There are many vineyards, gardens and fields in the city where my childhood was spent. The fields we play on when they are covered with snow in winter come alive in spring and summer, they first turn green and then yellow. With their development, many people also come and go and with the sunrise, everyone gathers their crops. We wear “yazma” on our heads to protect ourselves from the heat of the sun and to tie our hair while working. There are usually plain or floral and have embroidery on the edges. That was exactly my inspiration for this accessory. Based on this idea, I wanted to design something with traditional meaning and modern looking, which makes me feel the wind, soil and rain of the places where I grew up when I put it on.

This bandana is knitted in one piece and worked from bottom to top, triangle shape is given with increases and final width is reached by increasing from both edges. The bind off method is picot bind off, i-cord edges and ties are added after knitting the main part is finished.

The meaning of this pattern is really valuable to me, I see it not just as an accessory, but as a small piece of my own life. When the idea of ​​this bandana first came to my mind, I used it for a long time before turning it into a pattern, really reinforcing the feelings it gave me. Now after almost a year of waiting, I thought I would share it with you. I hope you love it as much as I do.

Skill level
Intermediate

Yarn amounts

• For YARN A (yarn used for main part of the bandana): 30g/120m
• For YARN B (yarn used for edges and ties): 7g/30m

Yarn reccomendations
-For the first yarn (yarn used for main part of the bandana) / YARN A:
1) Sandnes garn alpakka
2) Manos del uruguay serena
3) Rowan alpaca classic
4) Rauma mitu
5) Isager eco baby
My original plan for the main part was to use lightweight, flowy and slightly fluffy yarns. My suggestions for the first yarn are also aimed at this, but you can definitely use any yarn that weigths sport to dk. You can hold double a ligth fingering or lace weigth yarn. I think animal-based and plant-based blended yarns provide a more drapy look, and I recommend yarns in this combination too. I also found that superwash sock yarns are suitable for a flowy look, so I highly recommend using your leftover sock yarns
-For the second yarn (yarn used for edges and ties) / YARN B:
Schachenmayr fashion soft shimmer
2) Katia tencel cotton
3) Drops belle
4) Kremke soul wool morning salutation
5) Lion brand LB collection cotton bamboo
6) Yarn bee bamboo-tiful
7) Berocco modern cotton
8) Lana gatto merinocot
9) Drops cotton merino
10) Cascade anchor bay
My original plan for the edges in this pattern was to use a shiny yarn for a more eye-catching image. My suggestions for the second yarn are also aimed at this, but you can definitely use any yarn that weigths sport to dk. You can also hold lace or fingering weigth yarns double. I also found that superwash sock yarns are suitable for edges too, so I highly recommend using your leftover sock yarns.

An additional suggestion: If you want to create a bandana with only a plant-based yarn, you can use the ones recommended for yarn B for yarn A, as they have the same gauge as yarn A.

Gauge and needle size
22 stitches and 33 rows for a 10/10 cm or 4/4” square with 3.5 mm/US size 9 needles

Dimensions
43 cm/16.9” width, 22.5 cm/8.9” length (one size but adjustable)

Notions
a 40 or 60 cm circular needle
a tapestry needle
scissors
I reccomend using a circular needle for knitting the main part, picot bind off and the i-cord ties and edges. If it suits you, you can use straight needles and DPNs too.

Techniques you need to know
I-cord knitting, M1R and M1L increases, k2tog, ssk, pick up and knit, bind off, picot knitting/bind off, knit, purl.

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