BANDANA

Filet foulard

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Comments: The bandana, a piece of cloth to wear on the head (like our grandmothers) currently is very fashionable in Italy , and I suppose in US also. My version is of course a crocheted one, and this was the first try. I crocheted also another version using ribbon yarn (fettuccia); I will put it on site in one of next updates. This one is very nice looking, only a little bit too big compared with those sold in stores. So, if you have a little girl, or if you want a smallest one, try using a smaller hook, or omitting a couple of empty rows.

The sample for this item is crocheted with FILET #1

Size :

Material :Sport Weight or Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn (something like Sugar 'n Cream), color black, hook 4 (US F/G); you may want to give a look to my virtual store if you need materials.

Stitches :dc, sc, ch

Difficulty: easy/medium

Directions

Start with 8 ch.

Row 1.Dc in 8th ch from hook (7 chs = 2 ch + dc + 2 ch) = 1 empty square

Rows 2-30 . Proceed following the diagram. (If the previous links do not work, click here)

Use oblique or doorstep increasing technique following accurately the diagram. At the end of row 30, do not cut thread; crochet the edging

Edge: Sc stitch all around the bandana (2 sts in each square side). Join in first st, cut thread.

Ties

Join thread in A (look at the diagram),make about 13 inches long chain, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each other ch, finishing with sl st in A. Cut thread.

Join thread in B (look at the diagram), make about 13 inches long chain,, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each other ch, finishing with sl st in B. Cut thread.

N.B. Substitute first dc with 3 ch; for a filet primer, with increase and decrease explanations, go here

N.B.

• Always substitute (also if not explicitly said) first st in a row as follows:
• first sc with 1 ch, sc;
• first hdc with 2 ch;
• first dc with 3 ch;
• first tr with 4 ch...and so on;
• When you read "sl st to <location>", where the location is not immediately contiguous to last st, this means of course "an appropriate number of sl sts for reaching <location>".
• Also if I do not specify it, if you lasted prev row on a st (say st1), while you must start next row in another st (say st2), make an appropriate number of sl sts to reach st2.

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