Vintage pattern · 1914 · filet crochet square

Run, Spot, Run Dog Square

Free crochet pattern with chart

A square of filet crochet from 1914, 43 meshes wide and 41 rows high: a little dog runs along a line of ground with its tail up and its ear flying, with two small solid figures, one above its back and one in front of its nose, inside a checkered border. The book made four of them as the corners of a linen centerpiece and gives only the block pattern and a photo, with no written rows, so here every row is written out and counted.

Thread: No. 70 cottonfor the whole centerpiece
Hook: 1 mm steel or finerNo. 14 in 1914
Finished: 4 1/2 in square43 by 41 meshes

Every count checked by KrowsheaNothing to correct in the 1914 original. Every row written out and counted, and a chart drawn from the counts.

Close-up of a filet crochet square set on its point, with a running dog in solid mesh on an open ground inside a checked border — **1914** · One of the squares, cropped from Fig. 18 in the 1914 book, where it sits on its point in a corner of a centerpiece.

Chart

Run, Spot, Run Dog Square crochet chart

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Filet crochet chart of Run, Spot, Run Dog Square, drawn by Krowshea

The same chart drawn left-handed, mirrored

Reading this chart

Each square is one mesh. A filled square is a block of dc; an open square is a space of ch 2.
Start at the bottom, where the chart says to start, and turn at the end of every row.
Right-handed, the first row reads from right to left; each row after it reverses.
Left-handed, the first row reads from left to right; each row after it reverses.

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Written pattern

Row by row

US termsUK terms

Written in US crochet terms

Filet

Read the graph from the bottom up: odd rows right to left, even rows left to right. Each square shares its starting post with the previous square; no extra post is added between squares.

Ch 132.

1
The last 3 ch count as the first dc. Work the first sp by making ch 2, sk the next 2 foundation ch and work 1 dc in the next ch; then 42 sp, turn.
43 sp; 44 dc
2
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), [1 sp, 1 bl] 21 times, 1 sp, turn.
21 bl, 22 sp; 86 dc
3
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, [1 bl, 1 sp] 19 times, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
20 bl, 23 sp; 84 dc
4
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 dc
5
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 37 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 dc
6
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 dc
7
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 37 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 dc
8
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 14 sp, 14 bl, 11 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
16 bl, 27 sp; 76 dc
9
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 31 sp, 4 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
6 bl, 37 sp; 56 dc
10
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 3 bl, 16 sp, 7 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
12 bl, 31 sp; 68 dc
11
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp, 3 bl, 5 sp, 2 bl, 7 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
8 bl, 35 sp; 60 dc
12
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 8 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 3 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 13 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
7 bl, 36 sp; 58 dc
13
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 2 bl, 10 sp, 2 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 6 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
8 bl, 35 sp; 60 dc
14
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 8 sp, 3 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
10 bl, 33 sp; 64 dc
15
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 3 bl, 2 sp, 5 bl, 5 sp, 2 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
14 bl, 29 sp; 72 dc
16
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 6 sp, 2 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 5 sp, 4 bl, 3 sp, 3 bl, 11 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
13 bl, 30 sp; 70 dc
17
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 2 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 6 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
14 bl, 29 sp; 72 dc
18
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp, 4 bl, 2 sp, 6 bl, 1 sp, 2 bl, 2 sp, 4 bl, 13 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
18 bl, 25 sp; 80 dc
19
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 14 sp, 3 bl, 1 sp, 9 bl, 1 sp, 5 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
19 bl, 24 sp; 82 dc
20
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp, 20 bl, 4 sp, 4 bl, 2 sp, 2 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
28 bl, 15 sp; 100 dc
21
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp, 3 bl, 5 sp, 20 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
25 bl, 18 sp; 94 dc
22
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 6 sp, 19 bl, 7 sp, 3 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
24 bl, 19 sp; 92 dc
23
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 3 sp, 3 bl, 7 sp, 19 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
24 bl, 19 sp; 92 dc
24
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp, 18 bl, 6 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
23 bl, 20 sp; 90 dc
25
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 6 sp, 12 bl, 5 sp, 5 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
20 bl, 23 sp; 84 dc
26
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 3 bl, 10 sp, 13 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
18 bl, 25 sp; 80 dc
27
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 8 sp, 5 bl, 4 sp, 4 bl, 10 sp, 3 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
14 bl, 29 sp; 72 dc
28
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 3 bl, 11 sp, 3 bl, 1 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 2 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
13 bl, 30 sp; 70 dc
29
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 4 bl, 1 sp, 3 bl, 14 sp, 3 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
12 bl, 31 sp; 68 dc
30
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 21 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 5 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
9 bl, 34 sp; 62 dc
31
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 10 sp, 6 bl, 21 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
8 bl, 35 sp; 60 dc
32
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 dc
33
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 23 sp, 4 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
6 bl, 37 sp; 56 dc
34
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 2 bl, 25 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
4 bl, 39 sp; 52 dc
35
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 23 sp, 4 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
6 bl, 37 sp; 56 dc
36
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 11 sp, 3 bl, 25 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
5 bl, 38 sp; 54 dc
37
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, 1 bl, 26 sp, 1 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
3 bl, 40 sp; 50 dc
38
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 dc
39
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 sp, [1 bl, 1 sp] 19 times, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
20 bl, 23 sp; 84 dc
40
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), [1 sp, 1 bl] 21 times, 1 sp, turn.
21 bl, 22 sp; 86 dc
41
Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 43 sp, turn.
43 sp; 44 dc
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Written in UK crochet terms

