and framed. The pattern was of a horse and had been crocheted in very small thread to make an 8" x 10" piece. It had been done by a relative, now deceased, and was 50+ years old when I saw it. It was magnificent to say the least.
Your video popped up randomly and I am so glad it did. Thank you so much. Happy Needling to you and all the other "Stick and String" folks out there.
I made this very pattern many years ago in thread. I’m so glad to have seen your video and will buy the pattern to make again. Thank you!
Simply beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous. ❤ Imagine that in the middle of an intricate black shawl with a white peacock and beads.... ohhh my!!! ❤
One of the most beautiful fillet crochet works is fun, wonderful, and never complicated
thank you so much ! I did try fillet long ago and gave up, but now I understand it. Will have to try it again. I want to "draw" a picture with my crochet and thread !
I have just started crocheting with thread about a year ago and have done a few patterns since starting. Thank you! I have NOT thought about marking my patterns on the side like you showed today. I hate to recount each time I start on a different line , because I lost my place. And thanks to you I can mark and start on the right line. But only If I remember to move the marker!!!! LOL
This is amazing! Thank you for the extra tips. Not sure I'll ever finish enough other projects(several different hobbies) to start this one, but I am going to try. This truly fascinates me.
I used to clean house for this elderly woman that had a matching set of crystal lamps on her dresser. The lampshades were a very fine filet crochet that had embroidered and woven designs on the filet crochet. They do not make them any more. They looked like lace. So beautiful!!
I highly recommend an app like notability on the ipad. I use it daily for knitting and crochet. There are even crafting-specific apps with more features, though they cost more. I get everything I need out of Notability with use of an apple pen (or any stylus would work).. You can zoom so you don't have to re-write the pattern and you can take notes in any color, highlight etc. on a digital "copy" so you don't have to erase anything. You'll have both your original copy and the marked up copy if you need either as a future resource.
I use the "row counter" app...love it!
Thank you so much for making this video. I have watched other videos and read blogs of people trying to teach how filet crochet works, but none of them made sense to me. This is so easy to understand!
I have never tried Filet Crochet but I am now. You make it easy to understand the chart and the concept. Thank you.
I used to always screw up on my chain stitches so I got tired unraveling my progress because I was either short chains or I had too many chains. Now I use those cute plastic stitch markers and insert one into every 10th chain, so easy to count and not get lost. I suppose I could mark every 20 (or 50, or 100) chains, but 10 seems to work for me perfectly. They are cheap on Amazon so I bought plenty to use to make an afghan (because I can’t say “no” when someone asks me to make one for them. Lol).
I did a lot of filet crochet as a teenager, but never thought once about turning it into a bedspread. You’re a genius! And I love that peacock pattern. ❤️👍🏼
I do that too because very long chains are so easy to get wrong. You lose count from some distraction and then dont know where you are. I started telling my husband to not talk to me when chaining. If he does anyway I start counting out loud to remind him.
@kellydesilva6733 Sounds like me! I count out loud to remind my hubby too. I also recently figured out to mark my chains every 20 stitches as I go too when I got too frustrated with recounting and frogging 😆
We are going to Spain Friday , gone start now ( it’s Sunday today ) gone do a few lines , and the rest on the bus , ( can’t go with the airplane, because of heart problems) so now I know what to do Friday on the bus ❤ my grandmother learned me file crochet when I was six hears old , stil love it , I made a couch runner like that 🥰
I'm so excited to learn this new technique with you! Thanks for sharing with us. I especially appreciate your candor in sharing your frogs and redos. :)
Gorgeous pattern and you do such exquisute work! Love filet crochet and that you are making it as a bedspread! What an heirloom! I hope that you will show us your finished piece!
I never thought to write out instructions from a graph! The best way I came up with for me to keep my place in a graph was to copy the graph and then highlight each row as it was completed. That also worked for me making doilies in the round from graphs - loved working from graphs & have tons of pattetns!!
Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!
