HONITON CROCHET COLLAR.[Fig. 1.]
This crochet collar, in imitation of Honiton lace, is composed of sprigs and edging in crochet sewed on Italian or Brussels net. It is a very simple style of collar, and may be made very rapidly.
Materials.—Cotton, No. 70. Crochet hook, No. 24, eagle card-board gauge.
The Edging.—16 ch. close in the 6 for a loop, in which work+5 ch., miss 1, sc. in 2nd+4 times; 5 ch., sc. on the close of the loop. Turn the work on the wrong side, and do under every chain of five 2 sc., 5 dc.; 2 sc.; repeat from the 16 chain as often as may be required for the length.
For the Sprig.—Make a chain of 10, form it into a loop, in which work * 5 ch.; miss 1, sc. in 2nd * 5 times, joining into the close of the loop at the last; turn on the wrong side, and this forms the flower. 12 ch. for stem; miss 1, 7 dc., turn the work+6 ch., miss 1, sc. on 2nd dc. stitch,+all round this centre of the leaf; work all these loops in sc.; 9 ch., miss 1, 7 dc. for centre of another leaf; work as before; 6 ch., work sc. all along the stem, and fasten off.
Open hem.—Make a chain of the required length, and in it work+2 ch., miss 1, 1 dc.+; repeat to the end.
To make up crochet Honiton lace for collars, or any other purpose:—Cut out a pattern of the article required in coloured paper, slightly larger than is requisite; then a similar one, in Italian or Brussels net. A very narrow roll or hem must be made round this net, and it must then be tacked on the paper. Then arrange on it the crochet work, beginning with the edging and sprigs, and tack them lightly in their places. Run them round with very fine cotton; put the openwork in every loop 1 sc., 1 dc., 3 tc., 1 dc., 1 sc.hem round the neck, fasten it on; and, round the outer edge, lay some of the very best pearl edging.
The collar given in the engraving is formed in scallops, in each of which one sprig is laid. In future, when giving receipts for Honiton lace, I shall refer to this number of our book for the mode of making up, &c.