Filet

Read the graph from the bottom up: odd rows right to left, even rows left to right. Each square shares its starting post with the previous square; no extra post is added between squares.

Ch 132.

1
The last 3 ch count as the first tr. Work the first sp by making ch 2, miss the next 2 foundation ch and work 1 tr in the next ch; then 42 sp, turn.
43 sp; 44 tr
2
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), [1 sp, 1 bl] 21 times, 1 sp, turn.
21 bl, 22 sp; 86 tr
3
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, [1 bl, 1 sp] 19 times, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
20 bl, 23 sp; 84 tr
4
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 tr
5
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 37 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 tr
6
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 tr
7
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 37 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 tr
8
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 14 sp, 14 bl, 11 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
16 bl, 27 sp; 76 tr
9
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 31 sp, 4 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
6 bl, 37 sp; 56 tr
10
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 3 bl, 16 sp, 7 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
12 bl, 31 sp; 68 tr
11
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp, 3 bl, 5 sp, 2 bl, 7 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
8 bl, 35 sp; 60 tr
12
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 8 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 3 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 13 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
7 bl, 36 sp; 58 tr
13
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 2 bl, 10 sp, 2 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 6 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
8 bl, 35 sp; 60 tr
14
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 8 sp, 3 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
10 bl, 33 sp; 64 tr
15
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 3 bl, 2 sp, 5 bl, 5 sp, 2 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
14 bl, 29 sp; 72 tr
16
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 6 sp, 2 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 5 sp, 4 bl, 3 sp, 3 bl, 11 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
13 bl, 30 sp; 70 tr
17
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 2 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 6 bl, 3 sp, 2 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
14 bl, 29 sp; 72 tr
18
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp, 4 bl, 2 sp, 6 bl, 1 sp, 2 bl, 2 sp, 4 bl, 13 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
18 bl, 25 sp; 80 tr
19
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 14 sp, 3 bl, 1 sp, 9 bl, 1 sp, 5 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
19 bl, 24 sp; 82 tr
20
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp, 20 bl, 4 sp, 4 bl, 2 sp, 2 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
28 bl, 15 sp; 100 tr
21
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp, 3 bl, 5 sp, 20 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
25 bl, 18 sp; 94 tr
22
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 6 sp, 19 bl, 7 sp, 3 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
24 bl, 19 sp; 92 tr
23
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 3 sp, 3 bl, 7 sp, 19 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
24 bl, 19 sp; 92 tr
24
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp, 18 bl, 6 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
23 bl, 20 sp; 90 tr
25
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 6 sp, 12 bl, 5 sp, 5 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
20 bl, 23 sp; 84 tr
26
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 3 bl, 10 sp, 13 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
18 bl, 25 sp; 80 tr
27
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 8 sp, 5 bl, 4 sp, 4 bl, 10 sp, 3 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
14 bl, 29 sp; 72 tr
28
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 3 bl, 11 sp, 3 bl, 1 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 2 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
13 bl, 30 sp; 70 tr
29
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 4 bl, 1 sp, 3 bl, 14 sp, 3 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
12 bl, 31 sp; 68 tr
30
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 21 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 5 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
9 bl, 34 sp; 62 tr
31
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 10 sp, 6 bl, 21 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
8 bl, 35 sp; 60 tr
32
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 tr
33
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 23 sp, 4 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
6 bl, 37 sp; 56 tr
34
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 12 sp, 2 bl, 25 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
4 bl, 39 sp; 52 tr
35
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 23 sp, 4 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
6 bl, 37 sp; 56 tr
36
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 11 sp, 3 bl, 25 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
5 bl, 38 sp; 54 tr
37
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, 1 bl, 26 sp, 1 bl, 10 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
3 bl, 40 sp; 50 tr
38
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 1 sp, 1 bl, 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, turn.
2 bl, 41 sp; 48 tr
39
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 sp, [1 bl, 1 sp] 19 times, 1 bl, 2 sp, turn.
20 bl, 23 sp; 84 tr
40
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), [1 sp, 1 bl] 21 times, 1 sp, turn.
21 bl, 22 sp; 86 tr
41
Ch 3 (counts as a tr), 43 sp, turn.
43 sp; 44 tr
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Special stitches

