FILET BACKGROUND
Row 1: Ch 68, dc in 8th ch from hook
(skipped ch count as beg mesh), *ch 2, sk
next 2 ch, dc in next ch (counts as mesh);
rep from * across, turn—21 mesh.
Rows 2–51: Follow chart beg with Row 2.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Spray-block (see Notes) piece gently. Pin
flat to dry.
Diamond Head Hanging
Hayley DeBerard
DIFFICULTY
FINISHED SIZE 18" wide and 34"
long, excluding fringe.
YARN Wool and the Gang Ra-Ra
Raffi a (100% wood pulp paper;
273 yd [250 m]/3½ oz [100 g];
): ivory white (A), 2 balls.
Wool and the Gang Billie Jean
(100% cotton; 148 yd [135 m]/
3½ oz [100 g]; ): indigo denim
(B), dirty denim (C), 1 ball each.
Wool and the Gang Sugar Baby
Alpaca (100% alpaca; 127 yd
[116 m]/1¾ oz [50 g]; ):
curasao blue (D), 1 ball.
HOOK Size I/9 (5.5 mm) hook.
Adjust hook size if necessary to
obtain correct gauge.
NOTIONS Rust-proof pins; ½ "
diameter wooden dowel, 23½ "
length; yarn needle.
GAUGE 5 mesh and 6 rows = 4" in
patt.
NOTES
—See the Glossary on page 78 for
terms you don’t know. Visit our master
glossary at http://bit.ly/iwc-glossary.
—Filet background is worked first.
Fringe is attached after background is
complete.
—Do not wet-block (immerse). This will
ruin the hanging.
STITCH GUIDE
Beginning mesh (beg mesh): Ch 5
(counts as first dc and ch 2), sk next ch-2
sp, dc in next dc.
Mesh: Ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc.
Ending mesh (end mesh): Ch 2, sk next
ch-2 sp, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Block: 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc.
72 Interweave Crochet • Fall 2019
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