Filet Knitting Patterns

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Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on March 18, 2011 at 10:22pm

I've never done it, but now you have me curious.

Permalink Reply by christina | AlohaBlu on March 19, 2011 at 11:38am

ahhhhh - one more thing to learn!!!

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on March 19, 2011 at 11:48am

Yep!

Permalink Reply by Cathie Duff on March 19, 2011 at 9:21am

I've done crochet but don't think I have any snaps -- I will see if I can rustle up a pattern . . . I confess, it isn't my favorite, but then again I can't knit Faire Isle socks, either.  It is very lacy.

Permalink Reply by christina | AlohaBlu on March 19, 2011 at 11:38am

thanks Cathie. from what i've heard you can crochet or knit 'pictures' into the projects. one gal spoke about doing a skull & crossbones designs that i found interesting. i can see how you can do it with crochet, but not knitting. thanks for checking your patterns :)

Permalink Reply by Cathie Duff on March 26, 2011 at 10:36am

I clipped this off an Internet site, but it closely resembles the heart pattern that I made -- I actually appliqued it over a solid fabric pillow that my sister made.  A fillett crochet pattern looks just like a graph where the solid areas have 2 or 3 double crochet and the blank spaces are areas where you chain above the foundation row and "drop down" every 2 or 3 chains to create the empty squares.  Creating a pattern is pretty easy -- graph paper and pencil!

 

This isn't a great explanation but the picture should help.  Honestly, I can't figure out how you would created the effect in knitting other than to design a lace pattern (NOT my strong suit.)

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Permalink Reply by christina | AlohaBlu on March 26, 2011 at 4:54pm

thanks Cathie!