Paisley Flower Afghan in Filet Design
Designed by Sandi Marshall
History of Paisley: The basic paisley teardrop shape has been in use since at least the year 1790 (I used this shape on the bottom portion of my flower design). Paisley was used within the design of early 19th-century shawls manufactured in the town of Paisley, which is the textile center of Scotland. Paisley was a popular fashion choice in the 1960's in the United States, during the Hippie Chick Paisley era.
In designing this pattern, I gave the bottom portion of the flower a paisley shape and the rest of the flower is my own imaginary flower creation. The stem of the flower flows right into the border.
I designed several different charts to use in making squares for this afghan. The squares can be arranged in various combinations. The printer-friendly page shows several combinations and contains the different free charts.
The charts can be worked in filet crochet or you can use the same filet crochet charts to cross-stitch this design in solid color silhouette on a single crochet or afghan stitch background.
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Another Combination For This Afghan
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2003
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