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Raised Crochet Collar with Flowers and Trifoliums (1850): vintage crochet pattern
An 1850 lace collar in Raworth's crochet-thread No. 70: an edging of raised leaves, separate raised flowers and three-lobed trifoliums, joined inside a framework of crocheted diamonds over a paper pattern. Originally published as "Raised Crochet Collar" in The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Not printed (the Address names only “the Publishers of the Lady's.
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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 | Shape and size to suit; cut the paper pattern half an inch (1.3 cm) larger all round than the collar wanted. |
| Time | about 9 hours |
Materials
- White cotton crochet thread about size 70–80 (period: Raworth's No. 70)
- Paper for the pattern; sewing needle and fine white embroidery cotton for joining
- Starch for finishing
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
- Hook: Start with a 0.85 mm (US steel 13) hook and adjust to suit your thread; the book says “a middle-sized tambour-needle”, and no 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
- slip stitch
- single crochet
- double crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- row
- repeat
- skip
- loop
Notes before you start
- Source: "Raised Crochet 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: Raworth's crochet-thread No. 70, and a middle-sized tambour-needle.. 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: Check: “plain” is written as sl st in this design (see the first step); elsewhere in this collection it is written as sc.
- 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: Raworth's crochet-thread (and Manlove's) was a period English cotton sold by number; the numbers do not match modern crochet-thread sizes exactly. The modern size given is an approximate equivalent only.
- 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: Metric conversions added.
- Modernisation note: “Long crochet” in Row 1 is the book's long stitch (dc).
- Modernisation note: Check: for the flowers, “repeat from (a) four times” gives five veins, but the book then says “You have then three veins”; compare the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book does not explain “make a stitch to complete the number of twenty-five loops” (the ring gives 24 lps of dc and ch).
- Modernisation note: The nail-head pressing method is described but a modern iron is suggested.
Row progress: 0 of 3 done (0%)
Stitches
0 of 3 done- Double crochet (book's definition): “having made a chain, pass the needle through the first loop on the chain, draw the cotton through the loop, there will now be two loops on the needle, through these draw the cotton.” = single crochet (sc). “Close double crochet” = sc worked in every st with no chain between.Mark row complete
- 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
- “Plain” is not defined in the book. In this design the plain stitches travel along the base between the leaves (10, then 9, 8, 7 and 6 in successive rows) while the leaves themselves are worked in “long” and “double crochet”, so plain is written here as sl st. Check: compare with the engraving.Mark row complete
Working on:
Double crochet (book's definition): “having made a chain, pass the needle through the first loop on the chain, draw the cotton through the loop, there will now be two loops on the needle, through these draw the cotton.” = single crochet (sc). “Close double crochet” = sc worked in every st with no chain between.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Raised Crochet Collar with Flowers and Trifoliums (1850) pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Hats, Bags & Accessories
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Preparation
- Edging
- Flowers (5 or 6)
- Trifoliums
- Making up
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Raised Crochet Collar pattern from?
It was published as "Raised Crochet 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 Raised Crochet Collar?
Cotton crochet thread about size 70–80 (period: Raworth's No. 70). Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with a 0.85 mm (US steel 13) hook and adjust to suit your thread; the book says “a middle-sized tambour-needle”, and no gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed. Work to the size of the article.
