Banana Moon Studio Marietta Lacy Crochet Kerchief Pattern
Banana Moon Studio Marietta Lacy Crochet Kerchief Pattern
Stay cool and stylish this summer with the Marietta Kerchief by Banana Moon Studio! This delicate, lacy hair kerchief is the perfect quick crochet project for warmer weather. It features a beautiful, openwork stitch pattern that looks intricate but is surprisingly simple to master. Whether you’re spending the day at the beach or running errands around town, this lightweight accessory adds a lovely handmade touch to your outfit while taming those flyaways!
This kerchief is designed to be worked flat in a classic triangle shape, and the pattern provides a perfect introduction to working with lightweight yarns if you’re normally used to worsted. The ties are crocheted directly onto the bandana, so you won’t have to worry about complicated seaming. Plus, since it uses a small amount of fingering or sport weight cotton, it’s a fantastic stash-buster project! Grab a small hook and your favorite summery yarn, and let’s get making!
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Finished Measurements: About 32 inches wide x 13 inches tall
Available Sizes: One size to fit older children, teens, and most adults.
Yarn: We Crochet Comfy (75% Pima Cotton, 25% Acrylic; 218 yds/199.5 m; 1.75 oz/50 g; weight category 1/super fine): Color #24812 White or #25759 Parchment, 1 skein.
Shop We Crochet Comfy Fingering yarn here.
Crochet Hook: E/4 (3.5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
I use and recommend Furl’s Streamline Metal crochet hooks!
Notions:
Tapestry needle
Pattern Stitch: Webbed Lace Stitch found on p. 199 of The Harmony Guides Basic Crochet Stitches, edited by Erika Knight and published by Interweave Press.
Gauge: 3 patt reps x 11 rows = About 4.5 inches in Webbed Lace Stitch
Notes
Find a helpful video tutorial here for the Webbed Lace Stitch and the shaping.
This pattern uses standard US terms. For help with abbreviations, get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.
See this tutorial post for help with basic crochet stitches.
Kerchief
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Ch 116
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 5th ch from hook (counts as dc, ch 1), *ch 2, sk 5 chs. 4 dc in next ch**, ch 2, dc in next ch, repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **, turn – 81 sts.
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), dc in first st, ch 2, sk 4 sts, *(4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, repeat from * across to last ch-1 sp made by tch, dc in last ch-sp, turn – 78 sts.
Row 3: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), sk 2 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, *ch 2, sk 5 sts**, (4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, repeat from * across to last ch-1 sp made by tch, ending last repeat at **, 1 dc in last ch-sp, turn – 75 sts.
Row 4: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), sk 2 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, *ch 2, sk 5 sts**, (4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, repeat from * across to last ch-2 sp, ending last repeat at **, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, turn – 72 sts.
Row 5: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), skip 4 sts, *(4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, repeat from * across to last ch-2 sp, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, turn 69 sts.
Row 6: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), skip 4 sts, *(4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, repeat from * across to last 2 ch-2 sps, 4 dc in next ch-2 sp, turn – 65 sts.
Row 7: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), dc in first st, ch 2, skip 4 sts, *(4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, repeat from * across to last 2 ch-2 sps, 4 dc in next ch-2 sp, turn – 61 sts.
Rows 8-13: Repeat Rows 2-7 – 41 sts.
Rows 14-19: Repeat Rows 2-7 – 21 sts.
Rows 20-21: Repeat Rows 2-3 – 15 sts.
Row 22: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), skip 2 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, (4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, turn – 12 sts.
Row 23: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), skip 4 sts, (4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 5 sts, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, turn – 9 sts.
Row 24: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), skip 4 sts, 4 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip 4 sts, sl st in last ch-sp – 5 dc, 1 sl st. Fasten off.
Ties
Note: There are 16 long ch-sps along long edge of kerchief. In Row 1 I will refer to each of these ch-sps as a “section” and each section also includes the group of stitches that comes after the ch-sp.
Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, ch 18, working along the long edge of bandana sc in bottom of first st, *7 sc in next section, 8 sc in next section, repeat from * across, one additional sc in bottom of last st, ch 19, turn – 122 sts, 2 ch sections
Row 2: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch and st across, turn – 158 sts.
Row 3: Ch 1, skip first st, sc in next and each st across to last st, turn, leaving last st unworked – 156 sts.
Rows 4-6: Repeat Row 3 – 150 sts. Fasten off.
