Crochet Bandana

So I made a simple solid bandana, and decided to type up and share the pattern.

Yarn and Hook

I’m using Bamboo Pop, which is a half Cotton half Bamboo; color used in the pictures is “Geode”. Finished project is 50 grams, which is right about half a skein. I used a F5 / 3.75 MM hook.

This is a very straight-forward design, with 19 of the 21 rows being a single row repeating triangular increases.

Casting On

For the purposes of this pattern, each row begins with chaining up to begin the next row, this chaining is not counted as a stitch.

Row Zero

First step is making an initial circle to build the first row off of. A magic ring would work well, but I use a simple 4 chain looped into circle as start.

Make slip-knot for a starting loop, chain 4, slip stitch join to first stitch. (0)

Row One

Chain 3, then make 7 double-crochet into the starting ring. (7)

Main Pattern, Rows Two to Twenty

Row 2: Chain 3, 2 double-crochet into first stitch, second and third stitches each get 1 double-crochet, fourth (center) stitch gets 5 double-crochets, fifth and sixth stitches each get 1 double-crochet, seventh (final) stitch gets 2 double-crochet. (13)

Row 3: Chain 3, 2 double-crochet into first stitch, second through sixth stitches each get 1 double-crochet, seventh (center) stitch gets 5 double-crochets, eighth through twelfth stitches each get 1 double-crochet, thirteenth (final) stitch gets 2 double-crochet. (19)

Pattern Summary: First, middle, and last stitches have increases, first and last stitches each get 2 double-crochets, middle stitch gets 5 double-crochets; all other stitches each get 1 double-crochet, for a net increase of 6 stitches with each row. Pattern is to be repeated until the long-side of the triangle can complete a single full wrap around the head, 19 repeats in my case.

Row Twenty: Chain 3, 2 double-crochet into first stitch, second through stitch before middle [56] each get 1 double-crochet, middle stitch gets 5 double-crochets, stitch after middle through next to last [56] each get 1 double-crochet, final stitch gets 2 double-crochet. (121)

Finishing Up

For the final row, we’ll make strings on each end as well a boarder.

Chain 26, turn, skip one stitch and single-crochet into each of the 25 freshly made chain; Continue single-crocheting across hypotenuse (long side of the triangle) roughly two stitches for each row being traversed, chain 26, turn skip one stitch and single-crochet into each of the 25 freshly made chain.

If desired, continue to single single-crochet down then across both shorter sides of the triangle to finish boarder; end boarder by slip finish stitch, cut yarn, pull though and weave in end.