Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Chapter 4 • Unique Lace Stitch Patterns 89

FILET STITCH PATTERNS

Dermot Filet Stitch

Filet in its natural simplicity is symmetrical and mathematical
and appeals to the engineer side of all of us.

Ch a multiple of 16 sts plus 3.

Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hk, dc in next 7 ch, [ch 1, sk next
ch, dc in next ch] 4 times, dc in next 8 ch, [ch 1, sk next ch, dc
in next ch] 4 times; rep from across to end, turn.

Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), [dc in next dc, ch 1] 3 times,
dc in next 8 dc, [dc in next dc, ch 1] 4 times; rep from to last
9 sts, dc in ea st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc
in next 8 dc, [ch 1, dc in next
dc] 4 times; rep from across to
end, turn.

Row 4: Rep row 3.

Rows 5 and 6: Rep rows 2
and 3.

Row 7: Rep row 3.

Rep rows 2–7 to desired
length.

1

3

5

9

7

2

4

6

8

TIP

Filet patterns are made from double crochet stitches

and chain spaces. The smaller the number of chains,

the taller the rectangular voids will appear, and the

more chains, the wider the void will be. You can

make up any pattern with graph paper: color in the

spaces you want to fill in completely with double

crochets, and leave the spaces open where you will

just chain.