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Child's Kitten Chair Back (1947): vintage crochet pattern
A solid single-crochet chair back for a child's chair with a looped edge and an embroidered cat worked from the printed chart. The panel is worked over 124 stitches at a printed gauge of 10 stitches and 12 rows to the inch.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | 540–600 yd (494–549 m) |
| Hook | 1.65 mm |
| Gauge | As printed: —10 sts = 1 inch—12 rows = 1 inch. |
| Finished size | 124 stitches × 107 rows at the printed gauge — about 12½ × 9 inches (32 × 23 cm) before the edge (calculated from the printed gauge) |
| Time | about 2 hours |
Materials
- De Luxe Mercerized Crochet and Knitting Cotton (Article 346) — size not printed; choose a cotton that gives the printed gauge — plus six-strand embroidery floss
- Yardage: 2 balls × 300 yd = about 600 yd, plus 1 skein of embroidery floss, as printed
- Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
- Hook: Start with a 1.65 mm (US 7) steel hook — the printed size is #7 — and change size to get 10 sc and 12 rows to 1 inch.
Abbreviations (US terms)
Notes before you start
- Source: "Child’s Chair Back" (4608), Chair Backs, American Thread Company, 1947. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: "DE LUXE" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON, Article 346; 2—300 yd. Balls White and "STAR" Six Strand Mercerized Embroidery Cotton, Article 50—1 Skein Blue or Pink.; Steel Crochet Hook #7.. Gauge: —10 sts = 1 inch—12 rows = 1 inch..
- 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: “s c” → “sc”
- 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 thread” → “fasten off”
- Modernisation note: Page numbers, page-continuation notes and illustration references removed.
- Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.
Instructions
- Ch 125 and work 124 sc on ch, ch 1, turn.
- Row 2: Work 1 sc in each sc, ch 1, turn.
- Repeat 2nd row 106 times, fasten off.
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- Edge
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Errata
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Child’s Chair Back pattern from?
It was published as "Child’s Chair Back" in Chair Backs by American Thread Company in 1947. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Child’s Chair Back?
De Luxe Mercerized Crochet and Knitting Cotton. 2 balls × 300 yd = about 600 yd, plus 1 skein of embroidery floss, as printed
What hook should I use?
Start with a 1.65 mm (US 7) steel hook — the printed size is #7 — and change size to get 10 sc and 12 rows to 1 inch. Gauge: As printed: —10 sts = 1 inch—12 rows = 1 inch.
