Collar Moderne Pattern #2098

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 2 balls of Ecru and 1 ball of color 82 Autumn Glow (or any desired Boilfast color). Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7.

Long Bands of Front. With Ecru, ch 68, turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each st of foundation ch, ch 3, turn. 2nd to 9th rows incl: D c in each d c. At the end of the 9th row, break off. Make 3 more of these bands.

Short Bands of Front. With Ecru, ch 45, turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each st of foundation ch, ch 3, turn. 2nd to 7th rows incl: D c in each d c. At end of 7th row, break off. Make another band just like this.

Back Bands. First Band. With Ecru, ch 113, turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each st of foundation ch, ch 3, turn. 2nd to 5th rows incl: D c in each d c. At the end of 5th row, break off.

Second Band. With Ecru, ch 118, turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each st of foundation ch, ch 3, turn. 2nd to 5th rows incl: D c in each d c. At the end of 5th row, break off.

   Join the bands as shown in illustration with colored thread:—Ch 3, skip 4 d c, s c in next, and so on until all are joined. Then tack the front pieces to the back band with thread and needle at shoulder edge. Then attach thread to center front and make a row of s c around neck spacing it evenly, and ch 3 over the joining spaces. Next Row: Make an s c over each s c and 3 s c under ch-3.