Just finished my tablecloth! Love this pattern!! Thank you so much!
This was an absolutely brilliantly informative video. I feel fully equipped to give it a go. Thank you sooooooo much 🎉
There we are, new chapter...I was not really into filet chrochet, I am just not patient enove...but I always wish I were. So many beautiful motivs.
Real quick! I am 1:16 into the video & what really stood out to me was the fact that you were HONEST & stated that you didn’t know how much yarn you would need until the end. You would just keep buying yarn until it’s finished. 😊…I love question mark moments…it adds to the journey!!!…
Okay. Back to the lesson.
I love it when I am going noooo , you missed one and only a minute later you see the error 😂❤❤❤
This is a wonderful way to crochet, as I'm learning by watching you. Thank you so much Corinna. I keep saying how happy I am to have found you 😊 I can't get enough of your tutorials. Your a true Gem hunni ❤ bless you...
WoW! I’d never heard of this style of cricket before. Can’t wait to see how your project turns out.
I'm looking forward to the day I can read a pattern and crochet as beautifully as your perfect stitches. Thankyou for helping me progress.
What patience. I could never!
Oh my goodness. I have been struggling with filet crochet. I am self taught and been struggling with this. It make sense now. OMG thank you so much!
You are so welcome!
I do the stacked sc all the time, im not fond of the ch 3 for a dc.
I love filet crochet too. You're so right, your eyes go crossed and you loose your spot very easily. Thank you for the extra tips.
That sticky note hack. Thank you so much
I always wondered how the filet patterns were done. I have a stitch book that includes the filet stitch, but nothing on the patterns. I hope you finish you bedspread soon and enjoy it!
❤Thank-you so much!
Ah, vintage pixel art.
This was a great tutorial, thank you !
You made this very easy to understand. Thank you!
I like to knit and crochet, and I very much enjoyed watching this video. My grandmother used to tat.
I’m using this pattern to combine filet crochet with mosaic crochet and it’s turning out so beautifully…thank you for sharing this ❤
I didn't even know this technique existed,, it's so easy and you can make so many patterns!!! Thank you for the video!
I wonder if you’ve ever tried the app Markup R-XP to enlarge the graph and keep track of where you are?
Thank you for introducing me to this beautiful art! You are a BORN teacher!
That's so beautiful and I feel like I could already draw out my own designs with graph paper, you made it so clear! Will have to practice a bit and try it, I'm excited, thank you ❤
Please show it when you're done and let us know how much yarn you used so I know how much to buy. Thanks for the tutorial.
Day one row 4 complete. Really pleased so far.
I made many of filet crochet mats for coffee tables, there was a magazine called Magic Crochet back in the early 70's. Thats where I would get the patterns for so many beautiful doilies
I now use the stack crochet from watching you. Looking forward to seeing this grow. x
I would love to see the finished piece. I used to crochet all the time and now I am knitting more now. But after watching your video, it reminds me of the love I have for crocheting and I am in love with nostalgia. You have a new fan!
Wow! I always couldn't figure out why my count never worked out. And my stitches to loose. Your a great mystery pattern buster! Thanks.
..... and just like that - 'I got it'!!! In a matter of minutes! Yay👏.. Not confusing at all. Thank so much for this fantastic tutorial. Have been trying for ages to figure out how to read a "filet pattern chart". Found a beautiful pattern for a curtain, years ago. Thankfully 'found you' while searching!!
I have the fillet crochet peacock curtain panels that my grandma crocheted. She was born in the late 1800s. I’m excited to check and see if this is the same pattern! Her beautiful crochet inspired me to seek instruction:)
Oh thanks for this video I found it super helpful with a vintage pattern I was struggling with. I would of never guess BL meant block. So greatly appreciated
I have this pattern! I used to subscribe to this magazine for years and have a trunk full of these magazines.
