I am no bird · Epitaphs 1/4 · Filet Crochet Wall Hanging Pattern (PDF, Beta)

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.”

Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (1847)

Jane Eyre says it to Rochester when he tries to hold her, and it is one of the most defiant lines in Victorian fiction. Here it stands in blackletter built from meshes, beneath a pointed gothic window where an openwork bird takes flight from the rose, with an open cage below. A border of quatrefoils frames it, the corners filled with a diamond lattice.

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 1 of 4: your first chart, open and filled meshes and a shell edging along the sides. All four are also available as a set for €14.90.

BETA PATTERN

The chart has been checked, but the hanging hasn't been made yet. You get it at a lower price, and if anything needs fixing, the corrected version reaches you for free through your Payhip download link.

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDFs, in English (US terms) and in Polish, 11 pages each

• The chart on 2 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 (shells along the sides) 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 35.5 × 56.5 cm before finishing (71 × 113 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 490 m, so 1 ball. Ecru in the preview, any colour works.

• 1.5 mm crochet hook

• A wooden dowel 1-1.5 cm thick, about 41 cm long, and cord for hanging

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.