Free Pattern: Vintage-Inspired Lace Crochet Collar -

Free Pattern: Vintage-Inspired Lace Crochet Collar

May 17, 2021

Crochet collars are having a(nother) moment right now, and I am all for it. Today I would like to share a free pattern for this lovely vintage-inspired lace-y crochet collar with a leather (or fabric) embellishment.

When I decided I wanted to design a crochet collar pattern, I pulled out a couple vintage crochet collars that my aunt gave me a few years ago for inspiration. (You can see them, along with a couple fabric/lace ones in this old post, here.) I ultimately decided to duplicate the granny cluster/shell stitch design from the small collar pictured above, with a few changes. One, I wanted the collar’s width to get wider toward the front, taking inspiration from Peter Pan style collars, and two, the crochet thread I used is bigger, along with having fewer rows overall.

If you’d like to make your own, here’s what you’ll need!

Materials:

– Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Thread, Size 3, or any similar super fine weight yarn
– Size G/6-4.25mm crochet hook (Boye aluminum crochet hooks are my go-to)
– small darning needle
– small piece of leather or fabric 1 inch by 1.5 inches. Note: If you don’t want to leave the edges of the fabric raw, cut fabric piece 1.5 inches by 2 inches, fold right side under 1/4 inch all around and sew all around for a more finished look.
– scissors
– leather punch or awl (if using leather)

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Sizes:

Note: I designed this pattern for two sizes, given here, but if you want to customize your collar size, just add or decrease starting FSC stitches by multiples of 4.
Small: 17in
Large: 19in

Pattern Directions:

Side 1 –

FSC: 29(37), turn

Row 1: (begin each row with STSC which counts as first dc) Working into ch side of FSC, 2 dc in first st, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, ch 1, skip next 3 sts, repeat * 7(9) times, then in last st make 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, turn

Row 2: sl st in first 2 dc, 2 dc in dc cluster center ch space, ch 1, 2 dc in same sch space, ch 1, skip ch space, repeat * 7(9) times, then in last st make 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, turn

Row 3: sl st in first 2 dc, 2 dc in dc cluster center ch space, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch space, ch 2, skip next ch space, repeat * 7(9) times, then in last st make 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, turn

Row 4: sl st in first 2 dc, 3 dc in first dc cluster ch space, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch space, ch 2, skip next 3 sts, repeat * 2 times, then sl st into next dc cluster ch space, turn

Row 5: 2 sl st into ch space, sl st into next 3 dc, ch space, and next 3 dc of dc cluster, ch 3, 3 dc in next dc cluster ch space st, ch 1, 3 dc in same space, ch 3, then sl st into next dc cluster ch space, sl st in last 3 dc of dc cluster, turn

Row 6: 10 dc in dc cluster ch space, sl st into next ch space, repeat * 7(9) times, sl st into final dc. Fasten off.

Side 2 –

FSC: 29(37), turn

Row 2: sl st in first 2 dc, 2 dc in dc cluster center ch space, ch 1, 2 dc in same sch space, ch 1, skip ch space, repeat * 7(9) times, then in last st make 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, turn

Row 3: sl st in first 2 dc, 2 dc in dc cluster center ch space, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch space, ch 2, skip next ch space, repeat * 7(9) times, then in last st make 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, turn

Row 4: sl st into next 2 dc, 1 sl st in dc cluster ch space, sl st in last 2 dc of dc cluster, repeat 4(5) times, sl st into next 2 dc, 1 sl st in dc cluster ch space, ch 2, then 3 dc in next dc cluster ch space, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch space, ch 2, skip next 3 sts, repeat * 2 times, turn

Row 5: *sl st into next 3 dc, 1 sl st in dc cluster ch space, ch 2, then *3 dc in next dc cluster ch space, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch space, ch 2, then sl st into next dc cluster ch space. Fasten off and turn.

Row 6: Rejoin into first dc of dc cluster. 10 dc in dc cluster ch space, sl st into next ch space, repeat * 7(9) times, sl st into final dc. Fasten off.

Neckline –

With wrong sides facing up, join into upper outer corner of collar (see picture above for right versus wrong sides).

Row 1: in BLO, 1 sc each stitch along top of first collar piece, ch (5) then join into upper inner corner of second piece (see picture for where to join for right or lefthanded), in BLO, 1 sc in each stitch along top of second collar piece. Next, we will chain a loop for your button. Use your button of choice to determine how many chains need to be made (I used 6 for my smallish buttons). Turn.
Row 2:starting in last sc of previous row, sc into each stitch across including the center chain stitches. Fasten off and weave in ends.

The finished neckline should look something like this. (I crochet lefthanded, so note that if you crochet righthanded, your loop will be on the opposite side.)

Final Embellishments –

Sew button onto collar at opposite end of Neckline from loop.

For center embellishment, cut a small piece of leather or fabric 1 inch by 1.5 inches. Note: If you don’t want to leave the edges of the fabric raw, cut fabric piece 1.5 inches by 2 inches, fold right side under 1/4 inch all around and sew all around for a more finished look. If using leather, use a leather punch or awl to make three evenly spaced holes along each short end of the leather piece for easier stitching. Wrap leather or fabric piece longways around center chain section and stitch ends together (see picture below), taking care to thread a few stitches into that center chain in order to secure piece and keep seam from spinning to front of collar.

Note: I used the same thread I crocheted with to sew the leather on for visibility purposes here, but I recommend using a thread that matches your leather or fabric.