Bandanas are one of the easiest things to crochet. They are a quick project, but are beautiful and useful, if you are someone who is wearing bandanas a lot or know someone who would love it as a gift. So here’s a free floral bandana crochet pattern for you!
Sizing
The size of the bandana depends on the hook size and the yarn that you use, and also how many repeats you decide to make. I created two different bandanas, with the red one having one more additonal repeat, but this bandana was crocheted with a lighter yarn and a smaller hook. The purple bandana was crocheted with thicker yarn, a larger hook and one less repeat, so you can compare the sizes between the two.
Pattern notes
Materials needed
Yarn of your choice (I used sport weight; however, you can use whatever you have on hand)
Crochet hook (I used size 3.5 mm; however, use the hook size that your chosen yarn requires)
Darning needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Abbreviations (US)
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Stsc – stacked single crochet
Dc – double crochet
Hdc – half double drochet
St – stitch
Sl st – slip stitch
Sp – space
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
Copyright
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However, you are allowed to sell finished items that were created with this pattern, but please credit Island Magic Handmade as the desinger.
Thank you for understanding!
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Pattern instructions
Row 1 (RS): Create a magic circle OR ch 4 and sl st into the first chain to create a closed circle.
Into the circle crochet 1 stsc* + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
You will have 3 groups of 2 dc, separated by ch 2.
*stsc – ch 1, crochet 1 sc into the st, then insert your hook into the front leg of the sc, yarn over, pull up a loop, then yarn over again and pull through both loops. You will have sc crocheted on top of another sc. This method will be used to start each row but can be replaced with a ch 3 or a standing double crochet if you prefer.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 5 dc, 2 ch 2 spaces)
Row 2 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 1. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 7 dc, 1 ch 1 space, 2 ch 2 spaces)
Row 3 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Into the ch 1 space, crochet 1 dc.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 8 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 4: (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below. 1 dc into next st. 2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 12 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 5 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below. 1 dc into next 5 st. 2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 16 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 6 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below. 1 dc into next 9 st. 2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 20 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 7 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below. 1 dc into next 13 st. 2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 24 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 8 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
3 dc into the next st, then skip 2 st, 1 sc into the 3rd st after skipping.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, crochet a shell* into the 3rd st after skipping.
Skip 2 st, 1 sc into the 3rd st after skipping.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, 3 dc into the 3rd st after skipping.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
*shell – 5 dc in one st.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 22 dc, 4 sc, 2 ch 1 spaces, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 9 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
1 dc into the next 6 st and 1 dc into the ch 1 space.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 st, 1 dc into the 4th st after skipping (the 3rd dc of the shell below).
Ch 3, skip the next 3 st, 1 dc into the ch 1 space.
1 dc into the next 6 st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 26 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces, 2 ch 3 spaces)
Row 10 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
1 dc into the next 5 st.
1 sc into the next st.
Ch 5, skip next 3 st and crochet 1 sc into the ch 3 space close to the dc st in the middle.
Ch 1, skip the dc st below, 1 sc into the next ch 3 space.
Ch 5, skip the rest of the ch 3 and next 3 st, 1 sc into 4th st after skipping.
1 dc into the next 5 st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 21 dc, 4 sc, 4 ch 2 spaces, 2 ch 5 spaces)
Row 11 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
1 dc into the next 8 st.
3 dc into the ch 5 space below.
Ch 3, skip the rest of the ch 5 and crochet 1 dc into the ch 1 space in the middle.
Ch 3, then 3 dc into the ch 5 space below.
1 dc into the next 8 st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 34 dc, 4 ch 2 spaces, 2 ch 3 spaces)
Row 12 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
3 dc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, 1 sc into the 3rd st after skipping.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, shell into the 3rd st after skipping.
Skip 2 st, sc into the 3rd st after skipping.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the ch 3 space from below.
Shell into the next dc st in the middle of two ch 3-s.
1 sc into the next ch 3 space.
Ch 1, skip in st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, shell into the 3rd st after skipping.
Skip 2 st, sc into the 3rd st after skipping.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, 3 dc into the 3rd st after skipping.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 32 dc, 8 sc, 4 ch 1 spaces, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Row 13 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
1 dc into the next 6 st and 1 dc into the ch 1 space.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 st, 1 dc into the 4th st after skipping.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 st, 1 dc into the ch 1 space.
Crochet the next repeat sequence between () once – with each repeat, this number will go up by 1.
(1 dc into the next 7st, 1 dc into the ch 1 space.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 st, 1 dc into the 4th st after skipping.
Ch 3, skip the next 3 st, 1 dc into the ch 1 space)
1 dc into the next 6 st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 36 dc, 4 ch 1 spaces, 4 ch 2 spaces, 4 ch 3 spaces)
Row 14 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
1 dc into the next 5 st. 1 sc into the next st.
