Karl Collar crochet pattern

The Karl Collar is a fantastic way to pep up a boring old coat. Before you start mulling over websites to decide on your next grey/navy/black coat, just add that burst of colour you want using the Karl collar.

Get yourself several skeins of chunky yarn and make a few of these fun technicolored collar scarves for the gals in your life.

I have to warn you, this gets addictive! All the colour combinations possible will get you making this again and again.

⚠️ WARNING: This is not a traditional pattern. There is no gauge. There is no yarn weight requirement. Bring your scraps and your sense of adventure.

What you need:



The yarn you choose determines the hook you need. Generally, it’s quite safe to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations, BUT because this is going to be worn around your neck or on top of your coat, your comfort with wool will determine how stiff this scarf/collar should be. If you use a smaller hook, the collar will be stiff but have a definite sturdy shape. If you use a larger hook, the Karl Collar will be softer and have more drape, but also have larger gaps between the stitches.

I used Per Lei from Lana Grossa. 100% wool, 50g/60m, with a recommended hook/needle size of 9-10mm. It’s a classic single-twist chunky yarn. The collar weighs 153g; that is 3 skeins of the main colour, 2 skeins for the spokes, 1 skein for the background colour to the spokes, and 1 skein for the bobbles.

Alternatively, you can use yarn scraps, combining about 3 aran weight yarns to work up the neck portion, and then

using fresh new yarn to work the forked spokes and the bobbles.

Who is this crochet pattern for:

This crochet pattern is suitable even for advanced beginners who want to graduate past beanies and scarves, to tackle their first crochet garment. The granny square is an easy step-up and gives you a sense of tangible progress: as you finish each granny square, you know you are one square closer to finishing your first crochet top.

What this pattern contains:

The pattern is written using US American terminology, and contains 2 symbol charts.

The pdf is 20 pages long and formatted to be legible on your mobile phone without zooming in and panning around. It is also available in an ebook (.epub) format.

The Fine Print

This pattern and all the photos in here are protected under copyright and are intellectual property. Please do not resell, copy, distribute, or share the pattern and photos. You may sell the finished product, but if you do so, please name Madscrapper Crochet as the designer and link back to this shop and instagram account.