Floral elegance - a mystery CAL in interlocking filet crochet
So, this time last year I was browsing through social media, as you do in the time between Christmas break and going back to work, and came across this new way of crochet. Interlocking filet. I say new, well it was new to me but not to others. I had only ever done what I would call standard crochet to make a blanket. The usual stitches that are just switched up to create a design. Here was something that used the same stitch throughout the pattern but to make the design it depended on whether or not you created the stitch through the front of the gap or behind.
I was intrigued and am always on the lookout for ways to expand my crochet knowledge being self taught (apart from being shown how to do a granny square and the basic couple of stitches when small). When I am first learning anything I need to be shown, either in person or by something like you tube. I was so pleased to see that there was samples to make and a you tube video so that I could “see” how it was done. I was really pleased that I was able to follow and make the first part of the sample. It looked really quite straight forward once you had got your head around using 2 different colour yarns and that don’t crochet the yarn colour into the other yarn colour like you would in standard crochet techniques to switch colours. The rows are slightly offset to each other so it gives a double thickness as well. Great for making cosy blankets.
Having practiced and was part way through a project with this particular style I knew I was hooked. I noticed that a mystery CAL (crochet along) was soon to be starting. There was no picture only the name, Floral elegance, and that it was designed for a suitable gift for Mother’s Day. 4 rows were to be released each day until the lap size blanket was completed. Having chosen black as my main colour and knowing that I had the most beautiful colour changing yarn in my stash I made a start. I knew I could do the 4 rows each day and still be able to work on my other project. I mean, you can’t just have one thing on the go at once can you!
It was lovely to see the progress being made on social media with guesses over what the design could be, which particular flower it might be, was there more than one etc. Once it had got to a certain size you could see the tulip design in the centre and also how the background was going to be mirrored at the top but it still didn’t stop the excitement at seeing the blanket grow or the different colour ways in which it was being done. I really loved doing this technique of interlocking filet for this lap blanket and want to make another version of it. It was such a portable size that if I had missed a few days and wanted to catch up and take it to my craft group I could. I absolutely love the finished result. It s definitely a beautiful mystery.
I was intrigued and am always on the lookout for ways to expand my crochet knowledge being self taught (apart from being shown how to do a granny square and the basic couple of stitches when small). When I am first learning anything I need to be shown, either in person or by something like you tube. I was so pleased to see that there was samples to make and a you tube video so that I could “see” how it was done. I was really pleased that I was able to follow and make the first part of the sample. It looked really quite straight forward once you had got your head around using 2 different colour yarns and that don’t crochet the yarn colour into the other yarn colour like you would in standard crochet techniques to switch colours. The rows are slightly offset to each other so it gives a double thickness as well. Great for making cosy blankets.
Having practiced and was part way through a project with this particular style I knew I was hooked. I noticed that a mystery CAL (crochet along) was soon to be starting. There was no picture only the name, Floral elegance, and that it was designed for a suitable gift for Mother’s Day. 4 rows were to be released each day until the lap size blanket was completed. Having chosen black as my main colour and knowing that I had the most beautiful colour changing yarn in my stash I made a start. I knew I could do the 4 rows each day and still be able to work on my other project. I mean, you can’t just have one thing on the go at once can you!
It was lovely to see the progress being made on social media with guesses over what the design could be, which particular flower it might be, was there more than one etc. Once it had got to a certain size you could see the tulip design in the centre and also how the background was going to be mirrored at the top but it still didn’t stop the excitement at seeing the blanket grow or the different colour ways in which it was being done. I really loved doing this technique of interlocking filet for this lap blanket and want to make another version of it. It was such a portable size that if I had missed a few days and wanted to catch up and take it to my craft group I could. I absolutely love the finished result. It s definitely a beautiful mystery.
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