Bowling pin
A bold, recognizable bowling pin drawn on the filet grid at 15 by 21, equally at home in game-day throws, team gifts, and sporty kids' projects. 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
- 15 × 21
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Mesh count
- 315
- Category
- Sports
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
For a crisp, doily-scale bowling pin, 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. A solid, light colour shows the mesh best; high-contrast yarns make the design pop in photos and in the finished fabric.
Project ideas
Whether you are making a game-day throw or a team-colour cushion, the bowling pin drops in cleanly, ideal for a club fundraiser. Set it on its own, pair it with a matching motif, or run a row of them along an edge.
Who it's for
A bowling pin panel makes a thoughtful handmade gift for a coach, and it fits naturally with a player's birthday. Add a name or date in editable bitmap lettering to make it a one-of-a-kind keepsake.
Size, printing, and scaling
At a 4-mesh-per-inch gauge the chart finishes around 3.8 by 5.3 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
- 3.8 × 5.3 in at 4 mesh/in
- Print or export a numbered chart from the editor
- Have your hook and thread or yarn ready
- 21 rows, worked bottom to top
Learn the technique
How to Read a Filet Crochet Chart
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