Plus
A simple plus sign with equal arms, a clean, geometric icon that doubles as a small cross or a medical motif. Its symmetry makes it easy to repeat. Load it in the editor to lengthen the arms, tile it into a grid of crosses, or hollow the center, then export a PNG or print a numbered chart sized to your gauge.
- Grid
- 14 × 14
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mesh count
- 196
- Category
- Simple Icons
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Perfect for
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
At this size the plus shines in fine size 10 cotton thread on a steel hook; the tight gauge holds every block crisp. A solid, light colour shows the mesh best; high-contrast yarns make the design pop in photos and in the finished fabric.
Project ideas
Reach for the plus when you want a sampler. It looks at home on a tote-bag motif and a quick gift square alike. Crop or enlarge it in the editor so it fits your project exactly.
Who it's for
Stitched for a colleague, the plus suits a personal accent beautifully. Frame it with a border to give a plain gift a finished, considered look.
Size, printing, and scaling
At a 4-mesh-per-inch gauge the chart finishes around 3.5 by 3.5 inches; a finer thread shrinks it and a heavier yarn grows it, so check your own gauge first. 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
- 1.5–1.75 mm steel hook
- Thread / yarn
- Size 10–20 cotton thread
- Finished size
- 3.5 × 3.5 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 14 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.