Free Filet Crochet Table Runner Pattern with a Gorgeous Gradient
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Filet crochet and simple weaving techniques come together to form this beautiful crochet table runner. This is a fun and free pattern that’s perfect for using up scrap yarns.
Skip the box stores and make yourself a crochet table runner instead for a unique, handmade look. This design combines filet crochet with a clever (and really easy!) woven technique to create a modern, eye-catching piece that’s totally reversible.
Yep, each side has its own unique look, so it’s like getting two runners in one. You can flip it depending on your mood or the season. There is no right side or wrong side.
This project hits the sweet spot between too hard and too easy for a just-right Goldilocks vibe. It looks really fancy but it’s actually super doable, even if your crochet skills aren’t high level.
Even a crochet beginner can do it if you know the basic stitches single and double crochet!
A Great Use for Scrap Yarns
Want to know the best part? You can raid your yarn stash for this one. You know those pretty little leftover balls of yarn that weren’t quite enough for a full project? They finally get their moment to shine here.
Some free crochet table runner patterns will tell you that you have to use cotton yarn, but that’s only true if you plan on putting hot pans on your table runner. You can really use any kind of yarn you want if it’s going to purely decorative.
I used a couple of different kinds of dk yarn weight for my project, and neither of them was cotton.
This table runner is basically a celebration of color and texture, so it really provides an opportunity to make use of your yarn scraps in a satisfying way without things looking like a total hodgepodge.
It’s going to look great on your dining table or coffee table!
How to Use Filet Crochet for a Beautiful Table Runner
The filet crochet base is simple and repetitive, which makes it the perfect “zone out with your favorite show” kind of project. Then, when you’re done with the base, you’ll crochet lengths of chain stitches to weave in between the spaces for some extra pizazz.
Turning the plain grid into a colorful tapestry is seriously satisfying, and once you start adding the woven sections, it gets really hard to stop.
So if you’ve been itching for a new home decor project, or just want to try a project that’s a little outside of your comfort zone, this crochet table runner is the one.
You can also learn a few different ways to Filet Crochet in these tutorials:
Grab your supplies and let’s make something awesome for your table!
Filet Crochet Made Easy
This Filet Crochet Table Runner allows you to learn the basics of Filet Crochet step by step. But did you know this pattern is also one of MANY patterns in the Filet Crochet Made Easy Ebook here?
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If you like this crochet table runner pattern, you might also like to try one of these other crochet projects for table setting:
So, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this unique filet crochet table runner pattern.
How to Filet Crochet a Table Runner – Free Pattern
Materials you will need
- WeCrochet Gloss DK Yarn (70% wool, 30% silk, 50g/123yds)
- Color Robot (4 skeins)
- Knitting Fever Ella Rae Honey DK Yarn (100g/262yds, 100% acrylic)
- Colors, 207, 211, 212, 213, 206, 215
- 3.5mm crochet hook size
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
Gauge Swatch to Check Tension
4 dc x 2 rows = 1 square inch
Finished Size
40 x 12 inches (without measuring the fringe)
Stitches used in the pattern (US Crochet Terms)
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE
- dc = double crochet
- ch = chain
- st/sts = stitch(es)
- ATC = alternative turning chain = 2 stacked single crochet
Free Written Crochet Table Runner Pattern with Videos
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Crochet Table Runner Pattern Notes
You’ll be crocheting 1 rectangle and many chains to weave through the holes filet crochet creates.
First dc stitch is always a ch3 or ATC, either of them are counted as a stitch!
For the Graph:
3DC Filet Crochet
Open mesh pixel (white – O) = ch 1, sk 1, 1 dc
Closed Mesh pixel (black – X) = 1 dc in the next 2 sts
Graph:
Written Instructions for the Filet Crochet Stitch Pattern:
Ch 60
R1: all dc
R2-6: 1 dc, sk 1, ch 1
Repeat R1-6
16 repeats of Rows 1-6 (or keep going until you reach the desired length, just know that you will have to add extra chain stitches to the lengths of chain you will work on next in order to get the right size)
Add single crochet sts evenly along long edges to complete the border of the crochet table runner.
Chains using Ella Rae honey – 230 chain stitches each
- #207 – 6 chs – light blue
- #211 – 6 chs – green
- #212 – 6 chs – dark yellow
- #213 – 6 chs – orange
- #206 – 3 chs – light yellow
- #215 – 2 chs – dark blue
Look at the images below for a close-up of how to weave the chains in.
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