CROCHET COLLAR

                                

Crochet Collars.

finished collar

Collars give an impressive and gorgeous look to girls' and ladies' frocks and tops. Especially, when it is a crocheted collar it is much adorable and gives a rich look. There are different types of fabric collars as Peter Pan collar, notch collar, Chinese collar, shirt collar, etc. Some crochet collars are also made according to the shapes of the above fabric collars. For baby girls, Peter Pan collar design is used mostly. It is more beautiful when collars have two layers as one over the other. I have given an example here.

Some collars lay flat along the neckline. The necklines can have different shapes.  It can be round-shaped, boat-shaped, or V-shaped. Some collars attached to the neckline are like frills. They are wider than others and fall up to cover half of their arms and they look lacier. Some of these types of collars are round and some are square.

What are the suitable yarns for crochet collars? Cotton yarn, Bamboo cotton yarn, silk yarn, and acrylic yarn are best. Collars made out of acrylic yarn should not iron because acrylic is a synthetic substance.

Before making a collar you have to get some measurements. You have to think that whether the neckline is low cut or high cut. When the depth is determined and at that point, you can measure horizontally the length of the neckline you need.

If you want you can attach the collar to a neckline of an already finished garment. Measure the finished neckline and get the needed length. Then you can make the needed amount of chains to get that length.

Pattern description: According to this completed pattern the number of chains should be a multiple of 2. The total length of the neckline I have chosen is 28”. To cover that length (28”) I have taken 190 chains.

The stitches used here are chain (ch) single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc) and picot.

(The images are given for the sample pattern. I have taken 30 chains as a foundation chain in the sample)

 Row 1: To start, make the needed number (should be an even number) of chains after measuring the neckline. (Foundation chain) At the end, make 5 ch (3 chains to get the height or as a dc and 2 chains as the space) and yarn over, insert the hook to the 5^th ch from the hook and make a dc. Then ch 2 and skip 2 ch and to the next ch make 1 dc. “Ch 2, Skp 2,1dc”. Repeat to the end.

                                       

1st row

Row 2: Turn the work and make 3 chains and 2dcs to the ch 2 space and 1 dc to the dc below. “2dcs to the ch 2 space 1 dc to the dc below” From “to “Repeat to the end. Final dc to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 chains.

3: Turn and make 3ch and make 3 dcs to the 3 dcs below. ch 3, Skip 3, 4dcs to the dcs below,“ ch 3, Skp 3, 4 dcs to the 4 dcs below” Repeat from “ to “ At the end ch 3,  skip 3 and 1 dc to the last dc below.

half way of Row 3

 Row 4: Turn and make 3 chains and make 2 dcs to the ch 3 space below. Ch 1 and three dcs to the same space. Skip 4dcs and 3 dcs to the ch 3 space below. Then ch 1 and 3dcs to the same space. “Skp 4dcs, 3dc, ch1, 3dc “Repeat from “to “At the end 3ch and make 1 dc to the 4th dc bellow with a dc.

Row 5: Turn, make a shell into the shell below. Make 2 chains and a shell into the shell below.”2ch, schell in schell” repeat. At the end join to the last dc with a dc.  

Row 6 : Turn, make 3 ch and make a shell into the shell bellow.Then make 3 ch and join with an sc to the space of 2 ch below. Make 3 ch and make a shell into the shell bellow. “3ch, sc to the ch 2 space, 3ch, shell in shell” repeat to the end. After the last shell, join to the last dc of the shell bellow with a sl.st.

Row 7: Turn and make 3ch and make a shell into the shell below. Then make 4 ch and join with a sc to the sc below. Make 4 ch and make a shell into the shell below. “4ch, sc to the ch 2 space, 4ch, shell in shell” Repeat. At the end join with a sl.st. to the last dc below.

after row 7

Row 8: Turn and make chain 3 and shell into the shell below. Then make 5 ch and join with a sc to the sc below. Make 5 ch and make a shell into the shell below. “5ch, sc to the ch 2 space, 5ch, shell in shell” Repeat. At the end join with a sl.st. to the last dc below.

Row 9: Turn and make chain 3 and shell into the shell below. Then make 6 ch and join with a sc to the sc below. Make 6 ch and make a shell into the shell below. “6ch, sc to the ch 2 space, 6ch, shell in shell” Repeat. At the end join with a sl.st. to the last dc below.

Row 10: Turn and make 3ch and join to the space of 1 ch of the shell with a sc. 12 ch and join to the next ch 1 space of the next shell. “12 ch, sc “repeat from “ to “.

Row 10

Row 11: Turn and make 3 ch and make 12 dcs to the 12 ch space. Then 1 sc to the sc at the top of the shell bellow. “12 dc, 1sc” repeat from “to “

Row 12: Turn and make 7 ch and skip 4dc and 4dcs to the 4dcs bellow. Ch 4 and skp 4 dc and 4 dc to the 4 dc bellow. “4ch, skp 4dc, 4dc” “repeat from “ to “

Half way of row 12

Row 13: Turn and make 11 ch and make 1sc to the chain 4 space. Then make 8ch and 1sc to the next ch 4 space.  “8ch, 1 sc” Repeat from “to”.

Row 14: Turn and Make 4 sc to the ch 8 space. Then a picot (Make 5 ch and join to the base). The again 4sc. “4sc, picot, 4sc”. Repeat from “to”

 half way of row 14

At the end make single crochet all around the 3 edges to make the edges even.

finished sample