From About Crochet: Love Hearts Border Free Chart For Filet or Cross-stitch

An original, designed by Sandi Marshall

Working the Chart in Filet Crochet For a 4 dc mesh, beginning chain is 142, plus chain 3, (which will count as first dc of first row), plus chain 2 (which is chain-2 of first open mesh). Total starting chain = 147 chains. Begin by working a double crochet in the 9th chain from the hook, then (chain 2, skip next 2 chains, dc in next chain) repeated across the row (to crochet row 1 as shown on the chart). Next, follow row 2 on the chart. For a 3 dc mesh, Total starting chain = 99 chains. Begin by working a double crochet in the 7th chain from the hook, then (ch 1, skip next ch, dc in next ch) repeated across the row (to crochet row 1 as shown on the chart) - you should have 47 open mesh in row 1. Next, follow row 2 on the chart.

Follow chart for placement of solid mesh and open mesh for each row. For a refresher on how to do open and solid mesh, including the difference between a 4-dc mesh and a 3-dc mesh, see How to Filet Crochet Basics: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm. Once you know the basics of filet crochet, written instructions are not needed for each new chart.

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. In the example above, chart was worked with white squares as open mesh and black squares as solid mesh.

Approximate finished sizes in filet crochet (once through the chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
With size 5 thread: (150 yards) and a size US 4 steel hook, finished size is about 13 inches x 7.9 inches.
With size 10 thread: (134 yards) and a size US 7 steel hook, finished size is about 10.8 inches x 6.2 inches.
With size 20 thread: (126 yards) and a size US 9 steel hook, finished size is about 10.3 inches x 6 inches.
With size 30 thread: (118 yards) and a size US 11 steel hook, finished size is about 9.9 inches x 5.8 inches.
With fingering/baby weight yarn: (294 yards) and a size US F hook, finished size is about 32.9 inches x 18 inches.
With sport weight yarn: (341 yards) and a size US G hook, finished size is about 37.6 inches x 20.5 inches.
With worsted weight yarn: (388 yards) and a size US I hook, finished size is about 42.3 inches x 23 inches.

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I created the hearts border for my Year 2002 chart: http://crochet.about.com/library/bl2002.htm

In another version, I removed the numbers and letters from the center, so that you can use it in various other ways, such as adding a person's initials to the center. The version with the blank center is on this page:
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa011502.htm

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