Chariot Wheel Chair Set (1941): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 10 six-cord mercerized crochet thread (printed: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, size 10)
• Yardage: About 12½ yd per motif, as printed
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 1.65 mm (US 7) steel hook for size 10 thread and change size so one motif measures about 3 inches from spoke to spoke (the printed hook is Milward's No. 8).

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

sc

single crochet

st

stitch

Notes before you start

• Source: "Chariot Wheel" (7035), Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), The Spool Cotton Company, 1941. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: CLARK’S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 10. See thread information on page 22.; Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 8.. Gauge: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures about 3″ from end of spoke to end of opposite spoke, and requires approximately 12½ yds. of thread..
• Modernisation note: Transcribed from the original publication; stitches, repeats and their order are unchanged.
• Modernisation note: Run-on paragraphs split into one round, row or step per line.
• Modernisation note: The source leaflets already use US crochet terms; only abbreviations and wording were modernised.
• Modernisation note: Round/row labels rewritten in modern form (e.g. “2nd Round.” → “Rnd 2:”, “7th to 10th rnds incl:” → “Rnds 7–10:”)
• Modernisation note: “break off” → “fasten off”
• Modernisation note: “attach” → “join”
• Modernisation note: Page numbers, page-continuation notes and illustration references removed.
• Modernisation note: Hook numbers in the original are Milward's steel hook sizes; a starting size is suggested from the thread weight instead of converting the old numbering.
• Modernisation note: The original lists: recommended uses — Chair sets, runners, luncheon sets, centerpieces, tablecloths.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Motif

1. Starting at center, ch 12, join with sl st to form ring.
2. Row 1: Ch 21 (to measure 1¾″). Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (20 sc). Make 1 sc in ring. Ch 1, turn.
3. Row 2: Picking up only the back loop of each sc, skip 1st sc, sc in each of next 20 sc. Ch 1, turn.
4. Row 3: Picking up only the back loop of each sc, sc in each of next 4 sc, * ch 5, sc in each of next 4 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 4 sc (4 p’s made). Make 1 sc in ring. This completes 1st spoke. Do not fasten off but continue for 2nd spoke.
5. Second Spoke...
6. Row 1: Ch 20, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 2nd p from ring and draw dropped loop through. Sc in each st of ch-20 (20 sc). Make 1 sc in ring. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd and 3rd rows of 1st spoke once. Then make 4 more spokes same as 2nd spoke (6 in all), but while making the 3rd p of the 6th spoke, join to 1st spoke by making ch 2, sl st in end sc of 1st spoke, ch 2, and continue back on 6th spoke as usual. Fasten and fasten off. This completes motif.
7. Joining... Place motifs in position as in illustration, and pin ends of spokes together. Then sew them together on wrong side with over-and-over stitches.
8. Chair set requires 28 motifs (rows of 6 motifs and 5 motifs alternately). Arm piece requires 13 motifs (a row of 5 motifs for center and a row of 4 motifs along each side of center row).