Coral
A bold, recognizable coral drawn on the filet grid at 19 by 20, equally at home in nautical blankets, beach-house runners, and bathroom pieces. Bring it into the editor to enlarge it, pair it with a matching motif, or tile it across a panel, then export to PDF or print the chart sized to your gauge.
- Grid
- 19 × 20
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mesh count
- 380
- Category
- Sea
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Skill level: beginner
A great place to start filet crochet. The motif is forgiving, the blocks are easy to count, and the design still looks polished once it is blocked.
Yarn and hook
For a larger coral, mercerised cotton in DK or worsted weight on a 3.5–4.5 mm hook keeps the blocks square while giving you a usable throw or cushion size. Traditional filet is a single colour, which keeps the block-and-mesh contrast readable, but you can always work the background in a second shade.
Project ideas
Use the coral as a lone swimmer or a whole underwater scene. It suits a beach-house runner and works just as well on a bathroom set. Scale the grid up for a centrepiece or tile the motif for an all-over effect.
Who it's for
Think of a beach-house host, and occasions like a nautical nursery — the coral lands well for both. Pair it with letters from the alphabet set to personalise the finished piece.
Size, printing, and scaling
Worked at 4 mesh per inch the 4.8-by-5.0-inch result is a guide only — your thread and hook set the true size, so swatch before you start. Print the numbered grid to follow row by row, or open it in the editor to crop, enlarge, or tile the design before exporting a PDF or PNG.
Before you start
- Hook
- 3.5–4.5 mm hook
- Thread / yarn
- DK or worsted-weight cotton
- Finished size
- 4.8 × 5.0 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 20 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.