Is there a type of project you love and actually use?! Bandanas have been my favorite for like the past year and I finally decided to write up a pattern using my Olivine design from a couple years ago.

This bandana features eyelets and texture using a single crochet in third loop which is one of my absolute favorite stitches along with a simple half double crochet stitch.

But seriously, I wear bandanas almost daily. The are perfect for keeping hair out of my face, adding some fun to outfits, and helping me get to hair wash day.

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Materials:

Joann Fabrics K+C Essential Cotton 

102 yards, 94 meters

DK Weight 

5 mm or hook that meets gauge

Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

hdc – half double crochet

R – row

sc – single crochet

sc3lo – single crochet 3rd loop only

sk – skip stitch

sl st – slip stitch

sp – space

st(s) – stitch(es)

Gauge:

13 rows x 14 sts = 4 inches

In pattern, unblocked.

Notes:

• When the number comes before the stitch (2hdc) this means place 2hdc in a st.
• When the number comes after (hdc 2) this means hdc in the next two stitches.
• Instructions within [ ] are placed in chain space. 
• Ch 2 or Ch 1 at the beginning of the rows do not count as a stitch. 
• You will always place two stitches in the first and last stitch of row. 
• The 2 chains at the point are not included in stitch count.
• R5 and R9 – you will work the sc in the 3rd loop only on the front of the work, below the two bars you would normally work through. Photo below.
• Sizing: Pattern is available in three sizes – photo of measurements below.
• Sizing: To customize increase or decrease size subtract or add R6-9 repeats, always ending after R8 and moving on to Straps + Top Edge.
• Sc3lo will be worked on the front of the stitch, the third loop will be facing you below the 2 bars you usually stitch through.

Pattern:

Magic Ring or ch 2 and work in second chain.

R1: sc 2, ch 2, sc 2. Turn. (4 sts)

R2: Ch 2. 2hdc, hdc, in ch sp [hdc, ch2, hdc], hdc, 2hdc. Turn. (8 sts)

R3: Ch 2. 2hdc, ch, sk, hdc, ch, sk, [hdc, ch 2, hdc], ch, sk, hdc, ch, sk, 2hdc. Turn. (12 sts)

R4: Ch 2. 2hdc, hdc in each st and ch sp until the ch 2 sp, [hdc, ch 2, hdc], hdc in each st and ch sp until last st, 2hdc. Turn. (16 sts)

R5: Ch 1. 2sc3lo, sc3lo until ch 2 sp, [sc, ch 2, sc], sc3lo until last st, 2sc3lo. Turn.

(20 sts)

R6: Ch 2. 2hdc, hdc to ch sp, [hdc, ch 2, hdc], hdc to last st, 2hdc. Turn. (24, 40, 56, 72, 88 sts)

R7: Ch 2. 2hdc, ch, sk, *hdc, ch, sk repeat from * to ch sp, [hdc, ch 2, hdc], ch, sk,*hdc, ch, sk, repeat from * to last st, 2hdc. Turn. (28, 44, 60, 76, 92 sts)

R8: Ch 2. 2hdc, hdc in each st and ch sp until the ch 2 sp, [hdc, ch 2, hdc], hdc in each st and ch sp until last st, 2hdc. Turn. (32, 48, 64, 80, 96 sts)

R9: Ch 1. 2sc3lo, sc3lo until ch 2 sp, [sc, ch 2, sc], sc3lo until last st, 2sc. Turn. (36, 52, 68, 84 sts)

Repeat R6-R9 (Small – 1 more time, Medium 2 more times, Large 3 more times)

Repeat R6-R8 (Small 64 sts/16R, Medium 80 sts/20R, Large 96sts/24R)

Do not turn and move on to Straps + Top Edge

Straps + Top Edge:

Ch 29 or to desired strap length, turn, sl st in the back of each ch, hdc evenly across top edge, ch 29 or to desired strap length, turn, sl st in the back of each ch, sc3lo across top edge. Finish off, weave in ends.

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