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Bat-fish Free Chart

An Original Designed by Sandi Marshall

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To make a crocheted background to cross-stitch the bat-fish on: Starting chain for single crochet is 51. Starting chain for afghan stitch is 50. Make 50 rows.

Working the Chart in Filet Crochet
For a 4 dc mesh, beginning chain is 151, plus chain 3, (which will count as first dc of first row), plus chain 2 (which is the ch-2 of first open mesh), for a total starting chain of 156 chains. Begin by working a double crochet in the 9th chain from the hook. Follow chart for placement of solid mesh and open mesh for each row. For a refresher on how to do open and solid mesh, see Basics link below.

Chart is worked starting at the bottom right; work first row right to left. Second row is worked left to right. Continue alternating row directions in this same manner, following chart.

Approximate finished sizes in filet crochet (once through one chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
With size 5 thread: (320 yards) and a size US 4 steel hook, finished size is about 13.9 inches x 15.8 inches.
With size 10 thread: (285 yards) and a size US 7 steel hook, finished size is about 11.5 inches x 12.5 inches.
With size 20 thread: (268 yards) and a size US 9 steel hook, finished size is about 11 inches x 12 inches.
With size 30 thread: (250 yards) and a size US 11 steel hook, finished size is about 10.5 inches x 11.5 inches.
With fingering/baby weight yarn: (625 yards) and a size US F hook, finished size is about 35 inches x 36 inches.
With sport weight yarn: (725 yards) and a size US G hook, finished size is about 40 inches x 41 inches.
With worsted weight yarn: (825 yards) and a size US I hook, finished size is about 45 inches x 46 inches.

Gauge:
With size 5 thread: 5 squares = 1.4 inches, 5 rows = 1.6 inches
With size 10 thread: 5 squares = 1.2 inches, 5 rows = 1.3 inches
With size 20 thread: 5 squares = 1.1 inches, 5 rows = 1.2 inches
With size 30 thread: 5 squares = 1 inch, 5 rows = 1.1 inches
With fingering/baby weight yarn: 5 squares = 3.5 inch, 5 rows = 3.6 inches
With sport weight yarn: 5 squares = 4 inch, 5 rows = 4.1 inches
With worsted weight yarn: 5 squares = 4.5 inch, 5 rows = 4.6 inches

Basics in How to Do Filet Crochet, here: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm

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