Daisy Chair Set

This floral chair set will be a welcome gift for a friend or yourself.
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
SIZE:
Chair Back: 12" by 15"
Arm Piece: 6" by 12"
Motif: 3" diameter
MATERIALS
Crochet cotton size 20: 2 (400-yd) balls
Steel crochet hook size 8
Spray starch
Chair Back
FIRST STRIP
First Motif
Rnd 1: Ch 12, join with sl st to form
ring, ch 3, 35 dc in ring, join with sl st
in top of ch-3. (36 dc counting ch-3)
Rnd 2: Ch 5, [skip next dc, dc in next
dc, ch 2] 17 times, join with sl st in 3rd
ch of ch-5. (18 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3: [Ch 3, sl st in next dc, ch 11, turn,
sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in each of
next 9 ch, dc in sl st, sl st in next dc on
Rnd 2] 9 times, end last rep with sl st
in first ch of beg ch-3. (9 petals)
Rnd 4: [Dc in each of 9 ch of next
petal, sc in next ch, sc in turning ch at
tip of petal, sc in next sc, sc in each of
next 10 dc] 9 times, join with sl st in
first dc, sl st to tip of first petal.
Rnd 5: *Sc in tip of petal, [ch 4, sl st in
3rd ch from hook (picot)] twice, ch 1,
skip next sc on side of petal, dc in next
sc, dc in 2nd dc from tip of next petal,
[ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from hook] twice,
ch 1, rep from * 8 times, join with sl st
in first sc, fasten off.
ch 4, join with sl st in picot at right of
petal on adjacent motif, sl st in 3rd st
from hook (completes picot), ch 1, sc
in tip of petal, [ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from
hook] twice, ch 1, dc in 2nd sc from
tip, dc in 2nd dc from tip of next petal,
ch 4, skip 2 picots on adjacent motif, sl
st in next picot, sl st in 3rd st from
hook, complete rnd as for first motif.
SECOND STRIP
First Motif
Rnds 1–4: Rep Rnds 1–4 of first motif
for first strip.
Rnd 5: Sc in tip of first petal, [ch 4, sl st
in 3rd ch from hook] twice, ch 1, dc in
2nd sc from tip, dc in 2nd dc from tip of
next petal, ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from
hook, ch 4, sl st in 12th picot before
joining of first and 2nd motifs on first
strip, sl st in 3rd st from hook, ch 1, sc
in tip of petal, ch 4, join to next picot
on adjacent motif, sl st in 3rd st from
hook, ch 1, dc in 2nd sc from tip, dc in
2nd dc from tip of next petal, picot, ch
4, skip next 2 picots on adjacent motif,
join to next picot, sl st in 3rd st from
hook, ch 4, join to next picot, sl st in 3rd
st from hook, complete rnd as before.
Subsequent Motifs
Join each of next 3 motifs to adjacent
motifs in same manner, work 20 more
picots of 5th rnd, join next picot to
corresponding picot on preceding mo­
tif in 2nd strip, skip 2 picots on adja­
cent motif, join to next picot, complete
rnd. There will be 6 free picots on each
motif between joinings.
THIRD–FIFTH STRIPS
Join motifs in 3rd and 5th strips same
as motifs in first strip; join 1 petal only
on each side to corresponding petal on
adjacent motif. Join motifs in 4th strip
same as motifs in 2nd strip, join 2
petals to corresponding petals on adja­
cent motif in 3rd strip and 1 petal only
to preceding motif on strip.
FILL-IN MOTIF
Rnd 1: Ch 12, join with sl st to form
ring, ch 3, 31 dc in ring, join with sl st
in top of ch-3. (32 dc)

Second Motif
Rnds 1–4: Rep Rnds 1–4 of first motif.
Rnd 5: Sc in tip of petal, [ch 4, sl st in
3rd ch from hook] twice, ch 1, dc in 2nd
sc from tip, dc in 2nd dc from tip of next
petal, ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from hook,
Rnd 2: Ch 4, skip 2 free picots on large
motif, join with sl st in next picot, ch 4,
skip next 3 dc in ring, sl st in next dc,
ch 4, join to next free picot on large
motif, ch 4, skip 3 dc in ring, sl st in next
dc, [ch 4, skip 2 free picots on large
motif and 2 free picots on next large Arm Piece
motif, join to next free picot, ch 4, skip Work same as first and 2nd strips of
next 3 dc in ring, sl st in next dc, ch 4, Chair Back. ✹
join to next free picot, ch 4, skip next 3
dc in ring, sl st in next dc] 3 times, join
with sl st in base of ch-4, fasten off.