Plaid Collar Bow slip on

Plaid Bow Collar

Will Need/Need to Know

• I hook
• Red Heart w/Love in blue, gray and white
• Needle to sew in ends
• ( ) holds needed info and number of stitches
• for collars widths ½ inch to 2 inch

Abbreviations

ch – chain

st(s) – stitch(s)

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

Bow

1. in blue, ch 13, hdc in 2^nd ch from hook and each st across, turn (12hdc)
2. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12hdc)
3. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to white, turn (12hdc)
4. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12sc)
5. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to blue, turn (12hdc)
6. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, turn (12hdc)
7. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12 hdc)
8. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to white, turn (12hdc)
9. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12sc)
10. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, change to white, turn (12sc)
11. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12sc)
12. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to blue, turn (12hdc)
13. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, turn (12hdc)
14. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12hdc)
15. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, change to white, turn (12hdc)
16. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, change to gray, turn (12sc)
17. ch 1 (does not count as hdc), 1 hdc in each st across, tie off (12sc)
18. in blue join in 3^rd st from tie off, doing your best job to keep it straight sl st all the way down to end of the 1^st blue row, sl st in next 3 stitches over, turn and sl st back to the last row of gray, still doing your best to keep it straight, once you get to the end of the last row of gray sl st one over and sl st back to the 1^st row of blue right next to the last row we just did, once you get to the 1^st row of blue again sl st 3 across and sl st back down to the last row of gray, tie off (use picture below as guide)

• now sew in all your ends to you plaid rectangle we are now going to make into the bow
• using and color yarn you want, pinch middle of the plaid rectangle you just made together and wrap a good amount of yarn tightly around it to make the middle of the bow, use sewing needle to weave/sew end in

Collar Loop

1. ch 5, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, and each st across, turn (4sc)
2. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, turn (4sc)

• ½ inch collar widths repeat row 2, 3 more times
• 1 inch collar widths repeat row 2, 8 more times
• 1 ½ inch collar widths repeat row 2, 12 more times
• 2 in collar widths repeat row 2, 16 more times

3. fold in half and slip stitch both sides together, tie off

• sew flower to collar loop and sew in ends
• ready to go! It will be a bit snug at fist going around the collar but it loosen a bit over time