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Floral Collar with Leaf Sprigs (1850): vintage crochet pattern
An 1850 lace collar made of separate crocheted pieces — a border of joined flowers with leaves, centre sprigs of three leaves and a flower, and a scalloped band — sewn together over a paper pattern with needle-made bars. Originally published as "Collar" in The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Not printed (the Address names.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Advanced |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | Not printed. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 0.85 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. Work to the size of the article. |
| Finished size | Not printed; flowers are continued “the length of the collar”. |
| Time | about 8 hours |
Materials
- Fine white cotton crochet thread (no material is printed — size 70–80 suits the scale of the other collars in the book)
- Pink or blue paper and a piece of holland (linen) or other firm fabric for the pattern
- Sewing needle and fine cotton for joining
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
- Hook: Start with a 0.85 mm (US steel 13) hook and adjust to suit your thread; no material, hook or gauge is printed.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #0 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
2 skeins required
approx. $$10.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- double crochet
- treble crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- round
- row
- repeat
- skip
- loop
Notes before you start
- Source: "Collar", The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850, Not printed (the Address names only “the Publishers of the Lady's Album of Fancy-Work”), 1850. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: Not given. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Stitch names converted to modern US terms strictly by the book's own “Explanation of the Various Terms used in Crochet”, not by modern UK usage: “double crochet” / “close double crochet” / “d c” = sc; “single crochet” / “single” / “s c” = sl st; “long stitch” / “long” / “l s” = dc; “double long stitch” / “d l s” = tr; “treble long stitch” / “t l s” = dtr; “chain” / “c s” = ch; “single open crochet” = dc, ch 1, sk 1; “chain-stitch open crochet” = ch loops (5 or another odd number) joined into every 3rd st, then into the centre of each loop below; “three chain crochet” = the same with ch-3 loops; “miss” = sk; “unite” = join (the joining stitch is not named). Note that the book's “double crochet” is a modern sc and its “single crochet” a modern sl st.
- Modernisation note: “Plain” is not defined in the book. It is written as sc throughout this design. Check: some period books meant a sl st by “plain stitch”; compare with the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Period wording modernised: “needle” / “tambour-needle” written as “hook”; “commence” as “begin”; “cotton” / “thread” as “thread”; “receipt” as “directions”. Round and row numbers are kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Printed paragraphs split into one step per row, round or instruction; no stitches, counts or rows added, removed or reordered. Words in square brackets or marked “Check:” are ours.
- Modernisation note: No hook size and no gauge is printed. The modern starting hook is an approximate suggestion only.
- Modernisation note: No yardage is printed and none is estimated.
- Modernisation note: The engraving (illustration) is referred to as a guide; the directions are complete enough to work from, but stitch counts per repeat are not always printed.
- Modernisation note: No materials are printed for this design; the thread suggested is ours.
- Modernisation note: The design is headed “Collar” in the text and captioned “Floral Collar” on the plate.
- Modernisation note: Check: the number of dc round the border flower is not printed (“all round the flower”).
- Modernisation note: Check: “Fasten off for the leaf” is kept as printed; the leaf appears to be worked on from the stem, so the thread may not need to be broken.
- Modernisation note: Check: how many centre sprigs are needed, and how the band is attached (presumably at the neck edge), are not stated; follow the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Check: Row 2 of the band does not say how many sts are skipped between scallops.
- Modernisation note: Removing the paper and “weave in ends” added.
Row progress: 0 of 3 done (0%)
Stitches
0 of 3 done- Long stitch (book's definition): “Twist the cotton round the needle, pass it through the loop, draw the cotton through the first two loops on the needle, then catch the cotton again and draw it through the next two loops; there will be one loop left on the needle.” = double crochet (dc).Mark row complete
- Double long stitch (book's definition): “This resembles long stitch, excepting that the cotton is twisted twice round the needle.” = treble crochet (tr).Mark row complete
- “Plain” (plain stitch, plain crochet) is not defined in the book; it is the stitch that joins the loops of chain-stitch open crochet, and elsewhere an ordinary short stitch. It is written here as sc. Check: a sl st may have been meant; compare the engraving.Mark row complete
Working on:
Long stitch (book's definition): “Twist the cotton round the needle, pass it through the loop, draw the cotton through the first two loops on the needle, then catch the cotton again and draw it through the next two loops; there will be one loop left on the needle.” = double crochet (dc).
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Floral Collar with Leaf Sprigs (1850) pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Hats, Bags & Accessories
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Flowers for the border
- Leaves and flowers for the centre
- Band
- Making up
- Finishing
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Errata
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Collar pattern from?
It was published as "Collar" in The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Not printed (the Address names only “the Publishers of the Lady's Album of Fancy-Work”) in 1850. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Collar?
Fine cotton crochet thread; no thread is printed (size 70–80 suggested). Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with a 0.85 mm (US steel 13) hook and adjust to suit your thread; no material, hook or gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed. Work to the size of the article.