Just this morning I found the original, it’s in a Priscilla Filet Crochet book from 1911, I was thrilled to fine it ❤️
I use a sharpie or a needle to punch a hole to mark each square as I move along! Works like a charm :)
I work the charts into a graph of numbers as opposed to writing out the pattern as you did. I learned this technique from a vintage book that had filet patterns and it made following the pattern so much easier.
Oh, I love filet crochet!!!I I've been doing an angel afghan for years. Thanks
Oh my god this is amazing, I'm a noob when it comes to crochet/knitting/needle work and cross stitch. I do it all but I'm still learning. lol I love this stuff and this is so cool.
It's amazing to me because I've done filet crochet for an Anniversary Doily for my parents without even knowing what it was called.
So happy to realise that this is an actual concept
I like to put a stitch marker every 10 or 20 when doing such a long chain, easy for counting and a quick way to know placement .
This is going to be GORGEOUS. 🦚
Thank you for the wery clear tutorial on filet crochet ❤❤ I have always tried to get 4 db crochet in each block and it wasen't looking god, but now I have try filet crochet again 🥰🥰❤️
Very good video have done this for many years but never knew how to read a pattern thank you so much now I can work on some 1930 patterns 👌🤗
I just cross out each row as I go. Makes it easy to keep track. I make many copies of the chart.
You just taught me the stacked, sc. I can really use that. TY! I have learned so much from your videos. I'm finishing up a queen bedspread right now, but I will buy the pattern when I can, and I want to use this for tapestries.
i love when tutorials also show that sometimes things go wrong and unpredicted couse we r just humans and despite how advanced skilled some r they still make tiny mistakes and thats ok =D also thanks for showing how to do filet couse it looks so good ive seen several patterns like this and was confused on how this is actually followed and made (looks like pixelart which i adore!)
I'm working on the Lord's Prayer and put it in timeout as I kept getting lost in the graph. So glad you mentioned writing out the blocks as instructions. Think it's time to pull it back out!!
Absolutely beautiful, clear conise instructions. Not something I will be trying at this time, maby later.
I like to use yarn and make blankets from doily patterns, especially the round ones! When reading a pattern grid I highlight the rows as I finish them. When I think of a 4 DC block, to keep myself on track I imagine the 1st st and the 4th st as the drawing the vertical lines and the 2 center sts as coloring it in, or the ch 2 as leaving it uncolored (open). This also works with 3 st blocks, just use 1 filler st or 1 ch for open. 😊
Oh I love that, that's very helpful! TY
@@Dean12346 You're welcome ☺️
Kay Dee Thank you so much for taking the time to teach this technique. I was mesmerised and have had to break off, as it's 10.00 at night and past my bedtime. It is so beautiful, I will definitely give it a go, I have multiple patterns and had no idea how to execute them. I stumbled onto your site by lucky chance. Thanks so much. xx🧓
I'm glad you came out with this video, as I saw this Pattern on your Etsy shop, and was interested in buying it...but I don't know how to filet crochet. Definitely learning it now 😊
It seems like a stained glass window, where you start with a frame and fill in the spaces or not (those 2 middle stitches) as the pattern calls for. You will always have those outer 2 double crochet mesh no matter what. 👍❤ Thankyou for sharing your time and talent with us.
You! Omg. I was just looking up filet crochet for the first time. Watching your videos have inspired me to try thread crochet projects! 😊
I always find that it's the easiest of all of the types of crochet
Can't wait to see the finished product. You're really brave. As an aside, your nails look especially nice, although they are always pretty.
That's going to be stunning .
this is the most interesting project i've seen as of yet! i will be buying the pattern for sure. Just finishing up a cardigan and this will be my next challenge. thank you so much for sharing
Ich habe als Junge vor fünfzig Jahren angefangen, zu häkeln und immer nur die Vorlagen auf kariertem Papier für Filet Häkelei benutzt. In Deutschland haben wir traditionell sehr gute Grafische Vorlagen, die fast wie die fertigen Werke aussehen. Stäbchen und Punkte stehen dabei für unterschiedliche Maschen
Good for you being a more experienced crocheter than me