EDGING:
RND 1: Navy in any st, ch-3 (1st dc), dc ea st and 2 dc end ea row around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (85 sts)
RND 2: Ch-3, dc next 4 sts, (2 dc next st, dc next 7 sts) around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (95 sts)
RND 3: Ch-3, dc next 4 sts, (2 dc next st, dc next 8 sts) around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (105 sts)
RND 4: Ch-3, dc ea st around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.
RND 5-6: Ch-3, dc next 4 sts, (2 dc next st, dc next 9 sts) around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (115 sts)(126 sts)
RND 7: Ch-3, dc next 5 sts, (2 dc next st, dc next 11 sts) around, join claret, sl st top beg ch-3, turn, fasten off navy. (136 sts)
RND 8: * Hdc next 10 sts, dc next 4, trc next 2, 2 trc next, ch-2, 2 trc next, trc next 2, dc next 4, hdc next 10, * rep bet ** around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (144 sts)
RND 9: Hdc ea hdc, dc ea dc, trc ea trc, and work (2 trc, ch-2, 2 trc) in ea ch-2 sp around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (160 sts)
RND 3: Hdc ea hdc, hdc ea dc, dc ea trc and work (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in ea ch-2 sp around, sl st top beg hdc, fasten off. (176 sts)
STAR (MAKE 9):
With H hook and white yarn, ch-4, sl st to from a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 15 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
ROW 2: Sc next 3 sts, leaving remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 3: Sk next st, sc next 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 4: Sk next st, sc next st, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 5: Sc next st, fasten off.
NEXT POINT:
ROW 1: Join next st on rnd 1, ch-1, work sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc next 2 sts, leaving remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (3 sts)
ROW 2: Sk next st sc next 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 3: Sk next st, sc next st, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 4: Sc next st, fasten off.
Rep next point 3 more times.
With needle and yarn sew stars around center of chair paid. Sew completed square to short end of ea rectangle. Sew this strip to the top and to the bottom of the finished center motif.
EDGING:
RND 1: With cornmeal and H hook join in any st around, ch-1, hdc same st as ch-1, hdc ea st around and working (2 hdc, ch-2, 2 hdc) in ea corner, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (636 sts)
RND 2-3: Hdc ea st around working (2 hdc, ch-2, 2 hdc) in ea ch-2 sp, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 3 fasten off. (652 sts)(666 sts)