MillaMia Julia Collar Knitting Pattern

MillaMia Julia Collar

What Is Being Made

The Julia Collar is a knitted accessory designed as a decorative bib-style collar that can be worn over a top with or without a jacket. This one-size collar measures approximately 33cm (13 inches) wide by 23cm (9 inches) deep to the shoulder, making it a statement piece that adds texture and visual interest to everyday outfits.

Knitting Techniques

This collar is worked flat on straight needles using the moss stitch pattern throughout, which creates a textured, bumpy fabric that resembles seed stitch. A key technique featured in this pattern is working with doubled yarn, meaning two strands of yarn are held together and knitted as one throughout the entire project. This doubling technique serves multiple purposes: it creates a thicker, stiffer fabric that holds its shape beautifully, allows the moss stitch pattern to stand out prominently, and significantly speeds up the knitting process compared to single-ply construction.

Stitches Used

The Julia Collar relies primarily on moss stitch (also known as seed stitch in US terminology), which is created by alternating knit and purl stitches in a staggered pattern. This fundamental stitch creates the distinctive textured appearance that defines the collar. The pattern also incorporates basic knitting techniques including:

• Knit stitches
• Purl stitches
• Increases (make one stitches)
• Decreases (knit two together and purl two together)
• Cast-on and bind-off techniques

Materials and Specifications

The Julia Collar is designed to be knitted with MillaMia Naturally Soft Aran yarn, which is exclusively available at LoveKnitting. The pattern calls for six balls of yarn in the Blush colorway (shade 229), though alternative colorway suggestions are provided including Slate, Cherry, Oat, Bark, Woodland, Red, and additional numbered shades (228, 204, 205, 242). Knitters will need a pair of 6.5mm (US 10½) needles to work this project.

The tension or gauge is specified as 13 stitches and 23 rows to a 10cm (4-inch) square over moss stitch when using 6.5mm needles and the yarn worked double. Achieving the correct gauge is important for obtaining the proper finished measurements and drape of the collar.

Difficulty Level and Project Characteristics

Rated as Beginner/Improving difficulty, the Julia Collar is an accessible project for knitters developing their skills. The straightforward moss stitch pattern and flat construction make it manageable for intermediate knitters, while the doubled yarn and quick-knitting nature of the project make it rewarding and relatively fast to complete. The finished collar sits beautifully over clothing and benefits from the stiffness created by the doubled yarn construction, which helps it maintain its shape and display the textured moss stitch pattern to best advantage.