Cozy Chair Pad
Make a set of cozy chair pads from super bulky yarn just in time for autumn’s cooler weather.
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
17 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Cascade Yarns Pacific Bulky super bulky (super chunky) weight acrylic/superwash merino wool yarn (7 oz/129 yds/200g per skein):
1 skein #33 cactus • Size L/11/8mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1 and 2 = 4 inches in diameter
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-1 at beginning of round counts as first single crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first single crochet and chain-4 unless otherwise stated. Chain-7 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning 3-treble crochet decrease (beg tr3tog): Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), *[yo twice, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up lp, yo, and draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook.
3-treble crochet decrease
(tr3tog): *Yo twice, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a lp, [yo and draw through 2 lps] twice; rep from * twice, yo and draw through all 4 lps on hook.
Fan: (Sc, 2 dc, tr, 2 dc, sc) in indicated st.
Beginning 3-treble crochet
cluster (beg 3-tr cl): Ch 4, *yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * once, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
3-treble crochet cluster (3-tr
cl): Yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook]
twice, *yo twice, insert hook in same st, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * once, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
CHAIR PAD
Ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 15 dc in ring, join in top of beg ch-3. (16 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 15 times, ch 1, join in top of beg ch-3. (16 dc, 16 ch-1 sps) Rnd 3: Ch 1 (see Pattern Notes), 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, [sc in next dc, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp] 15 times, join in beg ch-1. (48 sc) Rnd 4: Beg tr3tog (see Special Stitches), [ch 3, tr3tog (see Special Stitches)] 15 times, ch 3, join in top of beg tr. (16 tr3tog, 16 3-ch sps)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, [3 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next tr3tog] 15 times, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, join in beg ch-1. (64 sc) Rnd 6: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), [sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc, ch 4] around, join in beg ch-1. (16 sc, 16 ch-4 sps) Rnd 7: (Sl st, fan— see Special Stitches) in first ch-4 sp, fan in each ch-4 sp around, join in first sc of beg fan. (16 fans)
Rnd 8: Ch 7 (see Pattern Notes), sc in tr of first fan, [ch 3, tr in sp between next 2 sc, ch 3, sc in tr of next fan] 15 times, ch 3, join in 4th ch of beg ch-7. (16 tr, 16 sc, 32 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 9: (Sl st, 3 sc) in first ch-3 sp, 3 sc in each ch-3 sp around, join in beg sc. (96 sc)
Rnd 10: Ch 4 (counts as first sc and ch-3), sk first 2 sc, sc in sp between next 2 sc, [ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in sp between next 2 sc] 30 times, ch 3, join in first ch of beg ch-4. (32 sc, 32 ch-3 sps) Rnd 11: Beg 3-tr cl (see
Special Stitches) in same st as join, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4, [ 3-tr cl (see Special Stitches), ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4] around, join in beg 3-tr cl. (16 3-tr cls, 32 ch-4 sps) Rnd 12: Ch 1, [4 sc in next 2 ch-4 sps, sc in next 3-tr cl] 15 times, 4 sc in last 2 ch-4 sps, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (144 sc)
FINISHING
Block Pad on WS.