CHAIR SEAT No. 7250CHAIR SEATNo. 7250
CHAIR SEAT No. 7250
MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN,3 balls of dark color and 2 balls of light color.
Milward’s Steel Crochet HookNo. 8 or 9.
Seat Cover measures about 18″ at front edge, 14″ at back edge, and 14″ along both side edges. Side strip measures about 3″ deep.
GAUGE: 10 dc make 1″; 4 rows make 1″ (each individual square on chart indicates 3 dc).
CHAIR SEAT COVER...Starting at front edge, with dark color ch 185 (to measure about 19″).1st row: Dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next ch, thread over, insert hook in next ch and draw loop through; thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop dark color, attach light color and draw through remaining 2 loops (3 dark dc made). Holding dark color along top of chain and working over it to conceal it, work dc in 7 ch. Thread over, insert hook in next ch and draw loop through; thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop light color, pick up dark color and draw through remaining 2 loops (6 light dc made). * With dark color make 3 dc, carrying light color concealed and completing last dc with light color as before. Make 6 light dc, carrying dark color and completing last dc with dark color. Repeat from * 18 more times, 3 dark dc, ch 3, turn.2nd row: Working into dc, carrying unused color and working over it to conceal it, make 2 dark dc, * 6 light dc, 3 dark dc. Repeat from * across. Hereafter follow chart, decreasing 1 st at both ends of the 10th row and every other row thereafter until 141 sts remain—to dec. work off 2 dc as 1 dc. When design is completed, fasten off light color (141 dc). With dark color, sl st across 1st 10 dc, ch 3 and make dark dc in each dc across to within 10 dc from opposite end. Work across these 121 dc without decreasing for 3″. Fasten off.
CHART FOR No. 7250filled boxDARK COLORempty boxLIGHT COLOREACH INDIVIDUAL SQUARE INDICATES 3 D.C.
CHART FOR No. 7250filled boxDARK COLORempty boxLIGHT COLOREACH INDIVIDUAL SQUARE INDICATES 3 D.C.
CHART FOR No. 7250filled boxDARK COLORempty boxLIGHT COLOREACH INDIVIDUAL SQUARE INDICATES 3 D.C.
SIDE STRIP...With dark color ch 32 (to measure about 3¼″).1st row: Dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch across (30 dc, counting turning ch). Ch 3, turn.2nd row: Dc in each dc across. Ch 3, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece is long enough to go around the 2 side edges and front edge of chair seat cover (about 46″). Fasten off. Sew edge of this strip to front and side edges of chair seat cover.
CORDS...Cut 12 strands of light color, each 6 yds. long. Twist strands tightly, then double the twisted strands and give them a 2nd twist in the opposite direction. Sew this cord along edges of chair seat cover where strip was joined, and across back where color-pattern ends. Make another cord same as this, and sew all around outer edges. Cut remaining cord into 4 pieces of equal length, to be used as ties.