Jane Austen Collar

The Jane Austen collar is a small, elegant and feminine collar. It knits quickly and the techniques used promise you an entertaining knit.

Language

French English

Size

Unique

Material

• 75 grams of lace (light fingering). We suggest:
• 50 grams of Merino, 100% merino, lace (light fingering), 50 gr/250 m ball of Knitting for Olive
• 25 grams Soft Silk Mohair, mohair/silk, lace, 25g/225m ball of Knitting for Olive
• A circular needle 4.5 mm (US 7) in 16 “circumference
• A cable needle
• A marker ring
• 2 row accounts (optional but very practical)
• A yarn needle

Sample

The 16 stitches of the lace chart blocked on 4.5 mm needles = 9 cm approximately. Important: Check sample and adjust needle number if necessary.

Techniques

Yarn over, decreases and twist.

Abbreviations

meD knit stitch

meV back mesh

C4/4G Place 2 stitches on a cable needle behind, knit the next 2 stitches then knit the 2 stitches on hold

C4/4D Place 2 stitches on a cable needle in front, knit the next 2 stitches then knit the 2 stitches on hold

Realization

Cast on 88 stitches with 4.5 mm needles. Place a marker ring and join in the round, taking care not to twist the stitches.

Begin the border by knitting 1 purl row, 1 purl row and 1 purl row.

Continue as follows: [ R1 from lace chart, R1 from chart A, R1 from lace chart, R1 from lace chart B] repeat a total of 2 times.

Repeat the 8 rows of the lace chart 8 times in total and 6 times rows 1 to 10 of chart A and B then row 1 to 4 once.

Knit one purl row, one purl row, one purl row then cast off the stitches very loosely.

Finishes

Soak for about twenty minutes in a Eucalan type wool soap then gently block the collar in order to “open” the lace. Let dry flat.

Tuck in all the wires.

Interview

Hand wash with wool soap. Dry flat.