I have to confess that until I tried filet crochet I was quite intimidated by it. I'm not at all a visual learner. I always skip the symbol charts in crochet patterns and work from the wo… See more

Throughout this article we’ll be working with the Bookmark for Mom free crochet pattern, designed by Carlotta L.C. Craig, that is available on Yarnspirations. Note that the full pattern i… See more

The crochet bookmark pattern says the following about how to read a filet crochet pattern: Each solid square is equal to a "block" of "dc in next dc, dc in next 2 sts or ch-2 space… See more

If you're still having trouble visualizing the blocks as you work, you may want to reverse it in your mind and think of yourself as working with a block of open mesh that you will be … See more