Lucky Star Chair Set Pattern #7176
A vintage chair set of star motifs with fill-in lace for a chair back and arm pieces, worked in size 20 mercerized crochet.
Materials
- Milward's steel crochet hook · No. 10 or 11
Pattern instructions
Chair Back Motif
Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st to form ring.
Ch 5, * dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join last ch-2 to 3rd st of ch 5.
Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, * 3 dc in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd st of ch-3.
Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2. Join to 3rd st of ch-3.
Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2. Join.
Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * dc in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.
Sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in next 6 dc, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.
Sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in next 4 dc, ch 4, sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join.
Sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in next 2 dc, ch 5, sc in ch-4 sp, sc in next 3 sc, sc in next sp, ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5. Join.
Sl st in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same place as sl st, holding back the last loop of each dc on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook; ch 1 to fasten (thus a 3-dc cluster is made, counting ch-3 as 1 dc); * ch 6, sc in ch-5 loop, sc in next 5 sc, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 dc, 3-dc cluster in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 6, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made.
Sc in same place as sl st, ** ch 5, skip 3 sc, tr in next sc, * ch 2, tr in same sc. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 5, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from ** around, ending with ch 5. Join.
Ch 6, dc in same place as sl st, * ch 3, 4 sc in ch-5 loop, sc in ch-2 sp, ch 3; in next ch-2 sp make dc, ch 3 and dc; ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, 4 sc in next ch-5 loop, ch 3; in next sc make dc, ch 3 and dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join to 3rd st of ch-6.
Sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 6, dc in same sp, * ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch 3; in next ch-3 sp (between dc's) make dc, ch 3 and dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-6. Fasten off. This completes one motif.
Make 3 x 3 motifs, and sew 2 points of each motif neatly to 2 points of adjacent motifs (2 points remain free between joinings, for fill-in lace).
Fill In Lace
Ch 8, join with sl st.
Ch 5, * dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join to 3rd st of ch-5.
Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 18, sc at joining of 2 motifs, ch 18, sc in same place as 1st sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point on motif, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring where last sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring where last sc was made, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.
Arm Pieces
Join 2 x 2 motifs. Make fill-in lace as for chair back.