Cloud Layer Bandana by Purl Soho

Cloud Layer Bandana

Knitting
September 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette Stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
600 yards (549 m)
One Size
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS
Purl Soho’s Estuary, 65% fine merino wool, 20% mulberry silk, and 15% linen. Each skein of this fingering-weight yarn is 384 yards/ 100 grams.

  • Main Color (MC): 1 skein, approximately 335 total yards required. We used the color Prairie Turnip.

  • Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein, approximately 265 total yards required. We used the color Night Sky.

  • US 4 (3.5 mm), 47- and 20- or 16-inch circular knitting needles

  • A set of US 4 double pointed needles

  • Stitch markers, including one unique

NOTE: If you want to use Magic Loop, you won’t need the 20- or 16-inch circular needles or double pointed needles listed above… Just stick with the 47-inch ones!

GAUGE
21 stitches and 40 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

NOTE: To make sure you don’t run out of MC, use the CC for swatching. Also, you can expect the gauge to get a tad tighter as you work toward the center of the bandana. The gauge given here applies to the outer areas.

SIZE

Finished Dimensions: 25¼ x 25¼ inches square, with a hypotenuse of 35¾ inches

Pattern designed and written by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. See even more of Hiromi’s work on her Instagram!