Demure Collar and Cuffs Pattern #2299

Materials: Choose one of the following threads in size 20, Ecru or White:
Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, 3 balls.
J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 3 balls.
J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, 2 balls.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.

Collar. Starting at neck edge, make a chain tightly to measure about 13½ inches. 1st row: S c in 2nd ch from hook, s c in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: S c in each s c across. Ch 4, turn. 3rd row: * Skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, ch 1. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. 4th to 10th rows incl: * D c in next d c, ch 2. Repeat from * across, ending row with d c in 3rd st of turning ch. Ch 5, turn. Break off after 10th row. 11th row: Attach thread to one end of foundation chain. Ch 6, and make 2 tr tr in each sp along short side, 5 tr tr at corner, * tr tr in next d c, 2 tr tr in next sp, tr tr in next d c, 3 tr tr in next sp. Repeat from * across, making 5 tr tr at next corner, and working along other short side as before. Break off. 12th row: With right side of work toward you, attach thread to 4th tr tr from corner, ch 4, tr in next tr tr, d tr in next tr tr, tr tr in next tr tr, 2 tr tr in each of next 2 tr tr, 3 tr tr in next tr tr, 2 tr tr in each of next 2 tr tr, tr tr in each tr tr across, ending row to correspond with the beginning. Break off. 13th row: Attach thread to first tr tr of 11th row, and make s c in each of 2 tr tr, half d c in each of next 2 tr tr, d c in each of next 2 tr tr, tr in each of next 2 tr tr, d tr in each of next 2 tr tr, tr tr in each of next 2 tr tr, tr in each of next 2 tr of 12th row, d tr in each of next 2 sts. Continue around corner as for previous row. Then make tr tr in each tr tr across, making next corner as before, and complete row to correspond with beginning. Break off.

Cuffs. Make a chain tightly to measure about 8 inches. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. 2nd to 8th rows incl: * D c in next d c, ch 2. Repeat from * across. Break off after 8th row. 9th to 11th rows incl: Repeat 11th to 13th rows incl. (but omitting the 2 s c of 13th row) of collar. Break off.