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Crochet Dog Bandana

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Golden retriever dressed in pink crocheted dog bandana.

This crochet Dog Bandana is easy to make and could be finished in one evening. Use some bright and beautiful color for this bandana and your dog will look cute, stylish and will attract the attention of everybody when you take your pet for a walk!

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I made this crochet Bandana for our dog Lucy, our super cute Golden Retriever. She looks very fashionable, beautiful and proud when she is wearing her bandana!

Dog dressed in DIY dog bandana.

This crochet dog bandana is made from cotton yarn and embellished with a crochet heart paw print applique.

The paw print applique is made from one large heart for the pad and four small hearts for the toes. You can use such paw print applique to embellish any of your dog items. 

If you like to crochet for your dog and dress him up for holidays, you can use this crochet dog bandana pattern to make bandana in specific seasonal colors and embellish with seasonal appliques.

For example, crochet Bat applique or Spider applique for Halloween, crochet Reindeer applique for Christmas, crochet Shamrock applique for St. Patrick’s Day.

Here is Lucy’s Halloween bandana:

Dog dressed in Halloween bandana.

You may also like this crochet Christmas scarf I made for Lucy:

Dog dressed in crochet Christmas scarf.

If you are looking for more crochet patterns for pets, check out these patterns on the Etsy website!

Also, check out these gift ideas for pets and pet lovers! 

Bandana for Dog – Free Crochet Pattern

The pattern for this crochet dog bandana is also available as a print-friendly, styled, and advertisement-free PDF file. You can get it from my ETSY shop. Free pattern is below.

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Dog dressed in crochet bandana, text saying Free Crochet Pattern, Dog Bandana.

Abbreviations: 

(See a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers HERE)

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Pink crochet bandana for dog embellished with paw print applique.

Finished Size:

Approximately 33” long and 9” wide. This bandana will fit medium-large size dogs (as shown on a 62 pound golden retriever). 

To make the bandana smaller or larger, follow the pattern (you will need to repeat rows 4-5 fewer or more times) until you reach half of the desired length across the straight side, and then start to decrease. Make sure that you decrease on the same side where you did increases, not on the straight side! Follow the same principle if you want to use a different yarn weight.

Yarn:

Patons Grace light weight #3 yarn (100% mercerized cotton, color – lotus), 1.75 oz/50 g – 2 skeins, Color A

Patons Grace light weight #3 yarn (100% mercerized cotton, color – natural), 1.75 oz/50 g – 1 skein,  Color B

Crochet dog bandana, close up picture.

Hook:

  • Crochet hook E – 3.5 mm

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Dog laying on the grass and dressed in crochet dog bandanna.

Instructions:

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

Bandana

Note: Ch 3 at the beginning counts as a stitch.

With Color A, Ch 4 (Ch 1 and Ch 3 as first DC);

Row 1. DC in 4th Ch from hook – 2 DC. Turn.

Row 2. Ch 3, 2 DC in next St – 3 DC. Turn.

Row 3. Ch 3, DC in first St and in each St to end of row – 4 DC. Turn.

Row 4.  Ch 3, DC in next St and in each St to last St, 2 DC in last St – 5 DC. Turn.

Row 5. Ch 3, DC in first St and in each St to end of row – 6 DC. Turn.

Rows 6 – 43. Repeat Rows 4 – 5 nineteen times – 44 DC. Turn.

Begin decreases.

Row 44. Ch 3, DC in next St and in each St to last 2 Sts, DC2tog – 43 DC. Turn.

Row 45. Ch 2 (counts as partial DC and doesn’t count as a stitch), DC in next St, DC in each St to end of row – 42 DC. Turn.

Rows 46 – 85. Repeat Rows 44 – 45 until you have 2 DC remaining.

Row 86. Ch 2, DC in next St.

Do not fasten off.

Border

Note: when working along the row ends, work into the spaces between the row-end st and next stitch.

Rnd 1. Ch 1, work 2 SC in each row-end DC around. Fasten off color A.

Row 2. Shell Edging

Note: we will NOT be making shells along the longest straight side, only along short sides.

How to crochet a border for dog bandana.

With bandana laying in front of you and longest straight side on the bottom, join Color B to the corner on the right, Ch 1, SC in next St, *skip 2 Sts, 6 DC in next St, skip 2 Sts, SC in next.

Repeat from *across both short sides, Sl St in last.

Fasten off.

Crochet dog bandanna laying on the wooden surface.

Make crochet Paw Print applique and sew it on the bandana.

Dress up your dog!

Golden retriever dressed in pink bandana.

 

I hope you enjoyed this dog bandana crochet pattern!

Happy Crocheting!

You can also find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram!

Golden retriever dressed in pink bandana.

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  1. Sarah says

    06/21/2019 at 3:58 am

    Hello, this is a beautiful bandana pattern! I wanted to make it for a dog that is about 13 pounds). What would be your suggestion to making this a little smaller? My initial thoughts were to not do a full repeat of rows 4-5 19 times, and start the decreases earlier.
    My apologies, I’m still a little new at crocheting.

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      06/21/2019 at 4:27 pm

      Hi Sarah,
      Thank you so much for your kind words! I am happy that you like this bandana!
      Yes, you are correct. You will need to repeat Rows 4-5 fewer times. Approximate bandana size for smaller dogs up to 15-20 pounds is about 20” long across. So, follow the pattern until you reach about 10” across the straight side, then start to decrease.

      Reply
      • Sarah says

        06/21/2019 at 4:44 pm

        Thank you so much! I can’t wait to try out this pattern 🙂

        Reply
  2. Shirie says

    06/21/2019 at 1:28 pm

    Love the dog bandana. Just asking how would I make it for a smaller dog? Thank you, Shirie White

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      06/21/2019 at 4:32 pm

      Hi Shirie, I am very glad that you like this bandana! Approximate bandana size for smaller dogs up to 15-20 pounds is about 20” long, for dogs up to 35 – 45 pounds is about 27” long. So, follow the pattern until you reach half of the length across the straight side, then start to decrease.

