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 totalRed 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 scissorsPattern is written in standad US temrs and fully tested. Thank you for visiting my store!