Here is my first filet crochet pattern. It is for a heart, which you can use as a coaster or as an afghan square. As for the yarn to use for this pattern, I used a size 10 crochet thread, but any other yarn will work just as well.

Personally, I think this would look lovely in a cotton bedspread. I’m thinking of making pink and white hearts and then join them together with a red thread. Or, I could do red and white hearts and then join with pink…or black…not sure yet. Ahh if only I could slow down time while crocheting then maybe I’d get to crochet all the things I want to make.

A few notes on Filet Crochet:

= 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc (the open block at the beginning of each row is made with a ch 4 and dc).

= 3 dc

= 1 dc, (ch 1, dc) twice.

= 5 dc

Filet Heart Coaster/Square

Use this filet heart square as a coaster or to make a blanket, mat or a heart-warming pillow.

Pin Pattern

Skill Level

Intermediate

Materials

Yarn: Crochet Thread Size 10
Crochet Hook: 7/1.65mm
Other: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.

Measurements

3.5 by 3.5 inches (After the edging, the width measures slightly more than the height. It is hardly noticeable if worked in crochet thread, but a thicker yarn will result in a greater difference making it somewhat rectangular.)

Abbreviations

Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Hk = Hook
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Crochet Abbreviations and Terms are in American.

Instructions

Ch 26,
Row 1: Dc in 6th ch from hook (skipped chs count as first dc and ch-1 sp), *ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch. Rep from * across. Turn. (12 dc and 11 ch-1 sps)
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1 now and throughout) (sk next ch, dc in next st, ch 1) 4 times, sk next ch, dc in next dc and next ch, dc in next dc, (ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next st) 5 times. Turn. (13 sts and 10 ch-1 sps)
Rows 3-10: Continue to follow the pattern graph. Do not FO. Continue with Edging.

Edging

Rnd 1: Ch 1, working along the side work 2 sc stitches into each open sp all around with 4 sc in each corner sp. Join with sl st. Do not Turn. (84 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2, sk next st, *sc in next st, ch 2, sk next st. Rep from * around. Join with sl st. FO.