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Round Collar in Shaded Scarlet (1850): vintage crochet pattern
A small ruffled round collar in white, three shades of scarlet and shaded green Berlin wool, worked in six rows of open crochet and double-crochet groups, threaded with ribbon and finished with a rosette. Originally published as "Round Collar" in The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Not printed (the Address names only “the Publishers of.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Super fine (#1) |
| Yardage | Not printed. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 3 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. Work to the size of the article. |
| Finished size | Not printed (84-ch foundation). |
| Time | about 3 hours |
Materials
- Fingering-weight (CYC #1) soft wool, approximating four-thread Berlin wool: white, three shades of scarlet, and shaded (ombré) green
- Ribbon for threading and a rosette
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
- Hook: Start with 3 mm (between US C-2 and D-3) and adjust to suit your yarn; the book names Penelope crochet No. 2, and no gauge is printed.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #1 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Knit Picks Stroll Sock · 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon
231 yds per skein · Durable stitch definition, machine washable
2 skeins required
approx. $$13.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- double crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- row
- repeat
- skip
Notes before you start
- Source: "Round 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: White, and three shades of scarlet and shaded green Berlin wool; Penelope crochet No. 2.. 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: Berlin wool was a fine, soft worsted-spun wool. Four-thread Berlin wool is approximated as fingering weight (CYC #1), eight-thread or “double” Berlin wool as sport to DK weight (CYC #2–3). “Shaded” wool changes gradually from light to dark along the strand (modern ombré or self-striping yarn). Where the thread count is not printed, four-thread is assumed. Check: approximate.
- Modernisation note: The book names Penelope crochet hooks by number (No. 1 thickest used here, No. 4 finest). Penelope numbers have no exact modern equivalent; the modern hook is an approximate starting point. No gauge is printed.
- Modernisation note: No yardage is printed and none is estimated.
- Modernisation note: Colour swatches are approximate modern readings of the period colour names; they are not in the book. “Drab” is a dull greyish brown; “puce” a dark purplish brown; “cerise” a deep cherry pink; “geranium” a bright scarlet-pink.
- Modernisation note: Check: the finishing is printed “Pass through every second stitch of white row” with no object; “ribbon” is added in brackets, following the rosette of ribbon and the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Check: Rows 5 and 6 both “commence in the edge stitch of third row”, so the green and white rows appear to be worked back over Row 3 as a ruffle; the book does not explain further.
- Modernisation note: Check: “3 long worked above the long, and the last and first stitches of the chain” (Row 4) is read as 1 dc into the ch on each side of the dc below and 1 dc into it.
- Modernisation note: This collar appears to be the one referred to by No. 57, Gauntlet Cuff (“work from the directions given for collar, page 38”), which uses the same wools and hook; the book does not say so explicitly.
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
- Single open crochet (book's definition): “a succession of long stitches, with a chain-stitch between each, missing one stitch of the foundation; in the succeeding rows the long stitch is worked between the two long stitches of the preceding rows.” = *1 dc, ch 1, sk 1; rep from *; on following rows each dc goes into the ch-1 space between the dc below.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).
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Round Collar pattern from?
It was published as "Round 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 Round Collar?
super fine (#1) yarn. Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with 3 mm (between US C-2 and D-3) and adjust to suit your yarn; the book names Penelope crochet No. 2, and no gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed. Work to the size of the article.
