Crochet Dog Collar and Headband

BLO – back loop only

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

TR – treble crochet

Materials:

• Medium weight #4 yarn, colors – red, yellow. I used Caron one pound yarn, color – mango and Red Heart Super Saver, color – cherry red
• Crochet hook H/8 – 5 mm
• Button

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Instructions

Notes:

1. The number of Rows is given for a large sized dog. You can easily adapt this pattern to any size by making fewer or more Rows.
2. Ch 1 at the beginning of the SC Rows doesn’t count as a stitch.

Headband

With yellow, Ch 6;

Row 1. SC in 2^nd Ch from the hook and in each of next 4 Chs – total 5 SC. Turn.

Row 2. Work in BLO. Ch 1, SC in each St across – total 5 SC. Turn.

Repeat Row 2 until you reach the desired size of your headband. (I made 46 rows.)

Join the ends, using one of the methods:

1. Do not cut off yarn, working in BLO of last Row, join both ends together by slip stitching across – total 5 Sl Sts, or
2. Cut off the yarn leaving about 10” tail and join two ends with a tapestry needle.

Flower – make 2 

With yellow, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1. Ch 1, 10 SC in ring, join in top of 1^st SC. Fasten off.

Rnd 2. Join red color to first St of Rnd 1, *Ch 4, 3 TR in same St, Ch 4, Sl St in same St, skip next, Sl St in next*, repeat from * to * 4 more times  – total 5 petals. Fasten off.

Collar

With yellow, Ch 8;

Row 1. SC in 2^nd Ch and in each of 6 next – total 7 SC. Turn

Row 2. Work inBLO. Ch 1, SC in each St across – total 7 SC. Turn.

Repeat Row 2 until you reach the desired size of your collar. (I made 62 Rows.)

After the last Row – do not turn. We will be working along the long edge.

Row 1. Ch 1, SC across the edge working one stitch per row. (In my case – 62 SC). Turn.

Row 2. Ch 3, 2 DC in first St, 3 DC in each St across to last St, 2 DC in last St, Ch 3, Sl St in last St. Do not turn. We will be making button loop.

Continue working along short side – Sl St in each of next 2 Sts, Ch 6 for the button loop (the number of chains depends on the button size), skip 3 Sts, Sl St in next. Fasten off.

 Row 4. Join red color to first Ch 3 of the previous Row, Ch 1, SC in each St across. Fasten off.

Finishing:

Sew flowers on the headband and on the collar (when you will be attaching the flower, make a couple of stitches through the center and through the petals as well as they have a tendency to curl up). Sew on button.