Ch 5, skip next 3 st and crochet 1 sc into the ch 3 space close to the dc st in the middle.
Ch 1, skip the dc st below, 1 sc into the next ch 3 space.
Ch 5, skip the rest of the ch 3 and next 3 st, 1 sc into 4th st after skipping.
Crochet the next repeat sequence between () once – with each repeat, this number will go up by 1.
(1 sc into the next 2 st.
Ch 5, skip next 3 st and crochet 1 sc into the ch 3 space close to the dc st in the middle.
Ch 1, skip the dc st below, 1 sc into the next ch 3 space.
Ch 5, skip the rest of the ch 3 and next 3 st, 1 sc into 4th st after skipping)
1 dc in the next 5 st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 21 dc, 9 sc, 2 ch 1 spaces, 4, ch 2 spaces, 4 ch 5 spaces)
Row 15 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
1 dc into the next 8 st.
3 dc into the ch 5 space below.
Ch 3, skip the rest of the ch 5 and crochet 1 dc into the ch 1 space in the middle.
Ch 3, then 3 dc into the ch 5 space below.
Crochet the next repeat sequence between () once – with each repeat, this number will go up by 1.
(1 dc into the next 3 st.
3 dc into the ch 5 space below.
Ch 3, skip the rest of the ch 5 and crochet 1 dc into the ch 1 space in the middle.
Ch 3, then 3 dc into the ch 5 space below)
1 dc into the next 8 st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 44 dc, 4, ch 2 spaces, 4 ch 3 spaces)
Row 16 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
3 dc into the next st. Skip 2 st, 1 sc into 3rd st after skipping.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, shell into the 3rd st after skipping.
Skip 2 st, 1 sc into the 3rd st after skipping.
Crochet the next repeat sequence between () twice – with each repeat, this number will go up by 1. This is also the setup row for the next repeat, therefore this row will always have 1 more repeat sequence than the previous rows of the same repeat.
(Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the ch 3 space.
Shell into the dc st in the middle.
Sc into the next ch 3 space.
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip the next 2 st, shell into the 3rd st after skipping.
Skip the next 2 st, 1 sc into the 3rd st after skipping)
Ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 sc into the next st.
Skip 2 st, 3 dc into the 3rd st after skipping.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
(Sts: 1 stsc, 42 dc, 12 sc, 6 ch 1 spaces, 4 ch 2 spaces)
Repeat: rows 13-16
Please remember that the repeat sequence will go up by 1 with each repeat you do, meaning that each time you repeat these rows, one more flower will be added to the bandana or shawl.
For example:
For rows 13-16, you should repeat every sequence once, last row twice.
For rows 17-20, you should repeat every sequence twice, last row 3 times.
For rows 21-24, you should repeat every sequence 3 times, last row 4 times.
And so on.
Once you have made enough desired repeats, move onto finishing rows 1-3.
For the bandana made for this pattern tutorial, I made one more repeat (20 rows in total) before moving onto the finishing rows. You can do more if you want.
For a shawl, you can continue repeating this pattern and then crochet finishing rows 1-3 but note that you do not need to crochet the straps in finishing row 3.
Rows 17-19 added:
Finishing rows & straps
Finishing row 1 (RS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
Crochet 1 dc into each st and ch 1 space.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
Finishing row 2 (WS): Turn your work, do not chain!
Sl st into the next 2 st and into the ch 2 space (3 sl st in total).
Then crochet 1 stsc + 1 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc into the ch 2 space.
Ch 2. Crochet 2 dc into the ch 2 space below.
Crochet 1 dc into each st.
2 dc into the next ch 2 space below.
Ch 2. Into the next ch 2 space, crochet 2 dc + ch 2 + 2 dc.
Finishing row 3 (RS): Now we will start making the straps.
Make a chain for about 35 cm in length. Then sl st into the back bump of every chain until you reach the edge of the bandana.
Into the next st, crochet 1 dc. Then into the next st, crochet 1 hdc. Into the ch 2 space, crochet 1 sc.
1 sc into the next 2 st and 1 sc into the ch 2 space.
Next, crochet 1 sc into every st across until you reach the next ch 2 space.
1 sc into the ch 2 space and 1 sc into the next 2 st.
1 sc into the ch 2 space.
1 hdc into the next st and 1 dc into the last st of the row.
Now we will make the second strap.
Make a chain for about 35 cm in length. Then sl st into the back bump of every chain until you reach the edge of the bandana.
Cut off your yarn and fasten off.
Weave the yarn tail into the body of the bandana to connect the second strap with the bandana.
Weave in the yarn tail from the beginning as well.
Your bandana is now complete!
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