Best Easy The Snugglery Beautiful Shells Bandana Free Crochet Pattern

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The Snugglery Beautiful Shells Bandana Crochet Pattern

Bring a touch of vintage charm to your wardrobe with the Beautiful Shells Bandana by The Snugglery! This elegant and lightweight crochet pattern is perfect for adding a bohemian flair to any outfit. Featuring a gorgeous repeating shell stitch design, it creates a wonderfully textured and breathable fabric that is absolutely perfect for spring and summer days. Whether you wear it to keep your hair back on a windy day or as a stylish neck kerchief, this accessory is sure to turn heads.

This pattern is a fantastic introduction to working with shell stitches in a triangular shape, growing naturally from the bottom point upward. With detailed instructions on how to handle the color changes, it’s incredibly fun to crochet using two contrasting shades to really make the shell pattern pop! The built-in chain ties make it easy to finish without any fuss. Grab your favorite DK weight yarn and let’s create a beautiful piece of wearable art!

Materials

I used just a few yards (less than 50 each) of two colors of DK weight cotton yarn. The green yarn I used was Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK and the peach color is an exact dupe from Ice Yarns called Baby Cotton.

I also used a 3.5mm crochet hook.

You can experiment with any weight yarn and hook size since we will grow the bandana from the very bottom corner-up.

Beautiful Shells Bandana – Crochet Pattern

To begin, in color A, ch6. Sl st to the first ch to join in the round.

Row 1: Ch3 (counts as 1dc), and work 8dc into the center of the ch6 ring (9dc total). Pull the last loop up long, so you don’t lose it. Remove your hook.

Row 2: Insert your hook into the top of your starting ch3 from the prev row. With color B, ch4 (counts as 1dc, ch1). And make 1dc into the same stitch to complete a “v stitch.” Ch5, and make 1 more v stitch (1dc, ch1, 1dc) all into the last stitch of the row.

changing color

With the live “color B” loop on your hook, insert your hook into the live “color A” loop. Ch3 in color A only. Pull the color A loop through the color B loop. Again Ch3 in color A while carrying color B up the chain (see video). Turn your work.

Row 3: In color A, make 8dc into the first v stitch (9dc counting the starting ch 3 mentioned in the color change instructions). Make 1sc in the 5th dc from the previous shell stitch, working on top of the ch5 from the previous row. Make 9dc in the next V stitch. Pull the last loop long and remove your hook.

Row 4: Insert your hook into the top of your starting ch3 from the prev row. With color B, ch4 (counts as 1dc, ch1). And make 1dc into the same stitch to complete a “v stitch.” Ch5, v stitch into the single crochet from the prev row. Ch5 and make 1 more v stitch (1dc, ch1, 1dc) all into the last stitch of the row.

Repeat the color change instructions to work in the same direction every two rows and avoid having to cut the yarn.

Continue making shells into each V stitch and V stitch scaffold rows after the shell rows until your piece measures 18″ (46cm) along the long side. For me this was 25 rows.

Using the available working yarn on either end, make chains a few inches long to serve as ties for the headband.