Cyclamen Bandana

A new addition to Cyclamen family, this (almost) any yarn, any gauge kind of design is perfect for using up single skeins or partial skeins in your stash.

The bandana is worked from the bottom point up, so you can stop whenever you wish (or run out of yarn). The stitch pattern is mostly composed of simple lace, with dip stitches forming the flowers worked once in ten rows.

The pattern can be easily used to make a larger shawl or a smaller kerchief and it also has instructions for adding tassels or i-cord ties to the tip of a bandana if desired. Directions are both charted and written out, video for dip stitches provided.

Loved this stitch pattern? Check out Cyclamen Shawl and Cyclamen Cowl for its multi-color version.

Yarn

• Any yarn from lace to worsted weight range would work fine. Roughly 80g of yarn will give you a bandana of a decent size; feel free to use less or more.
• Solid or semi-solid colors will show textures best
• Sample bandana: Baby Yak Lace from mYak (100% baby yak; 383yds / 350m, 1.75oz / 50g), color Flamingo
• Numbers below are a recommended amount required for you to be able to tie the bandana once finished:
• Lace: 380yds / 350m
• Fingering: 325yds / 300m
• Sport: 280yds / 255m
• DK: 230yds / 210m
• Worsted: 180yds / 165m

Needles and Gauge

• The gauge is not important for this pattern. Swatch and pick the gauge and needles that give you the fabric you like. Gauge suggestions in garter stitch, blocked:
• Lace: 26sts and 42 rows in 4” / 10cm on US 2 / 2.75mm needles
• Fingering: 24sts and 40 rows, US 4 / 3.5mm needles
• Sport: 22sts and 38 rows, US 6 / 4mm needles
• DK: 20sts and 36 rows, US 7 / 4.5mm needles
• Worsted: 19sts and 34 rows, US 8 / 5mm needles

Size

• Size will change depending on your gauge and yardage
• Shown in lace weight gauge using a total of 380yds / 350m / 50g of yarn
• Size of the blocked sample: Wingspan 44” / 112cm, Depth at the widest point 19” / 49cm