Lover's Knot Lamp Shade Cover Pattern

J. & P. COATS "KNIT-CRO-SHEEN," Art. A.64: 2 balls of No. 51 Spice.
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
2 yards white velvet ribbon,½ inch wide.
A lamp shade.

Lamp shade used measures 9½ inches deep, 34½ inches in circumference at top and 44 inches at bottom.

Starting at top make a chain slightly longer than top of shade. 1st rnd: Tr in 9th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch. tr in next ch. Repeat from * across until piece is long enough to reach around lamp shade. Then ch 2, sl st to 7th ch of first sp—number of sps should be divisible by 7. Sew 2 chains of starting chain at base of first sp to form last sp. Cut off any remaining chain. 2nd rnd: 3 sc in each sp around. Join. 3rd rnd: Ch 3, dc in each sc around. Join and break off. Attach thread to opposite long side. Work as follows: 1st and 2nd rnds: Repeat 2nd and 3rd rnds. Do not break off. 3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st. draw loop out to measure 5/8 inch, thread over and draw loop through, insert hook between single and double loops and draw loop through, thread over and draw through both loops on hook (knot st made), make another knot st, * skip 6 dc, sc in next dc make 2 knot sts. Repeat from * around. Join to first sc. 4th rnd: * Make 2 knot sts, sc under double loop of next knot st to the right of the knot, sc under double loop of next knot st to the left of the same knot. Repeat from * around. Repeat 4th rnd until piece measures the depth of lamp shade minus the heading, pinning cover tightly on shade occasionally to check size.

Now work another heading as follows: 1st rnd: * Ch 7, sc under double loop of next knot st. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, 6 dc in same sp, 7 dc in each sp around. Join. 3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in each dc around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 6, * skip 2 sc, tr in next sc, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: 3 sc in each sp around. Join. 6th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each sc around. Join. 7th rnd: * Ch 5, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, make tr in next 5 dc. thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), ch 6, thread over, insert hook in 4th ch from hook, draw loop through, (thread over, insert hook in same ch. draw loop through) 5 times: thread over and draw through all loops on hook (puff st made), ch 1, sl st in same ch, sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in tip of cluster, ch 5, sl st in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. Sew securely to shade. Lace ribbon through tr sps at top and bottom and sew ends securely.