My Orange Cream Chevron Bandana

My yarn basket

For this one I used worsted cotton — burnt orange and cream. Orange is 80 grams, cream is 80 grams — I used almost the same amount of each because stripes are even.

I used a 5.0mm hook so it's drapey and soft — not stiff. The photo I took is on my chunky cream knit blanket — I love that texture with the chevron — cozy on cozy.

I like cotton for bandanas because it breathes — it doesn't get too hot.

My yarn basket — burnt orange and cream — 5.0mm hook and gold scissors — real photo on my linen table.

How a chevron triangle grows

This bandana starts at the bottom point and gets wider every row. Each row I add one more stitch group on each side of the center V. The center is always where the chevron points — it's what makes the point sharp and the V stripes line up.

For this chevron I use the same center I use on my other triangle bandanas — 3 double crochet, chain 2, 3 double crochet in the center chain-2 space every row. That chain 2 is the point that stays sharp and makes the V stripes point down. Just like my orange bat and black pumpkin bandanas.

Between side stitches I always do chain 1 — that chain 1 makes little holes that make it airy and drapey.

After each row, count your chain-1 spaces per side — that's your checkpoint. After row 2 you have 1 space per side, after row 3 you have 2, after row 4 you have 3. So after row n, spaces per side = n - 1. I write it on paper: R2=1, R3=2, R4=3. After row 18, I should have 17 spaces per side — about 12 inches tall, 22 inches wide at top.

My chevron growing — orange and cream V stripes — starting at point — 5.0mm hook — each stripe 2 rows.

Stripe math — 2 rows per color

In my photo each color stripe is 2 rows thick — 2 rows orange, 2 rows cream, 2 rows orange — that makes the chevron look even and balanced.

I change color after 2 rows — cut, join new color, continue. I don't carry yarn up the side — I cut and weave later so no color shows through.

For 18 rows total, I have 9 stripes — 5 orange, 4 cream — or 4 orange, 5 cream depending where you start — I started with orange at point like in photo — so orange at point and at bottom edge — looks framed.

Row by row — from point to top — precise

I start at bottom point with burnt orange. Every row I turn.

This is exactly how I made mine in the photo — 18 rows, 36 clusters at end, 17 spaces per side, 9 stripes — orange, cream, orange, cream — V shape pointing down — about 22 inches wide at top edge, 12 inches tall to point.

If your triangle curls, you forgot chain 1 between clusters. If point is rounded, you forgot chain 2 in center. If stripes don't make V, you forgot to put (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in center every row.

Where I change colors

For this chevron I change after 2 rows — so each stripe is 2 rows thick — like in my photo where orange and cream are even.

I start with orange at point — R1-2 orange, R3-4 cream, R5-6 orange, R7-8 cream, and so on until R18. I cut yarn after 2 rows, leaving 4 inch tail, join new color with slip stitch in first space.

I weave tails inside same-color clusters so they hide — orange tails inside orange, cream inside cream.

Ties that don't curl

I make ties 14 inches so I can tie around my bun. Single crochet back keeps them from curling — if you just chain, they curl and look messy. I use cream for ties so they match the last stripe.

Finishing and washing

I weave in all tails inside same-color stitches — orange inside orange, cream inside cream — so they don't peek through.

I steam lightly with iron not touching — just steam over — so triangle lays flat. I don't press hard — I want chevron texture to stay.

I wash mine cold and lay flat to dry — cotton stretches if hung. My cream chunky blanket in photo is where I lay it to dry — cozy.

Finished bandana

Here she is — my orange cream chevron bandana finished — burnt orange and cream V stripes — just like in my photo on my chunky knit blanket.

I wear mine with my cream sweaters and orange socks — it goes with fall. When I wear it to market, people always ask about the V stripes — I tell them it's just granny triangle with stripes.

Finished — orange and cream chevron triangle — 22" wide × 12" tall — 9 stripes, 36 clusters at top — my cozy chevron bandana.

— Sara

SARA RAIN CROCHET · HANDMADE WITH LOVE

This chevron bandana is my coziest fall make. I made it with my chunky blanket around me and tea, and I wear it whenever the air gets crisp. I hope you love making yours too — orange and cream Vs, one by one. 🧡🤍🍂