Hairpin Lace Chair Set Pattern #S-469

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "Speed-Cro-Sheen" MER­CERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 3 balls each of No. 126 Spanish Red and No. 123-A Flamingo.
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2/0 (double zero).
A hairpin lace staple, ½ inch wide.
2 spools of gold metallic thread.

Chair Back measures 14 x 18½ inches.
Each Arm Piece measures 7 x 12 inches.

CHAIR BACK … Using one strand each of Flamingo and Red. make a strip of hairpin lace 18 inches long, see Hairpin Lace Chair Set, patternbook page, having same number of loops on each side of staple. Make 19 more strips the same way.

To Join Strips: Keeping all loops straight, attach gold thread to first loop on any strip, sc in same place, drop loop from hook, draw loop through first 2 loops on second strip, * sc in next loop on first strip, drop loop from hook, draw loop through next loop on second strip. Repeat from * across, ending with sc through last 2 loops on first strip and draw loop through last loop on second strip. Fasten end securely. Continue in this manner until all strips have been joined. Now make another strip of hairpin lace to reach across narrow edge and sew in place. Complete other side the same way.

ARM PIECE (Make 2) … Make 10 strips of hairpin lace, each 11 inches long. Join as for Chair Back. Make 2 strips of hairpin lace to reach across narrow edges. Complete as for Chair Back. Block to measurements given.