Doggy Dress Bandanas
Neck Size: S=14″, M=20″, L=24″,
Note: S is outside all other sizes within the parentheses in respective order.
- Gauge: 12 sts = 4″ and 15 rows = 4″
Common Abbreviations
- Chain (ch)
- Slip Stitch (sl st)
- Single Crochet (sc)
- Half Double Crochet (hdc)
- Double Crochet (dc)
- Treble Crochet (trc)
- Decrease (dec)
- Increase (inc)
- Together (tog)
- Remaining (rem)
- Skip (sk)
- Beginning (beg)
- Back Loop Only (blo)
- Front Loop Only (flo)
- Front Post (fp)
- Back Post (bp)
- Loop (lp)
- Yarn Over (yo)
- Rem (rem)
Girl’s
Materials Needed
- Size I and size 0 crochet hooks
- 3 oz of Pink worsted weight yarn
- 1 ounce White worsted weight yarn
- One 1″ White Button
- Three ½” White buttons
- #3 White cotton crochet thread
Working on the center part, ch 21 (31, 37) sts.
Row 1. Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each rem ch across. [20 (30, 36) sts made.]
Small Size: Rows 2-13. Medium only: Rows 2-12. Large Size: Rows 2-21.. Small size go to Small Shaping below. For Medium size go to Medium Shaping below. For Large size go to Medium Shaping below.
Small Shaping
Row 1. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (18 sts made.)
Row 2. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 18 sts across.
Row 3. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (16 sts made.)
Row 4. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 16 sts across.
Row 5. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (14 sts made.)
Row 6. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 3 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 3 sts. Sc the last 3 sts tog. (10 sts made.)
Row 7. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 3 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 3 sts. Sc the last 3 sts tog. (6 sts made.)
Row 8. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (4 sts made.)
End off.
Finishing: Join Pink yarn in the top corner. Sc evenly around the side, bottom and opposite side, making increases as needed to keep work flat. Set the piece aside and Go to the collar below.
Medium Shaping
Row 1. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (28 sts made.)
Rows 2 – 3. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 28 sts across.
Row 4. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (26 sts made.)
Row 5. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (24 sts made.)
Row 6. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 24 sts across.
Row 7. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (22 sts made.)
Row 8. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (20 sts made.)
Row 9. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 3 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 3 sts. Sc the last 3 sts tog. (16 sts made.)
Row 10. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (14 sts made.)
Row 11. Ch 1 and turn. Sl st in each of the 1st 2 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 4 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog and leave the rem 2 sts unworked. (8 sts made.)
Row 12. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (6 sts made.) End off.
Finishing: Join Pink yarn in the top corner. Sc evenly around the side, bottom and opposite side, making increases as needed to keep work flat. Set the piece aside and Go to the collar below.
Large Shaping
Row 1. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (34 sts made.)
Row 2. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 34 sts across.
Row 3. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 34 sts across.
Row 4. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (32 sts made.)
Row 5. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 32 sts across.
Row 6. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (30 sts made.)
Row 7. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (28 sts made.)
Row 8. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (26 sts made.)
Row 9. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (24 sts made.)
Row 10. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 3 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 3 sts. Sc the last 3 sts tog. (20 sts made.)
Row 11. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 3 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 3 sts. Sc the last 3 sts tog. (16 sts made.)
Row 12. Ch 1 and turn. Sl st into each of the 1st 2 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 4 sts. Sc the next 2 sts tog. Leave the rem last 2 sts unworked. (10 sts made.)
Row 13. Ch 1 and turn. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. (8 sts made.)End off.
Finishing: Join Pink yarn in the top corner. Sc evenly around the side, bottom and opposite side, making increases as needed to keep work flat. Set the piece aside and Go to the collar below.
Collar – Make 2 (One left and one right)
Small, Medium, Large
Left Side Collar
All
Row 1. With White yarn ch 19, 27, 37 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each of the next 9, 13, 18 sts. Hdc in the next st. Dc in each of the next 7, 11, 16 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (18, 26, 36 sts made.)
Row 2. Sc in the 1st st. Hdc in the next st and dc in the next 4, 8, 13 sts. Sc in each of the next 7, 11, 16, 22 sts. Ch 3 for the buttonhole. Sk 3 sts and sc in the rem 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (15, 23, 33 sts made.)
Row 3. Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts. Make 3 sc over the ch3 loop. Sc in each of the next 5 , 9, 14 sts. Hdc in the next st. Dc in each of the next 5, 9, 13 sts. (Make 2 hdc in the next st) 2 times. Sc in the next st and make 2 sc up rows 1 and 2 above. End off at the top of the collar and weave in the end.
Medium and Large Sizes Only
Make a row of sc across the top 26, 36 chs. End off and weave in the end.
Right Side Collar
Row 1. Ch 20, 28, 38 and dc in the 4th ch from the hook and in each of the next 5, 9, 14 sts. Hdc in the next st. Sc in each of the next 11, 14, 19 sts. Ch 1 and turn. (18, 26, 36 sts made.)
