From crochet.about.com - Crosses With Lilies For Filet Crochet or Cross-Stitch

Above is my recharted chart (see a portion of what the 1926 chart looked like, at left). The 1926 pattern book had a chart only, with no instructions whatsoever. To make it easier for crocheters who are just starting with filet crochet, I've given the starting chain below, along with approximate finished sizes when made with various weights of yarn and sizes of thread.

The chart is 69 squares wide and 69 rows high. To make a crocheted background to cross-stitch the design on, starting chain is 69 chains for afghan stitch or 70 chains for single crochet. Make 69 rows.

Working the Chart in Filet Crochet For a 4 dc mesh, starting chain is 208, plus chain 3, (which will count as first dc of first row), plus chain 2 more (which is the ch-2 of the first open mesh). Total starting chain = 213. Chart is worked starting at the bottom right; work first row right to left. Second row is worked left to right. Continue alternating row directions in this same manner, following chart. White square on the chart = an open mesh made by: chain 2, skip next chain-2 (if open mesh is below) or skip next 2 dc (if solid mesh is below), dc in next stitch. Black square on the chart = a solid mesh made by: 2 dc in chain-2 space (if open mesh is below) or 1 dc in each of next 2 dc (if solid mesh is below), dc in next dc.

There were no instructions in the 1926 pattern book. I've written instructions (in 4 dc mesh) for the first few rows to help you get started:
Row 1: Begin by working a double crochet in the 9th chain from the hook (first open mesh made). (chain 2, skip next 2 chains, dc in next chain) 68 times. (69 open mesh)
Row 2: Chain 5, skip chain-2, dc in next dc; (2 dc in chain-2 space, dc in next dc) 67 times; chain 2, skip chain-2, dc in next. (1 open mesh, then 67 solid mesh, then 1 open mesh)

With the first two rows crocheted, the pattern is established, so you can now continue, following the chart to see if each square is a solid mesh or an open mesh.

Once you know the basics of filet crochet, written instructions are not needed for each new chart.

Basics in How to Do Filet Crochet, here: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm

Approximate finished sizes in filet crochet
(once through the chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
With size 5 thread (609 yards) and a size US 4 steel hook, finished size is about 19.1 inches x 21.9 inches.
With size 10 thread (543 yards) and a size US 7 steel hook, finished size is about 15.9 inches x 17.2 inches.
With size 20 thread (509 yards) and a size US 9 steel hook, finished size is about 15.2 inches x 16.6 inches.
With size 30 thread (476 yards) and a size US 11 steel hook, finished size is about 14.5 inches x 15.9 inches.
With fingering/baby weight yarn (1190 yards) and a size US F hook, finished size is about 48.3 inches x 49.7 inches.
With sport weight yarn (1381 yards) and a size US G hook, finished size is about 55.2 inches x 56.6 inches.
With worsted weight yarn (1571 yards) and a size US I hook, finished size is about 62.1 inches x 63.5 inches.

So that you would have a better quality chart to work from, I did the work of recharting it, using a chart-making software program, by counting squares and clicking within each square that should be filled in.

Recharted chart, my added instructions and image of finished filet copyright by Sandi Marshall, licensed to About.com, Inc. Do not redistribute.

Blue chart was originally printed in Variety Book No. 2, published in the year 1926 (now copyright-expired).

How long does copyright last? See US Government Copyright Office web site at http://www.loc.gov/copyright. Under "Publications" heading, click on "Information Circulars": Circular 15 (Renewal of Copyrights), Circular 15a (Duration of Copyrights) and Circular 15t (Extension of Copyright Terms).

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