The Rebelde Bandana
A beginner-friendly knitted bandana– my Rebelde Bandana – is a free pattern here on the blog! Read through my inspiration, materials and stitch patterns used. Or scroll on down for the free pattern.
Introduction + Design
The Rebelde Bandana is a versatile accessory. You can use it tied to the neck, or as a headband. Either way, you have an easy an interesting project in your hands, that creates a fun chevron pattern with the easy combination of knit and purl stitches.
The Rebelde Bandana is worked flat in one triangular piece. You start casting on the stitches for the longest side of the triangle, and then bind off stitches on each row until you only have one stitch left.
Beginner perfect!
Are you just getting the hang to knitting? Then the Rebelde Bandana is the ideal project to work on. You will practice your knits and purls, plus a very neat way to bind off stitches: the slopped bind off method, which later you’ll be able to apply to garment knitting. Exciting, right?
Spring is here!
And the Rebelde Bandana is the perfect accesory to go with it! It’s such a versatile accesory, you can tie it to the back of your neck, or to the front for a flirty look. you can even tie it as a turban for a very chic twist!
A quick knit!
You can likely wip this project in a FEW HOURS, because of the chunky yarn, and how easy this project is. What are you waiting for?
Pattern
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Techniques Required
Cast-on: Long-tail Cast-on
Knit.
Purl.
Slip sts.
Bind-off.
Yarn
Or
Approximately 3.57 oz/104 g; 80 yds/73 m of Super Bulky weight yarn (80% acrylic/20% wool).
Materials
Needles
US 15/10 mm needles or size to obtain correct gauge.
Notions
Tapestry needle.
Gauge
8.5 sts and 16 rows = 4 in /10 cm in Chevron Seed stitch with US size 15/10 mm needles.
Finished Measurements
Longest width: 30 in/76 cm
Height: 10 ½ in /26.5 cm
Notes
I am a loose knitter. If you are a tight knitter, I advise you to try knitting a gauge swatch with one needle size bigger than stated in pattern.
When binding off stitches for the sides of the bandana, use the sloped bind-off for a cleaner and finished edge.
For best results, read the entire pattern before you start to knit. Send your questions /comments to [email protected]
Abbreviations
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
k: knit st
kwise: knitwise, as if to k the st
p: purl st
RS: Right Side
sl: slip st
st(s): stitch(es)
WS: Wrong Side
Techniques
Knit.
Purl.
Slip st: slip st to the right-hand needle pwise, unless instructed otherwise.
Sloped bind-off: this bind off forms a smooth curve and prevents “stair steps” to form on the following bind-off rows. To do it, work the first bind-off row as usual to define the initial part of the bind-off. Work the next row to the last st, but do not work it. Instead, turn the work so that the unworked st becomes the first st on the right-hand needle. Keeping the yarn in the back of the work, slip the first st on the left-hand needle pwise, then bind off the unworked st by lifting it over the slipped st and off the needle, as for a regular bind-off. This is your first bind-off st. Keep working in this way until you have completed all bind-off rows.
Schematic
Let’s knit!
Bandana
CO 65 sts.
Row 1 (RS): *p1, k3; repeat from * until there is 1 st left, p1.
Row 2: p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * 7 times more.
Begin Bandana Shaping
Note: Since to BO 1 st you end up working 2 sts, and to BO 2 sts you end up working 3 sts, the final st count at the end of the row will reflect that extra st worked in the BO.
Row 3: BO 2 sts. k3, p1, k1. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * 6 times more. k1. — 63 sts.
Row 4: BO 2 sts. k1, p1, k1, p3. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * 5 times more. p2, k1, p1, k1, p1. — 61 sts.
Row 5: BO 1 st. *p1, k3; repeat from * until there are 3 sts left. p1, k2. — 60 sts.
Row 6: BO 1 st. p3, k1, p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * 5 times more. k1, p4. — 59 sts.
