Blog •October 14, 2026 •othmane mammad

Taupe Filet X Square Bedspread and Shams Crochet Pattern

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This filet crochet bedspread pattern turns simple blocks and open spaces into a striking geometric design. Each of the 42 taupe squares has a bold X of open lines running corner to corner, with a dotted frame of spaces near the edge. Joined side by side, the X’s of neighboring squares meet and form a large diamond lattice across the whole bed. Two Euro shams of four squares each complete the set.

Filet crochet uses only double crochet and chains: a block is three double crochets, and a space is two chains with one double crochet. The design comes entirely from where you place the spaces, following a chart. In a solid, warm color like taupe, the open spaces read like a pattern of light and shadow, and the raised seams between the squares add a quilted look.

The bedspread takes about 130 to 150 hours, with each square taking a little over two hours. It suits a crocheter who knows basic filet crochet and is comfortable following a chart row by row.

Materials

• Worsted weight cotton blend, taupe about 6,200 m (31 skeins of 100 g / 200 m)
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Stitch markers a few
• A printed copy of the chart and a pencil, for crossing off rows
• Tapestry needle and scissors
• Two 70 cm square Euro pillows

Abbreviations

chain single crochet half double crochet double crochet slip stitch reverse single crochet (crab stitch), worked left to right a filled filet square an open filet square back loop only skip space stitch(es) round repeat right side / wrong side

Before you start:

Make one complete square and block it. It should measure about 34 cm along each side, with the filet squares close to square. If the rows come out much taller than the squares are wide, go down a hook size; if they’re shorter, go up one.

Filet Basics

1. Every row has 25 filet squares, worked over 76 sts. Each square is the dc at its left edge plus 2 sts.
2. Every row starts with ch 3, which counts as the first dc.
3. Block over a block: dc in next 3 dc.
4. Block over a space: 2 dc in the ch-2 sp, dc in next dc.
5. Space over a block: ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc.
6. Space over a space: ch 2, dc in next dc.
7. The first and last squares of every row are blocks, so there is no special start or finish.

X Chart (25 x 25)

1. Key: block, space. Read odd rows from right to left and even rows from left to right, as you crochet. The chart is symmetrical, so direction doesn’t change the result.
2. Row 1:
3. Row 2:
4. Row 3:
5. Row 4:
6. Row 5:
7. Row 6:
8. Row 7:
9. Row 8:
10. Row 9:
11. Row 10:
12. Row 11:
13. Row 12:
14. Row 13:
15. Rows 14-25: work Rows 12 back to 1 in reverse order (Row 14 = Row 12, Row 15 = Row 11, and so on, ending with Row 25 = Row 1).
16. Each square has 153 spaces and 472 blocks. The open lines form a three-line X from corner to corner, crossing in a small diamond at the center, inside a dotted frame.

Working the Square (make 50)

1. Foundation: ch 78.
2. Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook (the skipped ch count as the first dc) and in each ch across. (76 sts = 25 blocks)
3. Rows 2-25: ch 3, turn, and work the 25 squares of the matching chart row, using the filet basics above. (76 sts = 25 squares in every row)
4. Cross off each row on your printed chart as you finish it.
5. You need 42 squares for the bedspread and 8 for the shams.

Edging Round (all squares)

1. Rnd 1: don’t turn. Ch 1, work around the square: (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner, 74 sc across the top and bottom edges (1 sc in each st, skipping the corner sts), and 76 sc along each side edge (3 sc in each row end, plus 1 extra in the middle row end). Join. Fasten off. (78 sc per side between corner ch-2 sps, 312 sc)
2. Block each square to about 34 cm.

Joining the Squares

1. Lay out 42 squares, 6 across and 7 long. Check that the corners of the X’s meet neatly at every seam.
2. Join method: hold two squares WS together with the edges matched. Sl st through both loops of both squares in each matching st, starting and ending in the corner ch-2 sps. (80 sl st per side, including both corners) This leaves a raised ridge on the RS.
3. Join the squares into rows of 6, then join the rows along their long edges.
4. Where four corners meet, work through all four corner sps so no gap is left.
5. The joined bedspread measures about 204 x 238 cm.

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