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Crochet collar: a Peter Pan collar that ties at the neck

Chain your neckline in stitches, a multiple of 8, and work 6 rows of half double crochet, adding 8 stitches evenly in every row after the first. Edge it in single crochet and add a tie at each front corner.

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Curved rows on a neckline chainUS termsHook: 4 mm (US G-6), or the size that gives you gaugeSize from your washed swatchDK yarn

Know these stitches: chain, half double crochet, crochet increase, single crochet, slip stitch

The finished collar.

Materials and yarn planning

Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Bernat Softee Cotton yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK yarn. For the hook, choose by size and handle.

Yarn estimate: the 552 half double crochets at about 5 cm of light yarn each and the 212 single crochets of the edging at about 3.5 cm come to about 35 m, plus about 2 m for the ties. One 50 g ball is plenty.

This pattern has about 844 stitches with the edging and the ties. For a closer figure in your own yarn, weigh what you have made once a good part is done, divide by the stitches made so far, multiply by 844 and divide by the ball weight on the label. Taller stitches use more yarn than short ones, so allow a margin.

Finished size and gauge

Measure the neckline of the top the collar will sit on, all the way round. The example is a 45 cm neckline: at 16 half double crochets and 12 rows per 10 cm, 45 × 1.6 = 72 stitches. Round your count to a multiple of 8, so the increases fall evenly. Each row adds 8 stitches, the rate that keeps a circle of half double crochet flat, so the collar lies flat on the shoulders instead of standing up or ruffling: 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112. The 6 rows and the edging make it about 5.5 cm deep. These are calculations from the counts, not a measured sample.

The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.

The pattern

Count rows for this pattern

Collar

  1. Chain 74. Row 1, the neck edge: half double crochet in the third chain from the hook and in each chain across: 72 stitches.
  2. Row 2: chain 2 and turn (it does not count), [half double crochet in the next 8 stitches, 2 half double crochets in the next stitch] 8 times: 80 stitches.
  3. Row 3: chain 2 and turn (it does not count), [half double crochet in the next 9 stitches, 2 half double crochets in the next stitch] 8 times: 88 stitches.
  4. Row 4: chain 2 and turn (it does not count), [half double crochet in the next 10 stitches, 2 half double crochets in the next stitch] 8 times: 96 stitches.
  5. Row 5: chain 2 and turn (it does not count), [half double crochet in the next 11 stitches, 2 half double crochets in the next stitch] 8 times: 104 stitches.
  6. Row 6: chain 2 and turn (it does not count), [half double crochet in the next 12 stitches, 2 half double crochets in the next stitch] 8 times: 112 stitches.
  7. Lay the collar on the top. The front ends should just meet at the middle of the neckline. If they overlap, start again with 8 fewer chains; if they leave a gap, 8 more.

Edging and ties

  1. Chain 1 and turn. Work 3 single crochets in the first stitch, single crochet in each stitch to the last, and 3 single crochets in the last stitch. Down the front end, work 2 single crochets in each row end (12). Along the neck edge, single crochet in the other side of each foundation chain (72). Up the other front end, 2 single crochets in each row end (12). Join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet: 212 stitches.
  2. Ties: join the yarn at one front corner of the neck edge. Chain 41, slip stitch in the second chain from the hook and in each chain back: 40 slip stitches. Fasten off. Make a tie at the other front corner the same and weave in the ends.
  3. Pin the collar out flat on a towel, mist it with water and leave it to dry.
  4. To wear it, lay it on the top with the front ends meeting and tie the ties in a small bow. Or sew it to the neckline with a few loose stitches at the back and on each shoulder, so it comes off for washing.

Check the work

Row 1 has 72. Each row adds 8, one in each of its 8 repeats: 72 · 80 · 88 · 96 · 104 · 112. The edging is 3 + 110 + 3 along the outer edge, 12 down each front end and 72 along the neck: 212.

Half double crochets by row, neck edge to outer edge72 · 80 · 88 · 96 · 104 · 112
  • If the collar ruffles, a row has too many increases: count it; it should have 8 more than the row before.
  • If the outer edge curls up, the rows are tight: work the last row with a hook one size larger.
  • If the collar stands up at the neck instead of lying down, block it again and dry it flat over a rolled towel.

Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.

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