From Crochet at About.com: Charging Goose Needlecraft Free Chart, Suitable For Various Types of Needlecrafts

I recharted and slightly adapted this design --- Sandi Marshall. I added all the instructions for working the chart in filet crochet and the starting chains for crocheted background to cross-stitch the design on. Charging Goose Chart (with no instructions) was originally printed in Variety Book No. 2, published in the year 1926. Info on Length of Copyright Protection Terms: http://crochet.about.com/library/blcopyrightguide.htm

To make a crocheted background to cross-stitch the design on, starting chain is 46 chains for single crochet or 45 chains for afghan stitch. Work this background for 45 rows.

Working the Chart in Filet Crochet For a 4 dc mesh, total starting chain is 141: that's a beginning starting chain of 136 chains, plus chain 3, (which will count as first dc of first row), plus chain 2 (which is the ch-2 of the first open mesh). 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 (for each square) in filet crochet (once through the chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
With size 5 thread: (259 yards) and a size US 4 steel hook, finished size is about 12.5 inches x 14.3 inches.
With size 10 thread: (231 yards) and a size US 7 steel hook, finished size is about 10.3 inches x 11.2 inches.
With size 20 thread: (217 yards) and a size US 9 steel hook, finished size is about 9.9 inches x 10.8 inches.
With size 30 thread: (202 yards) and a size US 11 steel hook, finished size is about 9.4 inches x 10.3 inches.
With fingering/baby weight yarn: (506 yards) and a size US F hook, finished size is about 31.5 inches x 32.4 inches.
With sport weight yarn: (587 yards) and a size US G hook, finished size is about 36 inches x 36.9 inches.
With worsted weight yarn: (668 yards) and a size US I hook, finished size is about 40.5 inches x 41.4 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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