The Ruby Collar is perfect for adding an extra layer of warmth under your coat while still staying stylish. The collar has a beautiful cable pattern on the front and the back and ends with a 1x1 rib pattern. The piece is started at the back neck and increased to the full width of the back. After that stitches are picked up along the shoulders for the fronts. Lastly stitches are picked up from the neck edges to work the neck in the round.

Size:
One Size
Front length: approx. 27cm
Back length: approx. 30cm
Total width: approx. 32cm

Yarn:
Note: If you wish to work the collar with fingering weight yarn and lace weight yarn, you will need the given yarn amount for both yarns. Work the whole collar holding the yarns together.

200g of DK Weight Yarn 220/100g
The sample is knitted with Drops Daisy in colorway 01 (100% extra fine merino wool)

Needles:
Note: Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

3.00mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a cable of 80cm for the neckline
3.5mm / US 4 circular needles with a cable of 80cm for the body

Gauge:
24 sts x 30 rows in cable pattern on larger needles = 10x10cm

Cable pattern for swatch:
Row 1 (RS): p1, k6, p1, k4, p1, k4, p2, k4, p1
Row 2 (WS): work all sts as they appear
Row 3 (RS): p1, 3/3RC, p1, 2/2RC, p1, 2/2RC, p2, 2/2RC, p1
Row 4-6: rep row 2
Row 7 (RS): p1, k6, p1, 2/2RC, p1, 2/2RC, p2, 2/2RC, p1
Row 8-10: rep row 2
Repeat these 10 rows a total of 3 times.