00 /Blocks & spaces · written rows
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Materials
10 /Quick answer
To make a filet crochet pattern from a picture, upload it, set the width in squares (30–60 is typical) and the generator splits it into filled blocks and open spaces. Follow the chart or the written rows — “Row 5: 3 spaces, 4 blocks, 3 spaces” — starting from the chain count shown.
High-contrast pictures work best: silhouettes, letters, flowers, animals.
30–40 squares for a doily or panel, 60–80 for curtains and table runners.
Dark areas become filled blocks, light areas open spaces. Clean up tidies single squares.
Chain the starting length, then follow the written rows and tick each one off.
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Filet crochet is worked in thread as a mesh of double crochet posts and chain spaces. On the chart, a filled square is a block (3 dc) and an empty square is a space (dc, ch 2).
Because filet has only two “colors” — filled and open — the generator turns your picture into a two-tone mesh. Pictures with a strong outline read best.
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A filet chart W squares wide needs about W × 3 + 1 chains plus the turning chain. Finished size depends on your thread and hook: in size 10 cotton one square is roughly 1 cm, so a 40-square panel is about 40 cm wide.
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Most filet crochet patterns are florals, letters and animals. Make your own from a photo, a monogram or a child’s drawing — the pattern is free to make and preview.
90 /FAQ
Upload the picture, set the width in squares and the generator turns dark areas into blocks and light areas into spaces, with the rows written out.
About three chains per square plus one, then the turning chain: a 40-square chart starts with roughly 121 chains plus 3–5 to turn.
Simple, high-contrast pictures: silhouettes, letters, flowers and animals with a clear outline.
120 /Other crafts
Same photo, another craft. Your photo comes with you.
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