If you love lace-inspired crochet, you’ll adore this filet crochet rose square – a delicate and classic design that’s perfect for blankets, cushion covers, or romantic crochet garments. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to filet crochet a rose motif in a square, with clear instructions, diagrams, and a free PDF pattern download!
🧶 What Is Filet Crochet?
Filet crochet is a lace technique made up of open and filled mesh squares, creating a visual pattern or picture using simple double crochet stitches and chain spaces. It’s one of the easiest ways to draw with yarn.
This rose motif is a beautiful introduction to filet crochet, especially if you’re ready to go beyond simple grids and experiment with more expressive motifs.
📐 Materials You’ll Need
- Yarn: Mercerized cotton yarn (e.g., Lily 100% mercerized cotton, 125 m / 50 g) – approx. 20 g in pink
- Hook: 1.9 mm steel crochet hook
- Extras: Scissors, tapestry needle for weaving in ends
📝 Pattern Notes
- Each empty square = 1 dc, ch 2, skip 2 stitches
- Each filled square = 3 dc in a row
- Follow the chart row by row, working from the bottom up
- The rose is formed by clusters of filled squares within an open mesh grid
🔺 Shaping Tips
- To decrease empty squares:
- At the beginning of a row: ch 2 + ch 1, dc in the next stitch
- At the end of a row: make 1 half double treble (hdtr), skipping the last full square
- To decrease filled squares:
- Beginning: ch 3 + ch 1, then 3 unfinished dc together
- End: 3 unfinished dc + 1 hdtr, then close all loops together
- Optional Texture: Fill some squares with bobble stitches instead of solid dc blocks for added dimension!
📥 Get the Free PDF Pattern
Want a printable version of this pattern with symbols, diagram, and row-by-row stitch instructions?