SEAT COVER

Take the coolest vehicle out there (or even your sofa) to another level with Fran Morgan’s clever cover.

■ DMC Natura Medium (100% cotton, 50g/75m), 6 balls of Vanilla (03)

1 ball of each: Orange Tree (109), Emerald (138), Amethyst (06), Buttercup (99), Super Red (55)

A 4mm (US G/6) hook

1.5m (59in) elastic, 5mm ( in) wide

TENSION

15sts and 7 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over tr using a 4mm hook

MEASUREMENTS

Full Motif measures 8.5x6cm (3 x2 in) Motif Panel measures 71x12.5cm (28x5in), 18cm (7in) deep

NOTES

Make 23 Motifs in the following colours: 5 Motifs in each of Emerald, Amethyst and Super Red; 4 Motifs in each of Buttercup and Orange Tree

DIAMOND MOTIF

Make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), working into loop: htr, 2tr, ch3, 2tr, 2htr, ch1, 2htr, 2tr, ch3, 2tr, 2htr, ch1, ss to top of beg ch-3.

[16 sts and 4 ch-sps]

Round 2 Ch2, htr in same st, htr in next 3 sts, (2htr, ch3, 2htr) in ch-3 sp, htr in next 4 sts, (htr, ch2, htr) in next ch-1 sp, htr in next 4 sts, (2htr, ch3, 2htr) in ch-3 sp, htr in next 4 sts, (htr, ch2) in ch-1 sp, ss to top of beg ch-2. [28 htr and 4 ch-sps]

Fasten off.

HALF DIAMOND MOTIF (MAKE 2)

Make 1 in each of Buttercup and Orange Tree.

Make a magic loop.

Row 1 (RS) Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), working into loop; htr, 2tr, ch3, 2tr, 2htr, turn. [8 sts and 1 ch-3 sp]

Row 2 (WS) Ch3 (counts as htr, ch1), htr in same st, htr in next 3 sts, (2htr, ch3, 2htr) in ch-3 sp, htr in next 3 sts, (htr, ch1, htr) in last st. [14 htr and 3 ch-sps]

Fasten off.

JOIN MOTIFS

Arrange the Motifs as shown in the diagram on page 93. On each full Motif, 9 sts on each side of the Motif are joined; 7 htr sts plus 1 stitch from each of the adjacent ch-sps. This will leave the centre ch of the ch-3 sp unworked. On each Half Motif, 9 sts on each side are joined; join to every st and ch along each side, and 1 of the ch on each side of the ch-3 sp, leaving the centre ch of the ch-3 sp unworked. Using Vanilla, join Motifs together by placing WS together and working a dcbl into the corresponding stitch of each Motif through both layers. There are two rows of joining, as shown by the bold dashed lines in the diagram. Complete 1 row of joining. Fasten off, join the second row.

Fasten off.

SHAPE SIDES

Rejoin Vanilla at the Round 1 starting point shown in the diagram.

Round 1 Dcbl around outer edge of all the joined Motifs, working 9dc in each side of

each Motif, ss to first dc. [306 sts]

Round 2 Ch3, dtr in next st (counts as dtr2tog), dtr in next st, tr in next 2 sts, htr in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, *dc in next 2 sts, htr in next 2 sts, tr in next 2 sts, dtr in next st, dtr2tog in the first and fourth of the next 4 sts, skipping the centre 2, dtr in next st, tr in next 2 sts, htr in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts; rep from * 6 times more, dc in next 2 sts, htr in next 2 sts, tr in next 2 sts, dtr in next st, dtr2tog over next 2 sts, ch3, working in end of Half Motif; 2dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts, 2dc in next st, ch3. Continue working in the round along the opposite long side and short side, by repeating all the instructions from Round 2, and replacing the first (ch3, dtr) with dtr2tog. When you reach the start of the round, ss to top of beg ch-3.

[264 sts and 4 ch-3 sps]

Row 3 Ch4 (counts as dtr), dtr in next st, tr in next st, htr in each st up to the next corner ch-3 sp, turn leaving rem sts unworked. [121 sts]

Row 4 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in first 6 sts, htr in each rem st of Row 3.

Fasten off.

Rejoin Vanilla with RS facing in the first st of the opposite long side (in the st after the ch-3 sp), repeat Rows 3 and 4 on the opposite side to mirror the first Row 3 and 4 as follows:

Row 3 Ch2 (counts as htr), htr in each st to last 3 sts before next ch-3 sp, tr in next st, dtr in next 2 sts, turn.

Row 4 Ch2 (counts as htr), htr in each st to last 6 sts, dc in last 6 sts. Fasten off. Row 5 Turn to RS and skipping the last 16 sts worked of the first Row 4 worked, rejoin Vanilla in the next st (see diagram), ch1 (does not count as st), dc in next 18 sts, htr in next 10 sts, tr in next 49 sts, htr in next 10 sts, dc in next 18 sts to bring you to the end of the long side. Continue working along the short side with tr in the end of Row 3, tr in ch-3 sp, tr in next 11 sts, tr in ch-3 sp, tr in end of Row 3, mirror sts along the other long side with 18dc, 10htr, 49tr, 10htr, 18dc. Fasten off leaving rem 16 sts unworked.

SIDES

The following rounds are worked in the round on all sts.

Rejoin Vanilla with RS facing, at the Round 6 starting point marked on the diagram.

Round 6 (RS) Ch2, tr in top of beg ch-3 of Round 2 (counts as tr2tog), 4tr evenly spaced across row ends of Rows 3 and 4. *Along the long edge, you will work in each st, adding an extra st in the end of the beg of Row 5 (122 sts): tr in next 5 sts, (tr in next 5 sts, tr2tog over next 2 sts) 16 times, tr in last 5 sts of long side, [dec from 122 sts to 106 sts on the long side]** tr2tog over first 2 sts of short side, 11tr, tr2tog, rep from * to ** along opposite long side, 4tr evenly spaced across row ends of Rows 3 and 4, tr2tog over dtr2tog and ch-3 sp of Round 2, tr in each of 11 sts along short side, ss to first tr2tog. [246 sts]

Round 7 Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3. Repeat last round 8 times more.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

TO MAKE UP

Weave elastic through last round of tr and adjust to fit before securing the ends.