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Chairback 17” x 14”
Arm Pieces 11” x 9”

MATERIALS
#5 Pearl Cotton (50 yards in a ball).
2 balls of White, 3 balls each of Light Blue, Dark Blue, Orange and Yellow, 4 balls of Leaf Green.
1 skein of Brown Embroidery Floss (6 strand).
#4 steel crochet hook.

GAUGE ON LEAVES: 15 sc equal 2 inches.

IMPORTANT: Before starting your crocheted article, make a 3 inch square swatch of the pattern stitch to be used with the hook and yarn specified in the instructions. Count the number of stitches and rows you get to the inch. If you get MORE stitches to the inch than specified in the instructions, you are working tightly, so change to a LARGER hook; if you get LESS stitches to the inch, you are working loosely, so change to a SMALLER hook. By checking the stitch gauge you are assuring yourself of perfectly sized articles at all times.

DIRECTIONS

PANSY — With orange, ch 6, j with sl st in ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, (7 tr and 3 dc in ring) for 2 times. 7 tr in ring, fasten off orange, attach yellow. 2nd rnd: 1 sc in 3rd ch st and in each of next 2 dc, * 1 dc in each of next 2 tr, 2 tr in each of next 3 tr, 1 dc in each of next 2 tr, 1 sc in each of next 3 dc; repeat from * around. 3rd rnd: * 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 tr in each of next 2 tr, 2 dtr in each of next 2 tr, 2 tr in each of next 2 tr, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc; repeat from * around, fasten off yellow. Attach dark blue, 4th rnd: 1 sc in each st around, having 69 sc in all. 5th rnd: * 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 dc in each of next 4 sts, 2 tr in each of next 4 sts, 2 dtr in each of next 4 sts, 2 tr in each of next 4 sts, 2 dc in each of next 4 sts; repeat from * around. 6th rnd: * Working this rnd thru front half loop only, 1 sc in next st, ch 2; repeat from * around, fasten off dark blue. 1st short row: Attach dark blue in back half loop of first dtr of any petal, and continuing to work in back half loops, 1 sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, (1 tr in next st, 2 tr in next st) for 9 times, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 10 sts which brings work into the second petal, repeat parenthesis for 7 times, 2 dc in next st, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, fasten off dark blue. 2nd short row: Attach light blue in fourth st before beginning of 1st short row, work 1 sc in each of next 3 sts thru back half loop; continue working in regular way, 1 sc in each of next 4 sts, 1 dc in each of next 6 sts, 2 tr in next st, 1 tr in next, 2 tr in next, (1 dtr in next, 2 dtr in next) for 4 times, (1 tr in next, 2 tr in next for 3 times, 1 dc in each of next 6 sts, 1 dtr in each of next 9 sts, (2 dtr in next, 1 dtr in next) for 8 times, (2 tr in next, 1 tr in next) for 3 times, 2 dc in next st, 1 sc in each or next 6 sts, 1 sc in each of next 2 sts thru back half loops, turn. 3rd short row: Skip first st, sl st along 2 sts, * ch 2, sc in next st; repeat across to beginning of second short row, fasten off.

Make 3 pansies as follows: 1st and 2nd rnds: Orange. 3rd rnd: Yellow. 4th rnd: Orange. 5th rnd: Yellow. 6th rnd: and 3 short rows: Orange.

Make 3 more pansies as follows: 1st rnd: Orange. 2nd and 3rd rnds: White. 4th, 5th and 6th rnds: Light Blue. The 3 short rows in dark blue.

Embroider each center with brown floss, using entire 6 strands, making lazy-daisy sts, as in illustration. Top left petal curls and overlaps the top right petal.

STEM

With green, ch 45, 1 sc in second st from hook and in each of next 20 ch sts, skip 3 ch sts, 1 sc in each of next 20 ch sts, ch 1, turn. 2nd row: 1 sc in each of next 18 sts, 1 dec st by drawing loops thru each of next 4 sts, thread over and thru all loops on hook; 1 sc in each of next 18 sc, ch 1, turn. 3rd row: 17 sc, 1 dec st of 3 sts, 17 sc, ch 1, turn. 4th row: 16 sc, 1 dec st of 3 sts, 16 sc, ch 1, turn. Work 4 more rows in same manner as fourth row, having 1 st less at beginning and end of each row. Then fold long sides together, join edges with sc thru both edges for 12 sts, fold long sides of other end and join in same manner. Result will be a V-shaped stem for the chairback piece. For arm piece, start with ch 21, work 8 rows of sc, join long edges.

LEAF

With green, ch 11, 1 sc in second st from hook and in each of next 8 ch sts, 3 sc in last ch st. Working on other side of foundation ch, 1 sc in each of next 8 ch sts, 3 sc in last st, 1 sc thru back half loop of next 8 sts around, ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Working in regular way, 1 sc in each of next 9 sts, 5 sc in next, 1 sc in each of next 8 sts, ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Working thru back half loop only, 11 sc, 5 sc in next, 8 sc, ch 1, turn, 4th row: Working in regular way (thru both loops of st), 10 sc, 5 sc in next, 11 sc, ch 1, turn. 5th row: Thru back half loop, 13 sc, 5 sc in next, 10 sc, ch 1, turn. 6th row: Regular way, 12 sc, 5 sc in next, 13 sc, ch 1, turn. 7th row: Thru back half loop, 15 sc, 5 sc in next, 12 sc, ch 1, turn. 8th row: Regular way, 14 sc, 5 sc in next, 15 sc, ch 1, turn. 9th row: Thru back half loop, 17 sc, 3 sc in next, 16 sc, fasten off.

Make 10 leaves for chairback, and 4 leaves each for the arm pieces. Sew leaves, pansies and stems together as in illustration.