Filet Crochet Patterns Part 2

Design your own 3-D filet crochet pattern

Filet crochet patterns (part 2) are not always traditional flat meshes.

Being a very flexible technique, filet crocheting allows you easily to design your own 3-D filet crochet pattern. Let's consider one of the ways how to crochet this kind of patterns.

A typical open mesh consists of: double crochet, chain 2, double crochet, (dc, ch2, dc).

Each cells of the mesh is a rectangular. To make a 3-D element on the open cell, we are going to use those rectangles as a base.

Let's make a 3-D flower with four petals on the cell of mesh. Each side of cell will accommodate one petal of our flower. 

Each petal is going to have five stitches in it: chain 2, 3 double crochets, chain 2, 1 single crochet  to attach a petal to the apex of the mesh cell.

3-D Flower for Filet Crochet Patterns

3D flowers for filet crochet

To crochet each petal: chain 2, 3 double crochets under existing chain of the mesh, chain 2, 1 sc EXACTLY into the apex of cell  (ch2, 3dc, ch2, 1 sc). Ch 2 (first and last stitches of each petal) have to be crocheted INTO the very apexes of the rectangular.

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This way in every apex there will be two "ch 2" from the two adjacent petals. Arrows 1,2,3,4, show direction of crocheting for each petal.

Petal # 1.Turn your work 180 degrees to change direction of crocheting. Follow direction of arrow 1.

Petal # 2.Turn your work 90 degrees to change direction of crocheting. Follow direction of arrow 2.

Petal # 3.Turn your work 90 degrees to change direction of crocheting. Follow direction of arrow 3.

Petal # 4.Turn your work 90 degrees to change direction of crocheting. Follow direction of arrow 4.

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Last stitch of the petal #4 is crocheted into the same apex where the very first stitch of the petal # 1 was.

Turn your work the way you crocheted filet mesh before you started to crochet a flower and continue the mesh.

An idea to decorate filet crochet fabric with 3-D flowers provides a lot of opportunities for your creativity. Here are a few ideas only:

  • Spread flowers over big areas in a regular manner (a single flowers or in a group of a few flowers) creating a new look of the filet crocheted fabric.

  • Decorate a neck line, pockets, or coquette of a sweater or a dress.

  • Create a filet crochet doily pattern using 3-D flowers as decorative elements.

  • Decorate with flowers small forms of crocheting: bags, hats, caps, baby garments, decorative pillows for the sofas and chairs, and etc.


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