Paisley Flower Design
Charted For Filet and Cross-Stitch
The basic paisley shape has been in use since at least the year 1790. The paisley pattern was used within the design of early 19th-century shawls manufactured in the town of Paisley, which is the textile center of Scotland. Paisley was a popular fashion choice in the 1960's in the United States, during the Hippie Chick Paisley era.
In designing this pattern, I gave the bottom portion of the flower a paisley shape and the rest of the flower is my own imaginary flower creation. The stem of the flower flows right into the border.
This chart can be worked in filet crochet or you can use this same filet crochet chart to cross-stitch this design in solid color silhouette on a single crochet or afghan stitch background.
To work the chart as a solid color silhouette cross-stitch on a crocheted background: To crochet a background that's the same size as the chart, the starting chain is 46 chains for single crochet or 45 chains for afghan stitch. Crochet 45 rows. Read the chart as one square on the chart equaling one single crochet (or one afghan stitch). How To Cross-Stitch on Single Crochet Click on "Learn Stitches" at left (under the "Subjects" heading) for a link to a how-to for working cross-stitch on an afghan stitch background.
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