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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting & Crochet Cotton (2 balls) or J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen (3 balls) of Ecru. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 4 or 5.

When completed, chair back measures about 11 x 15½ inches and each arm piece about 6½ x 11½ inches. Each motif is joined on to previous motifs on the 4th rnd, as explained later.

Chair Back. First Motif. Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 15 d c in ring, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, d c in each d c with ch-1 between d c's. Join last ch 1 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4 (16 sps). 3rd rnd: Ch 5, d c in next sp, * ch 4, skip 1 sp, 2 d c with ch-2 between in next sp, repeat from * around, ending with ch 4 and sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 4th rnd: Ch 3, 4 d c in next sp, 5 d c in each of next 2 sps, * ch 13, skip 1 sp, 5 d c in each of next 3 sps, repeat from * 2 more times, then ch 13 and join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. Break off. Second Motif. Work as for first motif to 3rd rnd incl. 4th rnd: Ch 3, 4 d c in next sp, join with s c between 1st and 2nd groups of 5-d c on first motif (always keeping right side of work on top), make 5 d c in next sp back on second motif, and join again in the same way with s c between 2nd and 3rd groups of 5-d c on first motif, 5 d c in next sp back on second motif, ch 6, join with sl st to 7th ch st of first motif, ch 6, skip 1 sp on second motif, 5 d c in next sp. Complete this rnd as in first motif with no more joinings to within the last ch-13. Then ch 6, join with sl st to 7th ch st of ch-13 on first motif, ch 6, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made on second motif. Break off. Make 5 more motifs, joining each motif to previous one as second one was joined to first, thus making a strip of 7 motifs. Make a second strip of 7 motifs joining to first strip, as follows: First Motif of Second Strip. Work as for second motif of first strip and join, as before, to first motif alongside of first strip. Second Motif. Work as before to 3rd rnd inclusive. 4th rnd: Work as for 4th rnd of previous motif, but join to the two adjacent motifs and complete rnd. Work next 5 motifs of this strip joining thus to adjacent two motifs. Make 3 more strips of motifs and join as before. This completes chair back.

Arm Pieces. Make 3 strips of 5 motifs each, joining them together as in chair back.

The finished size of the chair back is also ideal for a luncheon mat. Make a set of four or six luncheon mats and a center runner 11 motifs x 5 motifs.