To capitalize or not to capitalize...

[Layisblessed]

I want to filet crochet a name graph for my father-in-law. Normally, I capitalize the whole name but his name is DeBeary...do I still capitalize the whole name (DEBEARY) or do I use lowercase for the 1st "e" and capitalize all the other letters (DeBEARY)? Or is it best to graph it as is (DeBeary)?

[Granny Square]

I made a (first name, see below) bookmark for a gift and I used all caps, but made the first letter bigger.  (whoa, sorry that ended up so big).

I think it might depend on the letters used, example your name has 2 small e's, which I sort of think is a letter that might be clearer in Filet if you used caps.

Maybe grab some graph paper and chart it both ways and see which looks better to you?

 

Edited August 21 by Granny Square

[Layisblessed]

34 minutes ago, Granny Square said:

I made a (first name, see below) bookmark for a gift and I used all caps, but made the first letter bigger.  (whoa, sorry that ended up so big).

I think it might depend on the letters used, example your name has 2 small e's, which I sort of think is a letter that might be clearer in Filet if you used caps.

Maybe grab some graph paper and chart it both ways and see which looks better to you?

 

I didn't even think of that! Thank you!!

[Layisblessed]

[Layisblessed]

Thanks again for the help!!

[Granny Square]

Looks, great, your FIL is going to be pleased I'm sure!

[Horsy]

Actually, that is a good choice - to have all letters capital-style, but one smaller where necessary for clarity. 

I was going to suggest lower case letters, but they are not as easy to crochet (I don't think) as capitals.  Granny Square is right, as usual.  😉

[AmySolovay]

That turned out fantastic! I bet he's going to be thrilled with it! And, what a clever idea, to play with the sizing on the letters. I found this solution really interesting.

 

[Granny Square]

I think lower case letters have more 'pitfall possibilities'.  If you search for patterns for embroidered or filet alphabet patterns, there aren't many with  short letter heights (meaning, lower number of vertical blocks to fill).  My example only had 5 blocks for the lower letters, but I think I got off easy by the letters in that particular name.  Off the top of my head recalling my search for published charted alphabets, I think 7 blocks in height is about the smallest (like the L in my example).

Also, some lower case letters extend below the line, like g, y, j, and p, which adds to the number of vertical cells you'd need to plot.

edited to add...aw shucks, I'm not always right, I just may have run into a problem or 'design challenge' before some of you, ...and stumbled across a solution that I could live with.  Maybe that just means I'm old....

 

Edited August 31 by Granny Square