Filet Crochet

[Cordelia]

While attempting my first graph reading/filet project I have hit a roadbloack already. I used this link to make a graph which is wonderful!!!

 

http://www.microrevolt.org/knitPro/ (Thanks Alisha!)

 

I made a graph and there are curvy bits and I was wondering how to make the stitchs fall together where it looks more curvy...I did minus a chain stitch onthe right hand side and made a curve however the other side...well I'm lost!

 

 

I guess the long and short is: How do you make curvy (like hips on a woman) type filet projects?

 

Thanx!

[mythunderbird]

well one thing you could do is change the stitch, most filets are dc and you could do a hdc and maybe a sc instead of 2 dc, might make it kind of curvy. good luck:hug

[MarvieN]

on the charts in my book the ones that are rounded are done by doing increase/decrese of your open and closed meshes. So for instance, you might do one more closed mesh on the next row and the one after that etc. till you get your curve, then go even for a bit, then do one less closed mesh per row till it matches the bottom or whatever. I don't know if that makes any sense or not, and coming from another newbie to filet.... well I could be wrong rofl. But without seeing your pattern, that's how it looks on the ones I have.

[Donna]

These articles don't talk about filet specifically, but have some good info on shaping:

 

Waist Shaping by Annette Petavy

Waist Shaping, Part II by Annette Petavy

[Cordelia]

Okay great thanx for the help y'all...... I'm still plucking away at it!Meaning loads of frogging!

[mercy7]

there is a good site for help with filet crochet at http://www.stitchguide.com

 

i have learnt to filet crochet but what i have made from patterns there were no rounded parts cos the blocks had 4 sts in them but the finished results were good.

 

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