When starting to make a filet crochet, you should always start with the ninth chain on the first row from the hook. This is the common way of starting a filet crochet.

Basically, filet crochet has only two individual colors. The first one is the “open mesh” that is made up of one double crochet, with 2-3 empty spaces, plus a final double crochet. On the other hand, the “solid mesh” that is highly identified by a 3 or 4 “double crochet” stitches that forms a square.

Keep in mind that when making filet crochet patterns, the last stitch of either an open or a solid mesh is the primary stitch of the next mesh as well….read the rest of this article by visiting free filet crochet patterns