      Reply
  3. Ashley says

    07/01/2019 at 12:30 pm

    Super cute pattern! Curious for the yarn. I have tons of regular ol’ acrylic WW yarn. Would that be okay to use or is there a reason to stick with cotton? I’d love to make this for my friends’ puppers.

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      07/01/2019 at 8:01 pm

      Yes, you can use acrylic. It’s just my preference – I like to work with cotton.

      Reply
  4. Tracey says

    02/15/2020 at 5:28 am

    By any chance have u a video of this bandana that one could follow as I find it easier

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      02/15/2020 at 6:04 pm

      I am sorry, I don’t have a video.

      Reply
  5. Kathleen says

    05/08/2020 at 10:05 pm

    How do you attach the bandana? Tie it, attach ends with Velcro?

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      05/10/2020 at 11:37 pm

      I just tied the ends of the bandana.

      Reply
  6. Josie says

    05/21/2020 at 11:10 pm

    Hi there! First of all let me say that I LOVE this bandana. It’s the cutest one I’ve ever seen. And the paw print is awesome! I have tons of #4 worsted weight yarn that I’d like to use but I’m not sure how to adjust the pattern so it is still the same size as yours. Can you tell me how I could do that? And what size hook should I use? I’m so excited to make these. My friend has a Basset Hound Rescue and every year they have a fundraiser and I’d like to make a bunch of these as I think folks would love them! Thank you for such a great pattern!

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      05/22/2020 at 12:18 pm

      I am very happy to hear that you like my bandana! Thank you so much for your compliments!
      To make this bandana with #4 weight yarn, use crochet hook 5 mm and work Rows 1-27. Start decreasing on Row 28. It will be about the same size 33″ long and 9″ wide. If you need to make smaller bandana, repeat Rows 4-5 fewer times.
      It is wonderful that you are planning to make this bandana for a fundraiser! Thank you so much for choosing my pattern!
      By the way, in the next couple of days, I will publish another cute pattern for dogs. I hope you will like it too!

      Reply
  7. Sherrie says

    06/07/2020 at 8:22 pm

    On the directions for the border, where it says Rnd. 1, did you mean “row 1”? I’m new to crochet and not sure if that is an actual stitch or was that a typo?

    Thanks,
    Sherrie

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      06/08/2020 at 2:30 pm

      Hi Sherrie, Rnd is an abbreviation for a Round. Crocheting in rows is when you crochet back and forth across turning after each row, crocheting in rounds is when you crochet around without turning. The first row of the border we are working around all three sides, that is why I called it round. Thank you for asking!

      Reply
  8. Tawny says

    07/10/2020 at 7:14 pm

    I have attempted to follow your instructions but I’m not getting the V shape of a bandana. For rows 6 – 43 i have tried alternating rows 4 & 5 making 19 rows of each and I’ve tried making 19 rows of 4 and then 19 rows of 5 and all i am getting is a thin strip. What am i doing wrong?

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      07/10/2020 at 10:11 pm

      This pattern works from the corner, so you will have one straight side an all increases will be on another side. Every row until you reach the center, you will be adding one dc. One row (row 4) – at the end, next row (row 5) – at the beginning.

      Reply
  9. Kema says

    09/14/2020 at 2:35 pm

    Hi,

    I’m working the pattern and I have a question. For rows 44-85 do you go into the ch spaces at the end of the rows?

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      09/14/2020 at 11:55 pm

      Pattern says that Ch 3 at the beginning counts as a stitch. So, you need to treat Ch 3 as DC and work in top of it, not into space.

      Reply
  10. Julia Boose says

    10/06/2020 at 11:57 am

    Hello,
    I’m loving this pattern but just want to clarify –

    row 3 starts DC in first stitch, while row 4 starts DC in next St.

    Am I correct that this basically means to skip the first stich on each alternate row?

    thanks so much!!

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      10/06/2020 at 3:47 pm

      Yes, it is correct. We are making increases in each row on one side only. Also, Ch 3 at the beginning counts as first DC. So, in Row 4 we start with Ch 3 – it counts as first DC, then we work DC in next St. At the end of the row we are making 2 DC – this is our increase at the end of this row. In the next row we start with Ch 3 – this is our first DC, then we make another DC in same first St. So, we made 2 DC (Ch 3 as DC + DC) and this is our increase at the beginning of this row.

      Reply
      • Julia Boose says

        10/06/2020 at 7:34 pm

        Many thanks!!!!

        Reply
  11. Jennifer says

    10/17/2020 at 11:18 am

    Hi, thank you for making this pattern available! It’s so cute!! I made one for our Australian and it fit her great! Making her the Halloween version now!
    But I need to make a second one of our other Dog, that needs to be much bigger ( he is a little over 100 pounds, really thick neck)
    I was thinking of just repeating rows 4- t more then the 19 times, till I get the size needed but I’m worried I’ll lose the shape.
    Thank you for your time

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      10/18/2020 at 4:52 pm

      Hi Jennifer! Thank you so much for your kind words. I am glad to hear that you’ve already made my bandana and you liked it!
      You are correct – to make this bandana larger, you need to repeat rows 4-5 until you reach half of the desired length of the bandana across the straight side, then start to decrease.

      Reply
  12. Bev Moretz says

    11/12/2020 at 8:00 am

    Hey there, I love this pattern and new to doggie wear, how does it fasten on the dog .

    Reply
    • GoldenLucyCrafts says

      11/15/2020 at 12:10 am

      I just tied the ends of the bandana.

      Reply

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