This filet crochet Gone Fishin’ Valance features a life-size rainbow trout rising out of the water to catch a perfectly-placed fly. It is worked from side to side and includes a repeat in the pattern to increase the width of the valance to fit your window. The rod pocket is built into the design to fit a 5/8” diameter curtain rod.

This pattern includes both row-by-row written instructions as well as a design chart for reference.

The filet crochet technique is akin to crocheting a piece of graph paper with some of the square grids filled in and some left open (or blank) to create an overall design. If you’d like to learn filet crochet, check out my YouTube tutorial: Filet Crochet: Learning the Stitches & a Few Extras!

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Finished Size:
18-1/4” to 22” long (from top of rod pocket)
51” wide
Pattern repeat = 10-1/4” wide

Gauge:
Working in filet pattern:
10 blocks/spaces = 3-1/2”
11 rows = 3-1/2”

Yardage:
Approximately 1400 yards are needed to complete the valance, with an extra 220 yards needed for each additional pattern repeat.

This is a filet crochet pattern written in standard U.S. terms.