Leader: Rose Bowers
Craft: Crochet (double filet crochet)
Experience: Beginner
Summary: This will be an easy introduction to double filet which involves simultaneously creating two interwoven pieces of filet mesh, sometimes also known as interlocking.
Description
This session will begin with an introduction to what you can do with double filet with a range of samples from my collection. Double filet is quite a versatile crochet which can be used for anything from pot holders and scarves to blankets, hats, slippers and jackets.
In this workshop, I will show you how to work a sample square which, if repeated, can make an effective placemat or small baby blanket.
Worked from the centre out, we will work a ‘Double Granny Square’. This is the first step in learning double filet (also known as interlocking). Rows alternate between working the contrast colour and the background colour, weaving them as we go.
About the leader
As a primary teacher with over 33 years of experience teaching, I have been a long-time member of the East London Crochet Group and it is there that my Mum, Barbara Mann, taught myself and many others to do double filet.
I now run this branch, alongside the very talented Nic Walker. I’ve been creating my own designs for as long as I can remember. We are a specialist branch of the Guild who focus solely on developing Double Filet designs and techniques. If you want to learn more about colour change, wiping feet, working ‘short’ or ‘long’ diagonals, we can teach you.
You might also have seen that the East London Crochet Group runs a crochet residential each year, where we branch out and cover a wider range of crochet and fibre techniques.
Last year my workshops featured felt bowls and double filet dice and house numbers, but I’ve also got people making their own polymer clay crochet hooks and made beaded bracelets in the past.
Being creative is just simply addictive!
instagram – @rose.d.bowers
Facebook – East London Crochet Group, The Many Voices of ELCG, 25 Years and Counting
YouTube – East London Crochet Group
Ravelry – East London Crochet Group, daughterofbarbara
Internet – Doublefilet.weebly.com
Email – EastLondonCrochetGroup@gmail.com
Skills required
Basic level of crochet essential, but nothing more than being able to make a chain, do trebles and count.
Preparation
No preparation needed.
What to bring
Two contrasting colours of dk yarn and a 4.5mm hook.
Additional material
Rose will provide worksheets with diagrams and full instructions.
