Locked Collar by Isabella Merkle

Locked Collar

Crochet
December 2022
Handspun – lockspun Wensleydale
yarn held together
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 9 rows = 4 inches
3.25 mm (D)
9.0 mm (M/N)
98 yards (90 m)
One size
US
English

Finished measurements
Circumference at neck: 20 inches (50 cm)
Circumference at lower edge: 27 inches (68 cm)
Height of collar: 3.25 inches (8.5 cm)

Materials

  • Approximately 98 yards (90 m) lockspun yarn made of about 110g Wensleydale locks, 3-4 inches (7.5-10 cm) long, 100g carded batt and about 50g core/plying thread
  • A yard or two of DK weight yarn in a similar color, for button loop
  • Crochet hook US M/13 (9mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Crochet hook US D/3 (3.25mm) for button loop
  • 1 button, approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm)
  • Tapestry needle

Gauge
8 sts and 9 rows in single crochet = 4 inches (10 cm) square, worked with two strands of the lock yarn held together, with larger hook