Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, White or Ecru, 2 balls. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.
Motif. Ch 10 and join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 d c in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 10, and complete a cross st as follows: Thread over twice, insert hook in 8th ch from hook, draw thread through (4 loops on hook), thread over once, skip 1 d c and insert hook in next d c, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over, and take off 2 loops at a time, 5 times. * Ch 3, thread over 4 times, insert hook in next d c and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over, and take off 2 loops at a time twice, then thread over, skip 1 d c, insert hook in next, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over, and take off 2 loops at a time, 5 times. Ch 3, d c in center point of the cross, thus completing the cross. Repeat from * until there are 8 cross sts around the circle. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made. 3rd rnd: 5 s c in each sp. 4th to 7th rnds incl: S c in each s c of previous rnd. 8th rnd: Ch 4, d c in 1st s c, * ch 1, d c in next s c, repeat from * to end of rnd. Then ch 1, and join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4 first made. 9th rnd: Ch 10, and complete cross st as before, skipping 2 d c between each leg of cross st and inserting hook under ch-1 sp. Ch 3 between each cross st. Skip 2 d c between each cross st. Repeat around (20 cross sts) and join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made. 10th rnd: Sl st in 1st 2 sts of first sp, ch 5, * d c in same sp, ch 3, s c in next sp, ch 3, d c in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * to end of rnd. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 11th rnd: Ch 6, d c in same sp, * ch 4, s c in next s c of previous rnd, ch 4, d c in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, d c in same sp. Repeat from * to end of rnd, joining with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made. Break off.
Make 9 large motifs. For each arm piece, with over and over stitches, sew 2 motifs together at 3 points. For chair back, sew 3 motifs together as in arm piece, then place 2 motifs below the 3 motifs, as in illustration and sew at 2 points.
For a finer, more lacy effect, use Clark's O. N. T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 20 and a Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8. Following the same instructions, the resulting motifs will be smaller, but make as many motifs as necessary for the size of article to be made.
