Fan Chair Set American Thread Co. 1954

Materials: Puritan Crochet Cotton, Art. 40 or Deluxe Quality Crochet Cotton, Art. 346. 3 balls White, Cream or Ecru. Steel crochet hook No. 8. Chair Back measures about 11 1\2 inches x 16 inches. Arm Rests measure about 7 inches x 10 3\4 inches.

Ch 173, d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each remaining st of ch, ch 3, turn.

2nd Row: 1 d c in each d c, ch 3, turn.

3rd Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, * ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 53 times, 1 d c in each of the next 4 sts, ch 3, turn (54 meshes).

4th Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, * ch 2, skip 1 mesh, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next mesh, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in same space, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in next mesh, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, d c in next d c, 2 d c in next mesh, d c in next d c (solid mesh), ch 2, d c in next d c (open mesh), 2 d c in next mesh, d c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, shell in next mesh, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, shell in next mesh, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, d c in next d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, d c in 3rd st of end ch, ch 3, turn.

5th Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 1 open mesh, * ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 4, skip the ch 5 loop, 6 d c in next loop, ch 4, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, d c in next d c, 1 open mesh, 1 solid mesh, 1 open mesh, repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 4, skip 1 loop, 6 d c in next loop, ch 4, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, d c in next d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 3, turn.

6th Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 1 open mesh, * ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 loop, 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c with ch 1 between each d c, ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, d c in next d c, 1 solid mesh, 1 open mesh, 1 solid mesh, repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 loop, 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c with ch 1 between each d c, ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, d c in next d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the last 5 sts, ch 3, turn.

7th Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 1 open mesh, ** ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, * 1 d c, ch 1, 1 d c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * 4 times, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, d c in next d c, 1 open mesh, 1 solid mesh, 1 open mesh, repeat from ** across row ending to correspond, ch 3, turn.

8th Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 1 open mesh, * ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 5, d c in 3rd ch 1 space (center of pattern), ch 2, d c in same space, ch 5, shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, d c in next d c, 1 solid mesh, 1 open mesh, 1 solid mesh, repeat from * across row ending to correspond, ch 3, turn. Repeat from 5th through 8th row 10 times.

Next Row: 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, 1 open mesh, * ch 2, skip 1 d c of next shell, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c of same shell, ch 2, d c in center st of next ch 5 loop, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next ch 2 loop, ch 2, d c in center st of next ch 5 loop, ch 2, d c in 2nd d c of next shell, ch 2, d c in next d c of same shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, d c in 2nd d c of next shell, ch 2, d c in next d c of same shell, ch 2, d c in center st of next loop, ch 2, d c in 2nd d c of next shell, ch 2, d c in next d c of same shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, d c in next d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the last 5 sts, ch 3, turn.

Next Row: 1 d c in each d c and 2 d c in each ch 2 mesh, ch 3, turn.

Next Row: 1 d c in each d c, cut thread.

ARM RESTS: Ch 74 and work same as chair back having 2 stripes of fan pattern and 10 fan patterns in each stripe.