Holiday Dog Bandana Crochet Pattern

Even the pickiest of pups will be ready to party in this sparkly, holiday dog bandana! Slide it onto a collar for easy wear. With 6 sizes to choose from, find the perfect fit for all your furry friends.

Holiday Sparkle Dog Bandana free crochet pattern

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The Holiday Sparkle Dog Bandana is my pattern for the 2023 Christmas in July Make Along hosted by Underground Crafter. Check out the full schedule of crochet, knitting, and even sewing patterns in the main MAL post. While you’re there, be sure to scroll down and enter the giveaway too!

Donate to Shelters and Rescues

Shelter dogs deserve some sparkle too. Consider donating a few of these quick and easy bandanas to a shelter or rescue near you! Cute accessories like these bandanas make fantastic photos, which help these dogs find their forever homes.

King Cole Glitz DK Yarn

When I closed my yarn store, I had some of this lovely, King Cole Glitz DK yarn left over. It’s a super soft, acrylic yarn with a sparkly thread running through it. The vibrant, jewel-tone colors make it a great choice for all sorts of holiday projects.

I used the colors 3504 Flame, 3499 Sapphire and 3307 Christmas Green as the main colors, with 483 Diamond White as the contrasting accent color.

Choose a Size by the Collar

To choose the right size for your dog, measure the length of their collar. The bandana needs to be at least 3 inches shorter than the collar in order to fit nicely without bunching up.

If your dog’s collar is wider than the pattern for your chosen size, don’t worry! The casing is just a flat rectangle folded in half. You can make it as wide as you need it to be by adding extra rows.

See the Video Tutorial

Grab your pattern and follow along with the Holiday Sparkle Dog Bandana Video Tutorial! It walks you step by step through making the bandana, plus choosing a size and reading the chart.

Holiday Sparkle Dog Bandana

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Materials

Yarn: King Cole Glitz DK – DK weight acrylic/polyester yarn (317 yds / 100 g per skein);
- 25 [35, 70, 90, 150, 225] yds Main Color (MC)
- 10 [20, 25, 35, 40, 50] yds Contrasting Color (CC)
Hook: Size H (5mm) crochet hook or size needed to match gauge
Notions: Tapestry Needle

Project Level

Easy: Puff stitches, front post puff stitches, working evenly across sides of rows.

Sizes

XS [S, M, L, XL, XXL]

All measurements are shown in inches

Size	Min Collar Length	Bandana Length	Max Collar Width	Casing Width
XS	8	5	0.5	1.25
S	10.5	7.5	0.5	1.25
M	12	9	0.75	1.5
L	15	12	0.75	1.5
XL	18.5	15.5	1	1.75
XXL	21	18	1	1.75

You can easily adjust the casing width to fit any width of collar. In the picture, Diamond is wearing size L.

Gauge

18 sc x 20 rows = 4 inches

Use pattern as gauge swatch – after row 6, work should measure 2.5 inches wide across the top x 1.5 inches tall at the center point.

Abbreviations used

This pattern uses US terms.

ch = chain
fp puff = front post puff stitch (see Special Stitches)
puff = puff stitch (see Special Stitches)
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sp = space
st(s) = stich(es)
WS = wrong side
yo = yarn over

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Special Stitches

Puff Stitch (puff):

[Yo, insert hook in indicated ch-2 sp and pull up a loop] twice, yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.

Front Post Puff Stitch (fp puff):

[Yo, insert hook from front to back to front again around indicated st and pull up a loop] twice, yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.

Insert hook around post for front post puff stitch

Fp puff counts as a puff in stitch counts at end of row.

Instructions

Triangle

Scroll down for chart of this section.

With MC, ch 2

Row 1 (WS): (Sc, ch 2, sc) in 2nd ch from hook. (2 sc, 1 ch-2 sp)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in last st. (4 sc, 2 ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next sc] across to ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, [ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to last st, ch 1, sc in last st. (6 sc, 4 ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

Repeat row 3 3 [3, 7, 15, 23, 29] times more. Change to CC at end of last row. (12 [12, 20, 36, 52, 64] sc, 10 [10, 18, 34, 50, 62] ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

Sizes [S, M, L, XL, XXL] only:

With CC, repeat row 3 twice, change to MC at end of last row. ([16, 24, 40, 56, 68] sc, [14, 22, 38, 54, 66] ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

With MC, repeat row 3 4 times, change to CC at end of last row. ([24, 32, 48, 64, 76] sc, [22, 30, 46, 62, 74] ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

All Sizes

With CC, repeat row 3 twice, change to MC at end of last row. (16 [28, 36, 52, 68, 80] sc, 14 [26, 34, 50, 66, 78] ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

With MC, repeat row 3 twice, change to CC at end of last row. (20 [32, 40, 56, 72, 84] sc, 18 [30, 38, 54, 70, 82] ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

With CC, repeat row 3 once, do not change colors. (22 [34, 42, 58, 74, 86] sc, 20 [32, 40, 56, 72, 84] ch-1 sps, 1 ch-2 sp)

Edging Row (RS): Sk first st, sl st in first ch-1 sp, fp puff around next st, [ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, fp puff around next st] across to ch-2 sp, ch 1, puff in ch-2 sp, ch 1, fp puff around next st, [ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, fp puff around next st] across to last ch-1 sp, sl st in last ch-1 sp, leave last st unworked, change to MC, fasten off CC. (21 [33, 41, 57, 73, 85] puffs, 20 [32, 40, 56, 72, 84] ch-1 sps)

Triangle Section Chart

Holiday Sparkle Dog Bandana Chart — *Click image to expand*

Casing

Row 1 (RS): Do not turn. With MC and working in sides of rows, 23 [34, 41, 55, 70, 82] sc evenly spaced across top of triangle. (23 [34, 41, 55, 70, 82] sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across.

Repeat row 2 11 [11, 13, 13, 16, 16] times more.

To adjust casing size, repeat row 2 until casing measures 2 times the width of your collar + 1.5 inches

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Fold casing in half, with top edge at wrong side of work. Sew top edge of casing to top of triangle with a whipstitch.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Wash and block.

Insert collar into casing.

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