bl (block): Work 1 dc in each of the next 3 positions: into stitches or the individual chains of the space below. The post already made is shared with this square.
sp (filet space): Ch 2, sk the next 2 positions (stitches or chains), 1 dc in the next post. At the end of a row, work that post into the top of the counted turning chain.

Abbreviations (US)

bl blockch chaindc double crochetsk skipsp space

Special stitches

bl (block): Work 1 tr in each of the next 3 positions: into stitches or the individual chains of the space below. The post already made is shared with this square.
sp (filet space): Ch 2, miss the next 2 positions (stitches or chains), 1 tr in the next post. At the end of a row, work that post into the top of the counted turning chain.

Abbreviations (UK)

bl blockch chainmiss miss (skip)sp spacetr treble

Materials

Thread, 1914: No. 70 cotton, the book's choice for the whole centerpiece. Today's crochet thread in the same size number is the nearest match.
Hook, 1914: A No. 14 hook. The 1 mm hook on this page is a guide; old steel hook sizes varied from maker to maker, and a thread this fine may want a finer hook.
Size, 1914: "Work, 4 1/2 inches Square", which is about 9 1/2 meshes to the inch. The book's own list on page 3 gives No. 70 cotton about 8 1/2 meshes to the inch, which would make 43 meshes about 5 inches. The book adds that its numbers are only approximate, since the size of crochet varies with the worker.

The 1914 original

As it was printed

The Priscilla Filet Crochet Book No. 2 · Fig. 20, the block pattern, with Fig. 18, the photo of the centerpiece it was made for (both on printed page 9)
Fig. 18. Centrepiece, 28 Inches Square. (See Figs. 19, 20) Use No. 70 cotton and No. 14 hook Fig. 20. (See Fig. 18.) 43 meshes Work, 4½ inches Square

The 1914 block pattern: a grid of filled and open squares showing a running dog on a line of ground inside a checkered border — The block pattern, Fig. 20 in the 1914 book, captioned "43 meshes. Work, 4 1/2 inches Square". Our chart is the same way up.

The 1914 stitch names

The book is written in American terms, and its mesh is the usual filet mesh of today. It counts a block as 4 d because it counts the post on each side; we count the 3 dc a block adds after the post already made. The stitches are the same.

