Filet Butterflies

[Irishjl]

Kitty, those are absolutely beautiful!! You do fantastic work. You table topper will be gorgeous!!--Jan

[Kitty]

It's GREAT to be back! Thanks for all the compliments !

[Kitty]

I went back to the About.com/crochet website and checked the pattern- it's for afghan that is cross stitched (?) with the charts(graphs) that they give you.Now, what i did was i charted the graphs on 4 square to the inch graph paper (40 squares across +a few to frame it).Then i Xed the solid squares of the pattern on the graph paper for my chart to crochet by. You can make any cross stitch graph into a filet graph this way. [Then, because i have trouble counting the regular filet squares( that are 4 dcs across for full squares) i simplified to 3dcs for full squares.]My foundation chain is chain 80+4( for the 40 squares ) turn, then dc in the 5th chain from hook, chain 1 , skip one ch dc in the next ch . alternating across the chain.this makes a row of open squares. I always count the squares to check if there are 40, before i chain 4 turn and dc in the top of the first dc of the last row.Whenever the pattern has a solid (Xed ) square i do dc, dc, dc, instead of dc ch1 dc.Also to make life easier, i use charts with the images are the same (mirror ) on each side.(otherwise you have to read the chart from left to right then right to left then left to right, repeatedly, which is confusing. Like this little bunny...Happy Easter!!

[Jean Marie]

I went back to the About.com/crochet website and checked the pattern- it's for afghan that is cross stitched (?) with the charts(graphs) that they give you.Now, what i did was i charted the graphs on 4 square to the inch graph paper (40 squares across +a few to frame it).Then i Xed the solid squares of the pattern on the graph paper for my chart to crochet by. You can make any cross stitch graph into a filet graph this way. [Then, because i have trouble counting the regular filet squares( that are 4 dcs across for full squares) i simplified to 3dcs for full squares.]My foundation chain is chain 80+4( for the 40 squares ) turn, then dc in the 5th chain from hook, chain 1 , skip one ch dc in the next ch . alternating across the chain.this makes a row of open squares. I always count the squares to check if there are 40, before i chain 4 turn and dc in the top of the first dc of the last row.Whenever the pattern has a solid (Xed ) square i do dc, dc, dc, instead of dc ch1 dc.Also to make life easier, i use charts with the images are the same (mirror ) on each side.(otherwise you have to read the chart from left to right then right to left then left to right, repeatedly, which is confusing. Like this little bunny...Happy Easter!!

Hi Kitty,
I'm crocheting teddy bear filet squares.

[Kitty]

This is the link Butterfly Charts Main List and Assembly Hints When Making as an Afghan Yeah!!Here you go Luana.

[Kathy B.]

WoW ,, very nice!!!

[Magnolia Blossom]

Thanks Kitty! This info is very much appreciated. So glad you are back with us!

[cyicrochet]

so you are going to attach these butterfly panels t your flower panels to create a table topper great idea

[Kitty]

so you are going to attach these butterfly panels t your flower panels to create a table topper great idea

Probably , it was that or plain open mesh, which was too boring to crochet.OR i'll just sew together some butterfly panels to make shopping bags.8 panels (4 to a side) would be 20 inches by 20 inches, about the size of those canvas bags they are selling all over So. Cal. Very Fancy Bags, but useful. I'm rather indecisive.

[Anaisa]

BEAUTIFUL....thanks for sharing your works...happy crocheting indeed.