Row 2. Sc in each of the next 12, 16, 21 sts. Dc in each of the next 4, 8, 13 sts. Hdc in the next st and sc in the last st. (18, 26, 36 sts made.)
Row 3. Sk the 1st sc. Make a sc and a hdc in the next st. Make 2 hdc in the next st. Dc in each of the next 5, 9, 14 sts. Sc in each of the last 10, 14, 19 sts. End off and weave in the end. (19, 27, 37sts made.)
Medium and Large Sizes Only
Make a row of sc across the top 26, 36 chs. End off and weave in the end.
With white #3:thread and size 0 hook, surface crochet or embroider a seam up the center as shown below.
Medium and Large Sizes Only: make a row of sc across the top 18, 26, 36, 48 chs. End off and weave in the end.
Row 1. Attach white thread on the top left wrong side as shown below and ch 1.
Make a multiple of 4 plus 1 evenly spaced sc around the sides and bottom. (Leave The top unworked.) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2. Sc in the 1st st. (Sk 1 st and make 5 dc in the next st. Sk 1 st and sc in the next st) across.
Pin and sew collar to the top of head Bandana as shown below.
Sew the three ½” buttons to Bandana, and sew the 1″ button opposite the buttonhole as shown below.
Boy’s Bandana
Materials Needed
- Size I crochet hook
- 3 oz of Black worsted weight yarn
- 1 ounce White worsted weight yarn
- One 1″ Black Button
- Two to Three ½” Black buttons
Beginning at Neck Edge
With Black yarn and I hook, ch 37 (55, 73)
Row 1. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each rem ch across. [36 (54, 72) sts made.]
Row 2. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the next 31 (49, 67.) Ch 3 for the buttonhole. Sk 3 sts and sc in the rem 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 3. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 1st 2 sts. Make 3 sc over the ch3 loop. Sc in each of the next 31 (49, 67) sts. [36 (54, 72) sts made.]
For Large size only: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the (67) sts across.
Begin Bandana Portion
Row 1. Sl st in each of the next 8 (12, 18) sts. Ch 1 and sc in each of the next 20 (30, 36) sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Shaping For All
Row 1. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. Ch 1 and turn. [18 (28, 34) sts made.]
Row 2. Sc in each of the 18 (28, 34) sts across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 3. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. Ch 1 and turn. [16 (24, 32) sts made.]
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until only 2 sts remain. Sc the last 2 sts tog. Ch 1 and turn.
Finishing
Make 3 sc in the last st made. Turn and sc evenly around the entire piece making 3 sc in each outside corner and 1 dec in each inside corner to keep work flat.
White Center Piece
Row 1. With white and I hook ch 13 (23, 33.) Sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each st across. [ 12 (22, 32) sts made.]
Row 2. Sc the 1st 2 sts tog. Sc in each st until the last 2 sts. Sc the last 2 sts tog. Ch 1 and turn. [10 (20, 30) sts made.] Note: the final row count will be 2 different.
Row 3. Sc in each of the [10 (20, 30) sts across. Ch 1 and turn. Note: This row is worked even on the number of sts from the previous row.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until only 2 sts remain. Sc the last 2 sts tog. Ch 1 and turn.
Finishing
Make 3 sc in the last st made. Turn and sc evenly around the entire piece making 3 sc in each outside corner to keep work flat. Join to the 1st sc made with a sl st. End off leaving a long tail and sew to the bandana as shown below.
Bow
With Black and size I hook ch 4 loosely.
Row 1. Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in the last 2 chs. (3 sc made.)
Row 2. Ch 1 and turn, make 2 sc in the 1st sc, sc in the next sc, make 2 sc in the last sc. (5 sc made.)
Rows 3 – 11. Ch 1 and turn, sc in each of the 5 sc across.
Row 12. Ch 1 turn, pull up a loop in first 2 sc, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook for a dec, sc in next sc, dec
over next 2 sts. (3 sc made.)
Rows 13-14. Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each of the 3 sts across. (3 sc made.)
Row 15. Ch 1 and turn, make 2 sc in the 1st sc, sc in the next sc, make 2 sc in the last sc. (5 sc made.)
Rows 16 – 24. Ch 1 and turn, sc in each of the 5 sc across.
Row 25. Ch 1 turn, pull up a loop in first 2 sc, YO a. nd draw through all 3 loops on hook for a dec, sc in next sc, dec
over the next 2 sts. (3 sc made.)
Finishing: Ch 1, turn to work across rows 1-25 and sc in the end of each row across. Working in free loops of beginning ch, sc in next 3 chs. Sc in end of each row 1-25 across. Sl st into the 1st st of the end ch 3. Sc both 3 st ends tog.
1. End off leaving a 36″ tail.
2. Fold the piece towards the center and sew the 3 sts at each end tog.
3 and 4. Fold the bow so that the 3 sts are in the Middle. Wrap the tail you left tightly around the center.
Sew bow and buttons to front as shown below.