In 1914	US today	How we know
d (double crochet)	dc	The book's own page 3: thread over hook once, pull a loop through the work, then work off two loops and the remaining two.
s or sp (space or mesh)	sp: ch 2, skip 2, 1 dc	The book's own page 3: "Chain 2, miss 2 sts of foundation, 1 d in next."
block (solid mesh)	bl: 3 dc after the post already made	The book's own page 3: a single block is 4 d, and two or more blocks are three times the number of blocks plus 1. The first d of a block is the last d of the square before it.

What we checked

The block pattern is drawn 43 squares across by 41 down. It was read from the archive's page image two ways. First the ruled lines of the drawing were found and the darkness of each square between them was measured. Then, without using the lines, the frame was divided evenly into 43 by 41 and only the middle of each square was looked at. The two readings agreed in every one of the 1,763 squares, and every square was then marked on an enlarged scan and looked over by eye.
43 meshes: the drawing is 43 squares across, counting the line of open squares outside the checkered border on every side. That is the count the book prints, so nothing is left off.
Every row is 43 meshes: 130 stitches across, counting the 3 chain at the start as one.
The first and last rows are all spaces: 43 spaces, 44 dc and 86 chains.
The checkered border is two squares deep on all four sides, and its two lines are staggered, as drawn.
The fullest row, row 20, has 28 blocks and 15 spaces: 100 dc and 30 chains.
The whole square has 481 blocks and 1,282 spaces.
The written rows, read back into squares, match the 1914 block pattern square for square, and so does our chart.

How we read the old wording

The captions and the block pattern are the whole of the original for this piece. The book's page 3 explains how its block patterns are worked: "Space or mesh (s or sp). Chain 2, miss 2 sts of foundation, 1 d in next." "The foundation chain is always three times the number of spaces in the first row, plus six." "1st row. Make 1 d in the ninth chain from hook, * ch 2, miss 2 stitches of foundation, 1 d in next." "Each single block consists of 4 d. Two or more blocks consist of three times the number of blocks plus 1. Always make 5 chain in turning. This makes the first space. When the row begins with d, use three chain for turning."
The drawing is 43 squares across but only 41 down, although the book calls the work 4 1/2 inches square. The border is the same on all four sides; there are two fewer lines of open ground inside it from top to bottom than from side to side. It is kept as drawn: 43 meshes wide and 41 rows high.
The book does not say which way to work the square. Here a row is a line across the drawing, 43 meshes, which is the count the book prints, and the rows go from the bottom line of the drawing to the top. The chart is the same way up as the 1914 block pattern.
The line of open squares outside the checkered border is kept, since it is part of the printed 43 meshes.
The book does not name the animal or the square; it is Fig. 20. We see a running dog, and the name "Run, Spot, Run" is ours.
The centerpiece in the photo also uses the book's Fig. 19, a band 26 meshes wide, along each side. That band is not part of this page.
How the 1914 book counts it: the foundation chain is three times the number of spaces in the first row, plus six, and the first d goes in the ninth chain from the hook. The first row here is 43 spaces, so by the book the chain is 3 x 43 + 6 = 135. Later rows turn with 5 chain when they begin with a space (the 5 chain make the first space) and with 3 chain when they begin with d.
How this pattern counts it: chain three times the meshes plus three, 3 x 43 + 3 = 132, of which the last 3 count as the first dc. Then make 2 more chain for the first space, skip 2 foundation chains and work the first real dc in the next chain. That is 134 chains in all, one fewer than the book's 135.
The one chain of difference is at the starting corner. The book gives the corner post a foundation chain of its own under its turning chain; this pattern lets the turning chain stand as the corner post. Row 1 is the same 43 spaces either way, 130 stitches across. A maker who prefers the book's count can chain 135 and work the first dc in the ninth chain from the hook.
Every row of this square begins and ends with a space, so every later row turns with 3 chain for the post and 2 more for the space: the book's 5 chain.

Nothing to correct in the original. The block pattern is clear and its printed 43 meshes agrees with the drawing. The drawing is 41 rows high, two fewer than its width, and is kept that way.

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