Originally Posted by
lwbuchholz
The filet crocheting I have done just uses a first row of chain stitch and it tells in the directions how many stitches to make. Some start with a second row of single crochet and some with double crochet. ...........
Likewise. I'm not sure how else it would be done.
One hint I found as to add on a few extra chains than what is stated, so that I have extras, just in case I counted wrong, or that the pattern did not include the turning chains which become the 1st stitch of the 2nd row.
Most patterns I used had graphs to follow when you get into the design.
One caution ... make sure your tension matches the pattern's guide, or else the design will end up being distorted.
It's a worthwhile process with rewarding results.