Ripple Reef Collar Pattern #2215

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, 2 balls of White or 3 balls of color, size 30. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11. A small button.

Beginning at neck edge, ch 211 (to measure about 17 inches), turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each ch across (209 d c, counting turning ch as 1 d c). Ch 4, turn. 2nd row: * D c in next d c, ch 1, repeat from * across (209 d c, counting turning ch-4 as 1 d c). Ch 4, turn. 3rd, 4th and 5th rows: Same as 2nd row. 6th row: * D c in next d c, ch 2, repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. 7th, 8th and 9th rows: Same as 6th row. 10th row: * D c in next d c, ch 3, repeat from * across. Ch 6, turn. 11th and 12th rows: Same as 10th row. 13th row: D c in next d c, ch 3, d c in next d c (2 sps made), 3 d c in sp, d c in next d c, 3 d c in sp, d c in next d c (2 bls made), * then make 2 sps, 1 bl, 2 sps, 2 bls, 4 sps, 2 bls, repeat from * across, ending row with 2 sps. Ch 6, turn. 14th row: D c in next d c (1 sp made), 3 d c in sp, d c in each of next 9 d c (3 bls), * 1 sp, 3 bls, 1 sp, 3 bls, 2 sps, 3 bls, repeat from * across, ending row with 1 sp. Ch 7, turn. 15th row: 1 sp, d c in each of next 8 d c (2 bls), * 2 ch-4 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 2 sps, 2 bls, 2 sps, 2 bls, repeat from * across, ending row with 1 sp. Ch 7, turn. 16th row: 1 sp, * 1 bl, 3 ch-5 sps, 3 bls, 3 sps, 1 bl, 2 sps, repeat from * across, ending row with 1 sp. Ch 8, turn. 17th row: 1 sp, * 1 bl, 4 ch-5 sps, 1 bl, 4 sps, 1 bl, 2 sps, repeat from * across, ending row with 1 sp. Ch 8, turn. 18th row: 1 sp, 1 bl, * 9 ch-5 sps, 1 bl, 2 sps, 1 bl, repeat from * across, ending row with 1 sp. Ch 8, turn. 19th row: Same as 18th row. Break off.

Fasten collar with a chain loop and a button.