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MATERIALS: Use one of the following threads:
J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 3 balls of dark color and 2 balls of light color.
Clark's O.N.T. Lustersheen, 3 skeins of dark color and 2 skeins of light color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8 or 9.

Chair Seat Cover—about 18 inches at front edge, 14 inches at back edge, and 14 inches along both side edges.

Side strip measures about 3 inches deep.

Gauge: 10 d c make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch (each individual square indicates 3 d c).

CHAIR SEAT COVER … Starting at front edge, with dark color ch 185 (to measure about 19 inches). 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in next ch, thread over, insert hook in next ch and draw loop through; thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop dark color, attach light color and draw through remaining 2 loops (3 dark d c made). Holding dark color along top of chain and working over it to conceal it, work d c in 7 ch. Thread over, insert hook in next ch and draw loop through; thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop light color, pick up dark color and draw through remaining 2 loops (6 light d c made). * With dark color make 3 d c, carrying light color concealed and completing last d c with light color as before. Make 6 light d c, carrying dark color and completing last d c with dark color. Repeat from * 18 more times, 3 dark d c, ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Working into d c, carrying unused color and working over it to conceal it, make 2 dark d c, * 6 light d c, 3 dark d c. Repeat from * across. Hereafter follow chart, decreasing 1 st at both ends of the 10th row and every other row thereafter until 141 sts remain—to dec. work off 2 d c as 1 d c. When design is completed, fasten off light color (141 d c). With dark color, sl st across 1st 10 d c, ch 3 and make dark d c in each d c across to within 10 d c from oppo­site end. Work across these 121 d c without decreasing for 3 inches. Fasten off.

SIDE STRIP … With dark color ch 32 (to measure about 3¼ inches). 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each ch across (30 d c, counting turning ch). Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: D c in each d c across. Ch 3, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece is long enough to go around the 2 side edges and front edge of chair seat cover (about 46 inches). Fasten off. Sew edge of this strip to front and side edges of chair seat cover.

CORDS … Cut 12 strands of light color, each 6 yds. long. Twist strands tightly, then double the twisted strands and give them a 2nd twist in the opposite direction. Sew this cord along edges of chair seat cover where strip was joined, and across back where color-pattern ends. Make another cord same as this, and sew all around outer edges. Cut remaining cord into 4 pieces of equal length, to be used as ties.