Royal Society Carriage Set 2

Carriage Set 2

Hand Crochet by Royal Society

1940s

What You Need:

ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET

Size 20:

	SMALL BALL	LARGE BALL
For Set	27 balls	13 balls
For Carriage Cover	23 balls	10 balls
For Bottle Cover	2 balls	1 ball
For Cap	3 balls	2 balls

Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

Satin ribbon 5/8 inch wide, 6 yards for Carriage Cover, 2 1/2 yards for Cap and 1/4 yard for Bottle Cover.

1/4 yard ribbon rosebuds.

GAUGE: 11 sts make 1 inch; 6 rows make 1 inch.

Finished Carriage Cover measures about 27 x 31 inches.

CARRIAGE COVER . . . Starting at narrow end, make a chain about 30 inches long (11 ch sts to 1 inch).

1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across until row measures 24 inches. (Number of sts must be a multiple of 12 plus 7.) Cut off remaining chain. Ch 3, turn.

2nd row: Sk 1st sc, dc in next 2 sc, ch 1, 7 tr in next sc, drop loop from hook, insert hook in ch preceding the 7 tr draw dropped loop through (pc st made), * dc in next 11 sc, pc st in next sc. Repeat from * across, ending with dc in last 3 sc. Ch 1, turn.

3rd row: Sc in each dc across and in center tr of each pc st, ending with sc in top st of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.

4th row: Sk 1st sc, dc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.

5th row: Sc in each dc across and in top st of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.

6th row: Sk 1st sc, dc in next 8 sc, * pc st in next sc, dc in next 11 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with dc in last 9 sc. Ch 1, turn.

7th, 8th and 9th rows: Repeat 3rd, 4th and 5th rows.

Repeat 2nd to 9th rows inclusive until piece measures about 28 inches, ending with the 3rd row.

Do not break off, but ch 4, turn and work Frill all around as follows:

FRILL ... 1st rnd: In last sc made, make tr, ch 5 and 2 tr; * ch 2, sk 3 sts, 2 tr in next st, ch 2, sk 2 sts, 2 tr in next st. Repeat from * across, making 2 tr, ch 5 and 2 tr in last sc; now work along next side as follows: ** Ch 2, 2 tr in end of next sc row. Repeat from ** across. Work over remaining 2 sides to correspond. Join last ch-2 with sl st to top st of ch-4.

2nd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, sc in next tr, 7 sc in corner sp, * sc in next 2 tr, 2 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, making 7 sc in each corner sp. Sl st in 1st sc made.

3rd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, ch 5, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc, (ch 5, sc in next sc) 6 times (corner); * ch 5, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, working over corners as before, ending with ch 2, dc in 1st sc made.

4th to 8th rnds incl: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in dc of previous rnd.

9th to 12th rnds incl: * Ch 6, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, dc in dc of previous rnd. Fasten off at end of 12th rnd.

Stretch cover to measure 24 x 28 inches and steam. Starch frill lightly and press. Cut 2 pieces of ribbon each 49 inches long. Pass these through beading on both narrow ends, allowing ribbon to extend beyond edges on both sides. Cut remaining 118 inches of ribbon in half and pass through beading on side edges. Tie ends of ribbon on all four corners into double bows. Sew ribbon rosebuds on the knot of each double bow.

CAP . . . Starting at front edge, ch 152 to measure 13 inches.

1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (151 sts). Now work in pattern as for Carriage Cover until piece measures 4 ½ inches, ending with a dc row. Turn.

Next row: Sl st across 52 sts, ch 1, sc in each of next 47 sts. Ch 3, turn.

Continue in pattern over these center 47 sts for 4 1/2 inches (center back), ending with an sc row. Fasten off, Sew up both back seams.

BEADING . . . With right side facing, attach thread to 1 st of foundation chain of front edge, ch 4. In same place where thread was attached, make tr, ch 5 and 2 tr (corner), * ch 2, sk 3 sts, 2 tr in next st, ch 2, sk 2 sts, 2 tr in next st. Repeat from * across, making 2 tr, ch 5 and 2 tr in last st (corner).

Now work along lower edge as follows: ** Ch 2, 2 tr in end of next sc row.

Repeat from ** to center back piece. Work across back piece same as across front edge, then work across remaining lower edge same as other lower edge. Join with sl st in top st of 1st ch-4.

FRILL . . . Work across front edge only as follows: 1st row: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, sc in next tr, 7 sc in corner sp, * sc in next 2 tr, 2 sc in next sp. Repeat from * across to corresponding position on other corner. Ch 1, turn.

2nd row: Sc in same place as sl st, ch 6, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc, (ch 6, sc in next sc) 6 times (corner); * ch 6, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from *, working other corner same as 1st corner and ending with ch 2, dc in last sc of corner. Ch 6, turn.

3rd to 6th rows incl: Sc in next loop, * ch 6, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across, ending with ch 2, dc in last loop. Ch 6, turn. Fasten off at end of 6th row.

Starch frill lightly and press. Run a 12-inch ribbon through beading on lower edge and tack at both ends. Run a 20-inch ribbon through beading on front edge and tack. Cut remainder of ribbon in half. Make 2 loops on one end of each piece and sew to each side of Cap. Sew ribbon rosebuds to base of loops.

BOTTLE COVER . . . Starting at bottom, ch 2.

1st rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join rnds.

2nd rnd: 2 sc in each st around (12 sts).

3rd rnd: * Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around (18 sts).

4th rnd: * Sc in 2 sts, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around (24 sts).

Continue thus, increasing as necessary to keep work flat until there are 74 sts on rnd and piece measures 2 inches in diameter, sl st in next st.

Now work sides of Bottle Cover as follows:

1st rnd: Ch 3 to count as 1 dc, dc in back loop only of each st around (74 sts). Join with sl st in top st of 1st ch-3. Ch 1, turn.

2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in each st around (74 sts). Join. Ch 3, turn.

3rd rnd: Dc in next 3 sc, (pc st in next sc, dc in next 11 sc) 5 times; pc st in next sc, dc in next 4 sc, ch 5, sl st in top st of 1st ch-3. Ch 1, turn.

4th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in 5 ch, sc in each st around (74 sts). Join. Ch 3, turn.

5th rnd: Dc in next 68 sts. Ch 1, turn.

6th rnd: Sc in 68 sts, sc in top st of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.

7th rnd: Dc in next 9 sc, (pc st in next sc, dc in next 11 sc) 4 times; pc st in next sc, dc in next 10 sc, ch 5, sl st in top st of 1st ch-3. Ch 1, turn.

8th, 9th and 10th rnds: Repeat 4th, 5th and 6th rnds.

Repeat 3rd to 10th rnds inclusive until side measures 5 inches.

Then, following directions of Frill on Carriage Cover, work Beading and 5 rows of loops. Fasten off.

Draw ribbon through beading and tie in a bow.