Filet Crochet Motif Pattern #8285
A filet crochet motif worked in spaces and blocks from a chart, originally published in Spool Cotton #129, 100 Useful Edgings.
Pattern instructions
Motif
Ch 32; dc in 8th ch from hook, ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch (2 sps); make 7 more sps. Ch 13, turn.
Dc in 8th ch from hook, ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch, ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next dc (3 sps increased); 4 more sps, 2 dc in next sp, dc in next dc (bl); 4 sps, ch 5, dc in base of last dc made, ch 5, turn; dc in 3rd st of previous ch-5, ch 5, turn; dc in 3rd st of turning ch-5 last made, turn, sl st in each of last 3 ch. Ch 10, turn.
8 sps, 3 bls, 6 sps, inc. 2 sps as before, omitting sl sts. Ch 6, turn.
Now follow chart from 4th row until 20 rows are completed. Do not make any ch's to turn.
Sl st in each of 3 dc, ch 5 and continue to follow chart across.
Now follow chart to top row incl. to complete design.