_Office Bound_
_Illustrated on Front Cover_
=MATERIALS=: J. & P. COATS OR CLARK’S O.N.T. BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED
CROCHET, _Size 30_: =Small Ball=: J. & P. COATS—_5 balls of White,
or_ CLARK’S O.N.T.—_6 balls of White_.... _Steel Crochet Hook No. 10._
=GAUGE=: 5 sps make 1 inch; 5 rows make 1 inch.
=COLLAR—Side (Make 2)=.... Starting at point, ch 8. =1st row=: Dc in
8th ch from hook. Ch 5, turn. =2nd row=: Dc in first dc, ch 2, skip 2
ch, dc in next ch. Ch 5, turn. =3rd row=: Skip first dc, dc in next
dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of turning chain, ch 2, dc in same ch. Ch 5,
turn. =4th row=: Skip first dc, * dc in next dc, ch 2. Repeat from *
across, ending with dc in 3rd ch of turning chain. Ch 5, turn. =5th
row=: Skip first dc, * dc in next dc, ch 2. Repeat from * across,
ending with dc in 3rd ch of turning chain, ch 2, dc in same ch.
Ch 5, turn. Repeat 4th and 5th rows alternately until 43 rows are
completed. Break off.
=MOTIF (Make 24)=.... Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to
form ring. =1st row=: Sc in ring, ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc
in each ch across, sc in ring. Ch 15, turn. Skip 9 sc, sl st in next
sc, turn. 20 sc in loop (spoke made), 2 sc in ring. * Ch 15, turn.
Skip 11 sc on previous spoke, sl st in next sc, turn. 5 sc in loop.
Ch 12, turn. Skip 2 sc on previous spoke, sl st in next sc, turn.
In loop just formed make 7 sc, ch 4, sc in 4th ch from hook (picot
made), 7 sc in same loop, 15 sc in incompleted loop, 2 sc in ring.
Repeat from * 6 more times. Join and break off.
Join the top of straight edges of Collar with a chain 7 inches
long (for back of neck). Dc along straight edges of Collar and the
connecting chain. Break off.
Place 7 motifs as shown in illustration along shaped side and top of
each side of Collar and tack neatly in place.
=CUFF (Make 2)=.... Starting at bottom, make a chain 12 inches long
(15 ch sts to 1 inch). =1st row=: Dc in 8th ch from hook (sp made),
* ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch. Repeat from * across until 42 sps
are completed. Cut off remaining chain. Ch 5, turn. =2nd, 3rd and 4th
rows=: Skip first dc, * dc in next dc (sp made over sp), ch 2. Repeat
from * across, skip 2 ch of turning chain, dc in next ch. Ch 5, turn.
Break off at end of 4th row. =5th row=: Skip 8 sps, attach thread to
next dc, ch 5, dc in next dc, make 25 more sps. Turn. =6th row=: Sl
st across first sp to next dc, ch 5, dc in next dc, make 23 more sps.
Turn. Work as for last row, having 2 sps less on each row until 2 sps
remain. Break off.
Place 5 motifs as shown in illustration along shaped edge of each
cuff and tack neatly in place. Work a row of dc along straight edge
of each cuff. Starch lightly and press.