Queen's Taste Chair Set Pattern #7218

MATERIALS: For best results use …
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—5 balls of White or Ecru, or 8 balls of any color.
or
J. & P. Coats—4 balls of White or Ecru, or 5 balls of any color.
Big Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—2 balls of White or Ecru.
or
J. & P. Coats —2 balls of White or Ecru, or 3 balls of any color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.

Chair Back—about 11½ x 18 inches.
Arm Pieces—about 8 x 12 inches.

Gauge: Each motif measures about 3 x 3¾ inches across center.

CHAIR BACK (First Motif of First Strip) … Starting at center, ch 23, half d c in 6th ch from hook; (ch 1, skip 1 ch, d c in next ch) twice; (ch 1, skip 1 ch, tr in next ch) twice; (ch 1, skip 1 ch, d c in next ch) twice; ch 1, skip 1 ch, half d c in next ch, ch 2, sl st in last ch. Work is now done in rnds. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 2 s c in same place as sl st, 2 s c in next sp, s c in next st; (s c in next ch-1, s c in next st) 7 times; 2 s c in ch-5, 3 s c in 3rd ch of same ch-5, 2 s c in same ch-5, s c in next st; (s c in next ch-1, s c in next st) 7 times; 2 s c in ch-5, sl st in 1st ch. 2nd rnd: Ch 1, s c in next (end) s c; make a p as fol­lows: Ch 6, s c in 5th ch from hook; make 3 more p's, ch 13, remove hook, insert it in 2nd ch from last p made and draw loop of chain through; into loop just made make s c, half d c, and 3 d c; ch 5, sl st in last d c—a p made; (3 d c in loop, p) 4 times; make 3 d c, half d c and s c in same loop, sl st at base of loop; (p, s c between next 2 p's) 3 times; ch-5 p, s c over next ch-1, sl st in last s c of oval, s c in same place as sl st, s c in next 2 s c; * (ch 1, p) 4 times, ch 13, remove hook, in­sert it in 2nd ch from last p made and draw last ch through; into loop just made make s c, half d c and 3 d c; sl st in last p of previous ch-13 loop; into second ch-13 loop make (3 d c, p) 4 times; make 3 d c, half d c and s c in same loop; sl st at base of loop; (ch-5 p, s c between next 2 p's) 3 times; ch-5 p, s c in next ch-1, between next p and oval; sl st in last s c of oval, s c in next 4 s c. Repeat from * 2 more times, but make 5 s c instead of 4 s c between p-loops. Make another p-loop, ending with 4 s c; make another p-loop, ending with 2 s c; make another p-loop, and work other half of rnd to correspond with first half, joining 1st and last p's of p-loop, in order to complete joinings of motif (12 loops in rnd). Fasten off.

   Make another motif like this, joining the center p of center p-loop at one side to corresponding p of 1st motif.

   Make 3 more motifs, joining as second was joined to first.

First Motif of Second Strip … Work as for second motif of first strip, joining the 2nd and 3rd p's of 2nd p-loop to 6th and 7th free p's (counting from joining) on second motif of first strip; also joining 3rd and 4th p's of last p-loop to 6th and 7th free p's of first motif of first strip. Join last p to 1st p made and complete the rnd.

Second Motif … Join to second and third motifs, as first motif was joined to first and second motifs; also join center p of center loop to corresponding p of first motif of second strip. Continue in this manner until there are 4 motifs on 2nd strip. Make 4 motifs for 3rd strip, alternating and joining them as before to opposite side of first strip.

   Fill in all spaces between motifs as follows: Attach thread to center p of one free loop; (ch 8, s c in center p of next free loop) twice; ch 6, sl st in p where thread was attached. Fasten off.

EDGING … Attach thread to center p-loop at one end of first strip. 1st rnd: ** (Ch 20, s c in center p of next loop) twice; ch 20, tr in center p of next loop, tr in corresponding p of next motif; (ch 20, s c in center p of next loop) 5 times. * Ch 16, tr in center p of next loop, tr in corresponding p of next motif, ch 16, s c in center p of next loop, (ch 20, s c in center p of next loop) twice. Repeat from * once more, ch 16, tr in center p of next loop, tr in corresponding p on next motif, ch 16, s c in center p of next loop; (ch 20, s c in next loop) 4 times; ch 20, tr in center p of next loop, tr in corresponding p of next motif; (ch 20, s c in center p of next loop) 3 times. Repeat from ** once more. 2nd rnd: Make 23 s c over each ch-20 loop, and 16 s c over each ch-16 loop. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next 3 s c of 1st loop, ch 6; * ch-5 p, ch 1, skip 2 s c, tr in next s c. Repeat from * 5 more times; skip 2 s c of next loop, tr in next s c, and continue thus around. Fasten off.

ARM PIECES … Make 2 motifs, joining as before. Then make 2 more motifs, joining one between motifs on each side. Finish as for chair back.

   Stretch and pin pieces right side down on ironing board, placing pins close together, around edge. Steam with hot iron and wet cloth. Press through a dry cloth until perfectly dry.