This collar is made in portions, and joined together with needle and thread, or worked together with one plain at the option of the worker.

TO FORM THE ROSE.—­Make a chain of 8 loops, plain 1, to form a round, fasten off.

[Illustration:  RAISED ROSE CROCHET COLLAR.]

2nd:  Work 1 treble, ch. 3, repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off; you should have seven treble in the round.

3rd:  Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 8 treble in the 3 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same 1 treble all round, fasten off.

4th:  Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, chain 6, repeat round, plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble to form the round, fasten off.

5th:  Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 8 treble in the 6 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same loop as before, repeat round, fasten off.

6th:  Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, ch. 9, repeat round, plain 1, fasten off.

7th:  Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 10 treble in the 9 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same loop as before all round.

8th:  Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, ch. 12, repeat round, plain 1, fasten off.

9th:  Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 13 treble in the 12 ch. of last round, plain 1 in the 1 treble of last round, repeat round.

10th:  Ch. 5, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round each fold of the rose.

11th:  Ch. 5, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round; fasten off, which completes the rose; you require 7 of these flowers to form the collar, and 6 of the following:—­

LARGE ROUNDS.—­Make a round loop, the size of this O, and work 30 treble in the round loop.

2nd round:  Ch. 19, miss 5, plain 1, repeat round.

3rd:  Work double crochet in each loop all round.

4th:  Ch. 5, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round.

5th:  Ch. 5, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round.

6th:  Ch. 4, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round.

7th:  Ch. 3, plain 1 in the centre of the 4 ch. of last round, repeat round, fasten off, which completes the round; you then work 74 of the following:—­

SMALL ROUNDS.—­Make a round loop, the size of this O, and work 21 double in the round loop.

2nd round:  Ch., 9, miss 2, plain 1; repeat round; you should have 7 lots of the 9 chain in the round.

3rd:  d.c. in each loop all round, which completes the round; you now require 14 of the following:—­

PATTERN FOR LEAF.—­Make a ch. of 12 loops, turn back, and work the 12 loops d.c.

2nd round:  Ch. 3, miss 2, work two treble in 1 loop, repeat to the end, and in the end loop ch. 3, work 2 treble, work the other side the same, with the treble opposite, the treble and 3 ch. at the end, plain 1 in the end loop, fasten off.