Because I could not stop for Death · Epitaphs 4/4 · Filet Crochet Wall Hanging Pattern (PDF, Beta)

“Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me –”

Emily Dickinson, Poems (1890)

In Emily Dickinson’s poem, Death arrives like a courteous gentleman in a carriage and takes the speaker on an unhurried ride towards eternity. Seven lines of blackletter with a large “Death” fill the hanging, and at the bottom a frieze of two lily-of-the-valley sprigs carries skulls instead of bells. A border of openwork crosses runs round it.

THE EPITAPHS SERIES

Four filet wall hangings with quotes from classic gothic literature, set in a blackletter alphabet built from meshes: every thick stroke is 2 meshes, every thin one 1 mesh. Each hanging has a different edging, so together they teach step by step. This is number 4 of 4: the longest text in the series and a fringe. All four are also available as a set for €14.90.

BETA PATTERN

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WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDFs, in English (US terms) and in Polish, 13 pages each

• The chart on 3 pages, with numbered rows and a heavier line every 10 meshes

• Every row written out, mesh by mesh, so you never have to count squares on the chart

• Filet basics for beginners, and the finishing: the channel for the dowel, the edging (a fringe along the bottom) and blocking

• A code for the guided row counter at lilacandlace.eu: it tells you how many open and filled meshes to work in every row, with the row highlighted on the chart

• A free filet basics video tutorial: https://youtu.be/lb2PL225gtw

SIZE

About 36 × 67.5 cm before finishing (72 × 135 meshes), with a mesh of about 5 mm. A different mesh changes the size, not the pattern.

MATERIALS

• DelicaMax crochet cotton (100 g, 565 m, mercerised cotton): about 580 m, so 2 balls. Black in the preview, any colour works.

• 1.5 mm crochet hook

• A wooden dowel 1–1.5 cm thick, about 42 cm long, and cord for hanging

• A piece of card 12 cm wide for cutting the fringe

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner: open and filled meshes only.

This is a digital pattern, not a finished product. Images are digital previews from the chart, not photos. For personal use: you may sell hangings you make by hand, but please don't share or resell the PDFs.