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Approximate finished sizes in filet crochet
(once through the chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
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.
Filet Crochet Image of Finished Piece on this page by Sandi Marshall.
I recharted for better quality. Chart is from Variety Book No. 2, published in 1926.
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