Irish Crochet Collar and Cuff Set Pattern #2254

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 50, 2 balls.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 12.

Gauge: 7 loops make 2 inches; 7 rows make 1 inch.

Collar. Starting at neck edge, ch 238 (to measure about 14 inches), turn. 1st row: S c in 3rd ch from hook (1 p made), ch 4, s c in 3rd ch from hook (another p made), ch 1, s c in 10th ch of foundation (counting back from 1st p made), ch 4, * make a p, ch 4, make another p, ch 1, skip 4 ch of foundation, s c in next ch, ch 4. Repeat from * across (46 loops). Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: * Make a p, ch 4, make another p, ch 1, s c in loop between 2 p's of previous row. Ch 4, repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. Hereafter repeat 2nd row increasing 4 loops at equal distances apart on next row, and every other row thereafter, until there are 70 loops in the row. Do not have increases fall over those of previous row. Work straight until work measures 2½ inches.

Next row: Work in pattern across 1st 15 loops, ch 5, turn. Hereafter decrease 3 loops at end of each row until 3 loops remain. Break off. Attach thread at opposite side and work to correspond. Break off.

Attach thread at beginning of foundation ch and work an edging around outer edges as follows: Ch 3, 2 d c in next loop, ch 2, 3 d c in same loop (1 shell made), * ch 2, s c in next loop, ch 2, in next loop work: 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c (another shell). Repeat from * around. Break off.

Rosette. Starting at center, ch 8, join to form a ring. 1st rnd: Ch 6 (to count as d c and ch-3), * d c in ring, ch 3, repeat from * 4 more times, joining last ch 3 to 3rd st of ch-6 first made (6 sps). 2nd rnd: Over each loop work: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 3 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c. 3rd rnd: Ch 5, * s c in 1st d c of 1st rnd, ch 5, repeat from * around. 4th rnd: Over each loop work: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 5 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c. 5th rnd: Ch 7, * s c in s c between petals of 3rd rnd, ch 7. Repeat from * around. 6th rnd: Over each loop work: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 7 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c. Break off.

Shamrock. Starting at center, ch 20, s c in 1st ch, * ch 20, s c in same place as last s c, repeat from * once more. 1st rnd: Make 24 s c in each ch-20 loop. 2nd rnd: S c in each s c of previous rnd. Then ch 24, turn and work 1 s c in each ch across, thus forming stem. Break off. Make 6 rosettes and 4 shamrocks and sew them on as in illustration.

Cuff. Starting at lower edge, ch 188 (to measure about 12 inches), turn. Work in pattern as for collar (36 loops) for 1 inch. Hereafter decrease 1 loop at both ends of each row until 18 loops remain. Finish outer edges of cuffs as for collar.