Pacifier
A baby pacifier with a round shield and a looped handle, a charming, clearly readable nursery icon. It works as a single accent or a repeated border on bibs and blankets. In the editor you can enlarge it, add a ribbon, or pair it with the rattle motif, then export a PNG or print a clean chart for stitching.
- Grid
- 17 × 19
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mesh count
- 323
- Category
- Baby
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Skill level: beginner
This is a friendly first filet project. The shape reads clearly even if your counting slips by a square or two, and there are no tricky fragmented areas to track.
Yarn and hook
For a crisp, doily-scale pacifier, reach for size 10 cotton thread and a 1.5–1.75 mm steel hook, which keeps the blocks sharp and the open mesh airy. Pick a smooth, non-fuzzy yarn so the filled blocks stay square and the open squares stay open after blocking.
Project ideas
Reach for the pacifier when you want a shower gift. It looks at home on a keepsake square and a cot blanket alike. Crop or enlarge it in the editor so it fits your project exactly.
Who it's for
Stitched for expectant parents, the pacifier suits a first birthday beautifully. Frame it with a border to give a plain gift a finished, considered look.
Size, printing, and scaling
Worked at 4 mesh per inch the 4.3-by-4.8-inch result is a guide only — your thread and hook set the true size, so swatch before you start. You can print a numbered chart as-is, or adjust the grid in the editor and export it in whichever format your project needs.
Before you start
- Hook
- 1.5–1.75 mm steel hook
- Thread / yarn
- Size 10–20 cotton thread
- Finished size
- 4.3 × 4.8 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 19 rows, worked bottom to top
Learn the technique
How to Read a Filet Crochet Chart
New to charts? Learn exactly how to read this one square by square.