Cats Playing Ball Filet Chart by Maria Merlino

Cats Playing Ball Filet Chart

Crochet
February 2011
Thread ?
1.15 mm
131 - 135 yards (120 - 123 m)
11 inches wide 6 inches high
English
This pattern is available for free.

Originally published Saturday, September 23,1922 by the Australian newspaper The Queenslander, this pattern had no actual chart, but a photograph of the filet with row by row counts for a turn-corner and insertion lace. I re-charted the main cats, each is a mirror image, and the little ball they are tossing. The original pattern was written in British terms. Ravelry is hosting the original pattern also under “Cat and Ball Insertion”. I simplified the image so that anyone can make it. I also used the extended double crochet stitch, but feel free to use a double or treble if you like.