Studio Couch Cover Pattern

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MER­CERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 85 balls of No. 49-A Killarney.

Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2/0 (double zero).

A hairpin lace staple, 1 inch wide.

43 packages of Wright's Rick Rack, Size 29, Canary No. 86.

6½ yards of dark green rayon braid.

Each completed strip measures 1¾ inches wide.

FIRST STRIP … Starting at top, make a strip of hair­pin lace to reach across long side, see pattern book page. Break off.

HEADING … Keeping the twist in all loops, attach thread to first loop, sc in same place, * ch 3, sc in last sc (picot made), sc in next loop. Repeat from * across. Break off.

SECOND STRIP … Work as for First Strip having same amount of loops on each side of staple.

To Join Strips: Keeping the twist in all loops through­out, attach thread to first loop on Second Strip, sc in same place, ch 1, sl st in first picot on First Strip, ch 1, sc in last sc made on Second Strip, sc in next loop, * ch 1, sl st in next picot on First Strip, ch 1, sc in last sc made on Second Strip, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across. Break off.
   Work picot heading across opposite side of last strip made. Continue making strips and joining as Second Strip was joined to First Strip until piece measures same width as top of couch, do not work picot head­ing across last long side. Attach thread to first free loop on last strip, sc in same place, * ch 1, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across, make 3 sc in last loop and, working across narrow edge, sc closely across, make 3 sc in first free loop on First Strip and complete other sides to correspond. Join and break off.

SIDE PIECE … Make a strip of hairpin lace 18 inches long (for height of couch). Work picot heading on both sides. Continue making strips until piece reaches around couch, allowing 4 extra strips for each pleat at each corner. Join last strip to first strip.
   Sew corner strips in place to form an inverted pleat at each corner. Attach thread to top edge and sc closely around. Join and break off. Sew top piece in place.
   Cut a strip of rick rack slightly longer than length of top piece, lace through first row of picot joinings, sew ends securely. Lace a piece of rick rack through each joining. Complete side strips the same way. Sew braid neatly in place.

BOTTOM BORDER … 1st rnd: Attach thread to any strip at bottom, make a picot edge neatly around, keeping work flat. Join. 2nd rnd: Sl st to next picot, ch 3, dc in same place, 2 dc in each picot around. Join. 3rd and 4th rnds: Ch 3, dc in each dc around. Join. 5th rnd: Sc in each dc around. Join and break off.  

Block to measurements.