Row 7: BO 2 sts. p1, k1. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * 5 times more. k2, p1, k3. — 57 sts.
Row 8: BO 2 sts. p3. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * 5 times more. p2, k1. — 55 sts.
Row 9: BO 2 sts. *p1, k3; repeat from * until the end of the row. — 53 sts.
Row 10: BO 2 sts. p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * 5 times more. k1. — 51 sts.
Row 11: BO 1 st. k1, p1, k3, p1, k1. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * 4 times more. k2. — 50 sts.
Row 12: BO 1 st. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * 5 times more. — 49 sts.
Row 13: BO 2 sts. k1. *p1, k3; repeat from * until there is 1 st left, p1. — 47 sts.
Row 14: BO 2 sts. p4, k1, p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * 3 times more. k1, p5. — 45 sts.
Row 15: BO 2 sts. k1, p1, k1. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * 3 times more. k2, p1, k3, p1. — 43 sts.
Row 16: BO 2 sts. k1, p3. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * 3 times more. p2, k1, p1. — 41 sts.
Row 17: BO 1 st. k2. *p1, k3; repeat from * until there is 1 st left, p1. — 40 sts.
Row 18: BO 1 st. p1, k1, p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * 3 times more. k1, p2. — 39 sts.
Row 19: BO 2 sts. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * 3 times more. k1, p1, k2. —37 sts.
Row 20: BO 2 sts. p1. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * 3 times more. p1. — 35 sts.
Row 21: BO 2 sts. k2. *p1, k3; repeat from * until there are 2 sts left, p1, k1. — 33 sts.
Row 22: BO 2 sts. p5, k1, p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * once more. k1, p5, k1. — 31 sts.
Row 23: BO 1 st. k3, p1, k1. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * twice more. — 30 sts.
Row 24: BO 1 st. k1, p1, k1, p3. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * once more. p2, k1, p1, k1, p1. — 29 sts.
Row 25: BO 2 sts. k3. *p1, k3; repeat from * until there are 3 sts left. p1, k2. — 27 sts.
Row 26: BO 2 sts. p2, k1, p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * once more. k1, p3. — 25 sts.
Row 27: BO 2 sts. k1. *k2, p1, k3, p1, k1; repeat from * once more. k2, p1, k2. — 23 sts.
Row 28: BO 2 sts. p2. *p2, k1, p1, k1, p3; repeat from * once more. p2. — 21 sts.
Row 29: BO 1 st. *p1, k3; repeat from * until there are 3 sts left. p1, k2. — 20 sts.
Row 30: BO 1 st. p1. *k1, p5, k1, p1; repeat from * once more. k1. — 19 sts.
Row 31: BO 2 sts. *p1, k3; repeat from * until the end of the row. — 17 sts.
Row 32: BO 2 sts. p1, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p2. — 15 sts.
Row 33: BO 2 sts. *p1, k3; repeat from * until the end of the row. — 13 sts.
Row 34: BO 2 sts. p3, k1, p1, k1, p4. — 11 sts.
Row 35: BO 1 st. k1, p1, k3, p1, k3. — 10 sts.
Row 36: BO 1 st. k1, p5, k1, p1. — 9 sts.
Row 37: BO 2 sts. k1, p1, k3, p1. — 7 sts.
Row 38: BO 2 sts. k1, p1, k1, p1. — 5 sts.
Row 39: BO 1 st. k2, p1. — 4 sts.
Row 40: BO 1 st. k2. — 3 sts.
Row 41: BO 1 st. k1. — 2 sts.
Row 42: BO 1 st. — 1 st.
BO the remaining st.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Now you are ready to rock your Rebelde Bandana by using it as a scarf or a headband. Just be ready to turn heads in your way ;)
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Copyrights
Copyright Kate Barrios Designs, 2021. You are welcome to sell finished items of this pattern, but please give credit to my design linking my website and social media.
You are not allowed to alter this pattern and sell a similar one.
Version 2, March 2021.
