Locking filet crochet - Floral elegance

So, I have been doing the interlocking filet crochet style now since about half way through January and I must say I am absolutely in love with this technique. The stitches are very simple as it is the same stitch all the way along the row but you make the pattern by either going into the front of the work to make it or the back. I will admit that it did take me a while to get comfortable with it, especially the inside stitches as I have done them wrong on more than one occasion! This was down to me entirely not reading the pattern right and doing what I thought it should be and not what it stated. A rooky mistake.

The designer I have been using has been releasing a mystery Cal for the last few week. She releases 4 rows per day and the joy of this is that you don't know what it will be and you have to take a leap of faith when starting it. The only clue is that it is called Floral elegance. She does suggest lighter colours but I have gone for black as my main colour with stylecraft dreamcatcher yarn, in the shade of Cheyenne, as my accent colour.

I love how this is coming out with the colours blending beautifully from one shade to the next. This is it completed up to 128 rows with the total rows in the pattern being 204. I am starting to think that the flower in the middle could possibly be a tulip as they have those shape leaves.

Despite not knowing what this interlocking filet crochet pattern would be when I started I am really pleased that I did. It is definitely addictive and I look forward to seeing the next 4 rows as they are released.

So, here's to the next rows being released .....................................