Ruth Collar by Sue Perez

Ruth Collar

Crochet
August 2014
Sport (12 wpi) ?
4.0 mm (G)
155 yards (142 m)
19 (20¼, 21½)" circumference and 2½" from top to bottom; after blocking.
US
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Victoria meets Cleopatra in this supremely surprising six-row beaded collar, where no stitch is what it seems. Sleight-of-hook techniques yield a strong yet feminine collar with a dainty bead trim and a single-button closure.

HOOK Size G/6 (4.0 mm) and smaller steel hook for invisible join. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

NOTIONS Size 6º beads, about 105; 1 fashion button, shank style, about ½“ diameter; 1 thin, flat 2-hole backing button, about 3⁄8” diameter; wire needle for stringing beads.

GAUGE: 19 sts = 4”.

If you’d like to make your own beaded button to coordinate with the bead trim, you may find a tutorial here:
http://mrsmicawber.blogspot.com/2014/10/simple-beaded-sha...

For more details, please see the pattern page.