Hell is empty · Epitaphs 2/4 · Filet Crochet Wall Hanging Pattern (PDF, Beta)

“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.”

William Shakespeare, The Tempest (1611)

In The Tempest, Ferdinand cries it as he leaps from the ship into the sea that Prospero’s magic has whipped up: hell is empty, because all its devils are here among us. A large “Hell” and four lines of blackletter fill the hanging, and the point at the bottom holds an hourglass on moth wings, the sign that time flies, with a skull beneath it. A narrow border of openwork diamonds 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 2 of 4: increasing at both edges to shape the point, and a tassel. 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 (a point and a tassel) 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 × 59.5 cm before finishing (70 × 119 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 440 m, so 1 ball. Burgundy 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

• A piece of card 8 cm tall for the tassel

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.