Collar is crocheted bottom-up with an applique added after the “body” part is finished. The ball/button is crocheted and stuffed with yarn/fabric/etc. Whole pattern is mostly single crochet stitches. Finished size: width 3.5”/ 9 cm, neck opening 8.3”/21 cm. Pattern has written row-by-row instructions, chart and photo-tutorial. Skill level is intermediate. Materials and tools needed: • DK-weight cotton, approx. 136 yds/ 125 m per 50 gr: Black color - 50 gr in total Red color - 10 gr in total • Fingering-weight cotton, approx. 220 yds/200 m per 50 gr: Mustard color – 5 gr in total • Hooks: 3.5 mm (E), 3 mm, 2.5 mm • Tapestry needle and scissors Pattern is written in standad US temrs and fully tested. Thank you for visiting my store!