December 2017 Pattern of the Month Crochet Country Gardens Chair pads

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December 2017 Pattern of the Month Crochet

  Country Gardens Chair pads © 1999 by N.L.Banks

 

 

Materials:

3 cones Cream #3  
6 balls Country Garden #167  Peaches & Crème by Elmore-Pisgah, Inc.   

1 G hook
1 K hook

 

Using the K hook and with 2 strands of cream held together, ch 5 to form ring, join with slip stitch.

Rd 1, ch 1 8 sc in ring, join with slip stitch.

                                                                                                            

Rd 2  ch 1  1 sc in same place, 2sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, around, join with slip stitch.  (12sc)                                                                                                                 

Rd 3  ch 1, 1 sc in same place, 2 sc, in next sc, 1 in each of next 2 sc, around, join with slip stitch. End 3 sc in last sc ( 18sc)

Rd 4  repeat round 3, join with slip stitch.  (26sc)

Rd 5   ch 2, 1 dc in same place, 1dc in next 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc, around. End 2 dc in last sc, join with slip stitch. (36 dc, ch 2 counts as 1dc.)

Rd  6  ch 2, post around next dc, 1 dc in next dc, post around next dc, around, join with slip stitch. (18 posts & 18dc)

Rd 7   ch 2, post around post, 2 dc, post around next post, around, join with slip stitch. (18 posts & 36dc)

Rd 8   ch 2, post around post, 3 dc, post around next post, around, join with slip stitch.  (18 posts & 54dc)

Rd 9   ch 2, post around post, 4 dc, post around next post, around, join with slip stitch. (18 posts & 72 dc.)

Rd 10  repeat round 9, join with slip stitch.

Rd 11,  ch 2, post around post, 5 dc, post around next post, around, join with slip stitch. (18 posts & 90 dc)

Rd 12   repeat round 11, join with slip stitch.

Rd 13,  ch 2, post around first post, 2 dc, post around third dc, 2 dc, post around next post, repeat around, join with slip stitch. ( (36 posts & 72 dc)  Fasten off cream.

Rd 14   Attach Country Gardens to the top of any post, ch2, 4 dc in same place, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, 5 dc in next dc, around, join with slip stitch. Fasten off Country Gardens.

For ties

 With 2 strands of Country Gardens held together, and leaving a tail of about 5”, ch 40, holding wrong side of cushion towards you, sc around any post, 1sc in same place, ch 40, fasten off. Skip 9 posts, repeat from * to *. Fasten off.  Repeat for other 3 chair pads.

For Tassels

  Cut a piece of card board 4” inches  . Using 2 strands of Country Gardens and 2 of cream, wrap the yarn around the cardboard 10 times. Use the ends of the ties to tie the tassel at the top, tie tight. Cut the yarn at the bottom. Tie again about 1 inch from the top of the tassel.  Cut the yarn at the end of the tassel even. Repeat for the other 15 tassels.

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