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I'm so sorry, and I completely understand...I gave up on the last project on black, too.
It's such a crying shame because black
fabric looks sooooo gorgeous, but it's just too hard on the eyes.
Melanie,
I can draw a bit.. But we have these overhead projectors (if you know what they are). You simply put something in it, that is printed on transparent plastic, and they you turn the maschine on, and you will now see the pattern on your wall.. You can now simply draw after the shadows that the maschine is casting..
Lavender is a beautiful color.. I wouldn't dare paint an entire room in that color (but only because I would be afraid I wanted to change it shortly after)..
I'm not in to the almost white, but not white colors either.. They all look the same.. o.O
Oh come on, we both know it's your biggest dream.. A brothel like room in your house.. :p You can even complete the look by installing red lamps and so on :p LOOOOOL
Oh the dark color in the bedroom.. My mother has this beautiful, almost black, dark gray in her bedroom.. All white furniture.. I love it..
The room gets a lot of natural light, so it doesn't seem dark dark, if you know what I mean..
Glad you like the sweaters.. They are all knitted by my mother
I have a ton more, but the boys grew out of them..
She made one with a dachshund going all around the waist once.. Super cute..
'
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Eharrise,
Welcome! 
Filet crochet
does end up looking almost like a regular crochet graph sans
colors, but in this instance the blocks don't indicate single
stitches, they indicate "closed" filet blocks (of stitches) or
"open" filet blocks, depending. This is the way a normal filet
pattern is represented, as you can see in this neat tutorial for
working in filet:
https://www.crochet.com/learning-center/filet-crochet
If you're looking for a word pattern, we currently have
no option for one in filet, only a graphical
representation.
Currently, filet is only
available in the Premier area. If you'd like to use the regular
freePatternWizard to make filet patterns you certainly may, but
those are keyed to make rectangular patterns (since single crochet
stitches are rectangular) and not specifically square filet block
patterns, so the results may not have the aspect ratio you want and
the finished work may end up looking skewed or wonky.
Hope that helps!
I'm so sorry, and I completely understand...I gave up on the last project on black, too.
It's such a crying shame because black
fabric looks sooooo gorgeous, but it's just too hard on the eyes.
Shaleigh,
You've definitely done
quite a bit more...fantastic! 
Especially considering you had less
time.
Especially considering you had less
time.How kind of you to help your dad
renovate! Is it more cosmetic work or major
repairs?
Is it more cosmetic work or major
repairs?LOL, sigh, there's no end to the
amount of repairs that must be done here. The house is old (late
1800s) and it was pretty much abused in the 1980s, when a guy
destroyed whatever he could. After that it was owned by a family
who tried to do their own repairs but didn't know what they were
doing.
This year a roofing job is in the
plans, in addition to a few other things. It's very slow and since
so many repairs needed are major (plumbing, electrical, etc) it's
going to be done over several years.
Oh,
yes, big patches of solid color take forever! Soooo many stitches.
And then the color changes, ouch! All worth it in the end, though.
Honestly, I
suggest just being as neat as you want to. I spent several years
trying to make the back look as good as the front. 
It drove me insane. It stemmed
from when an acquaintance - without asking! - turned my work over
and then made a rude comment about the thread ends. Thereafter I
was always obsessed with how the back looked. It really took some
of the joy out of stitching.
It drove me insane. It stemmed
from when an acquaintance - without asking! - turned my work over
and then made a rude comment about the thread ends. Thereafter I
was always obsessed with how the back looked. It really took some
of the joy out of stitching.Now I think
that if you're happy with it, that's all that matters. If someone complains that it's messy,
let THEM stitch it for you. 
LOL.
If someone complains that it's messy,
let THEM stitch it for you. LOL.Scarfisized,
We're planning on
adding word charts for beading at some point, but unfortunately, I
don't have a time frame available.
As for
distinguishing colors, have you tried designating Symbols Only or
Both Colors and Symbols in section 7, under the pdf option? That
should resolve the problem with colors being too close.
Melanie,
I can draw a bit.. But we have these overhead projectors (if you know what they are). You simply put something in it, that is printed on transparent plastic, and they you turn the maschine on, and you will now see the pattern on your wall.. You can now simply draw after the shadows that the maschine is casting..
Lavender is a beautiful color.. I wouldn't dare paint an entire room in that color (but only because I would be afraid I wanted to change it shortly after)..
I'm not in to the almost white, but not white colors either.. They all look the same.. o.O
Oh come on, we both know it's your biggest dream.. A brothel like room in your house.. :p You can even complete the look by installing red lamps and so on :p LOOOOOL
Oh the dark color in the bedroom.. My mother has this beautiful, almost black, dark gray in her bedroom.. All white furniture.. I love it..
The room gets a lot of natural light, so it doesn't seem dark dark, if you know what I mean..
Glad you like the sweaters.. They are all knitted by my mother
I have a ton more, but the boys grew out of them..
She made one with a dachshund going all around the waist once.. Super cute..
'
Hugs
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