Seat Cover Pattern #937

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, 2 balls of a light color and 2 balls of a dark color.
Milward's Casein knitting pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size).
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 1.
1½ yds. of tape.

Gauge: 6 sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch.

Starting at back edge, with 3 strands of light color, cast on 12 sts. 1st and 2nd rows: * K 1, p 1. Repeat from * across. 3rd and 4th rows: * P 1, k 1, repeat from * across. Repeat these 4 rows, increasing 1 st at end of each row until there are 52 sts on needle, then 1 st at both ends of every 6th row 6 times (64 sts). Now decrease 1 st at both ends of every 7th row 5 times, every other row 5 times, and every row thereafter until 12 sts remain. Bind off.

Border. With 2 strands of dark color, make a chain as long as the measurement around outer edge of cover, omitting back edge; turn. 1st row: S c in 3rd ch from hook, s c in each ch across. Ch 2, turn. 2nd row: S c in each s c across. Sew foundation chain along outer edge of cover (omitting back). Then repeat 2nd row for 2 inches, making increases where necessary to keep work flat and back edge straight. Hereafter work straight until border measures 3 inches, then work as follows: * ch 4, sl st in 4th row on wrong side and 4 sts to left, ch 4, sl st in 6th st of last st at top edge. Repeat from * around, except back edge. Break off. Run tape through casing.

Trimming Motif. With dark color, work as for Towel Edging Pattern, No. 8187, making ch-20 instead of ch-25 for vertical strips, and ch-8 instead of ch-10 for triangles.

This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #94, Gifts to Crochet & Knit and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.