Cluster Collar and Jabot Pattern #2003

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 4 balls, size 30, color 174 Variegated Pink & Green. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.

To begin collar, ch 228, turn. Try around the neck, and if a shorter length collar is preferred, decrease the number of beginning stitches by 4, 8, 12 or 16. 1st row: S c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 6, skip 3 sts, s c in next, repeat from * across (56 loops or less, if original ch was shorter), ch 6, turn. 2nd row: S c under 1st ch-6 loop, * ch 6, s c under next loop. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: S c in 1st loop, ch 4 (to count as tr), 4 tr under loop, always holding last loop of each tr on hook, then thread over hook and take off all remaining loops, then make a tight ch st to fasten (this completes a 5-tr cluster st). * Ch 6, a cluster of 5-tr under next loop. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch 6, turn. 4th and 5th rows: S c under 1st loop, * ch 6, s c under next loop. Repeat from *. 6th row: Same as 3rd row, but making ch-7 between clusters. 7th and 8th rows: Same as 4th and 5th rows, but with ch-7 loops. 9th row: Same as 3rd row, but making ch-8 between clusters. 10th and 11th rows: Same as 4th and 5th rows, but with ch-8 loops. 12th row: Same as 3rd row, but with ch-9 between clusters. 13th and 14th rows: Same as 4th and 5th rows, but with ch-9 loops. 15th row: Same as 3rd row, but with ch-10 loops between clusters. 16th row: Over each ch-10 work 5 s c, ch 5, 2 s c, ch 7, 2 s c, ch 5, 5 s c. Fasten off.

Jabot. Ch 59, d c in 6th ch from hook, d c in each st of foundation ch. Ch 6, turn. 1st row of Mesh: * Skip 1 d c, s c in next, ch 6, and repeat from * until 25 loops are made. Then ch 6, s c in next d c, and continue making ch 6 and s c in each d c to end of row. Make 8 ch-6 loops in the turning ch-5 at end of d c row. Ch 6 and continue up other side of d c row, so that work corresponds to opposite side. Ch 6, turn.

From this point, continue making the jabot by following the directions for the collar, starting with the 2nd row. Attach jabot to collar. If preferred, this set may be starched slightly.