OVC Designs

I grew up with big dogs and my husband and I had two big dogs from our dating years to our children’s first few years of life. We took a hiatus from having any pets after our last dog and cat passed over the rainbow bridge. For several years our sons begged us for a dog until we gave in. This time we found the sweetest little furr-baby and bonus, I could crochet him a handsome wardrobe for those fancy days and those chilly days.

The Crosshell Granny Pet Bandana is an easy granny stitch repeat pattern with a whimsical crossed double crochet and cluster shell border. This pattern is made with sport weight yarn and a 4.5 mm hook. You can add repeats to the granny stitch to make it larger for your pet, however the stitch counts for the border will not remain the same. As always, I will be sharing the size small version of the Crosshell Granny Pet Bandana with the buckle clasp method. You will find an ad-free version in my Ravelry store which includes the Small, Medium and Large sizes, as well as, join as you go tie method and the Romanian Cord Tie method.

Materials Yarn: Sport (2) Yardage: Approximately 25-50 yards 4 mm hook Scissors Needle Abbreviations Ch:                            Chain DC:                            Double Crochet Sc:                             Single Crochet St(s):                          Stitch(es) Sl St:                          Slip Stitch Sp(s):                         Space(s) Tch:                           Turning Chain Dc2tog:                     See Special Stitches Yo:                             Yarn Over Pattern Notes ·       Advanced beginner to Intermediate. ·       Written in US crochet terms. ·       Finished Size: 5-6″ long and 8-9″ sides ·       Gauge: (3dc, ch 2) 3 x & 5 rows = 4” Before You Start ·       Worked in rows. ·       Ch 3 does count as a stitch. ·       Ch 1 does not count as a stitch. Special Stitches Picot: Chain 3 and slip stitch back into the first chain. Dc2tog: Yo, insert hook into stitch, yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops, yo, insert hook into st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through two loops, yo, pull through remaining three loops on hook. Chained Cross DC: skip 2 sts, dc next st, ch 1, dc back into skipped st

Pattern Instructions

Main Granny Body

Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring.

Small: Rows 1-4

Row 1: Ch 3, 3 dc in ring, ch 3, 4 dc in ring, turn (8 dc).

Row 2: Ch 3, 3 dc in sp between the first two dc, ch 2 (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in sp between last dc and tch, dc in tch, turn (14 dc).

Row 3: Ch 3, 3 dc in sp between first 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in sp between the last dc and tch, dc in tch, turn (20 dc).

Row 4: Ch 3, 3 dc in sp between first two dc, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) twice, ch 2, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-3 sp, rep between ( ) twice, ch 2, 3 dc in sp between last dc and tch, dc in tch, turn (26 dc).

Continue to Edging.

Edging

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in next (19, 29, 39) chs and sts, (3 sc, ch 3, 3 sc) in corner ch-3 space, sc in next (19, 29, 39) chs and sts, turn. (44 sc)

Row 2: Ch 3, (chained crossed dc, ch 1, dc2tog, ch 1) 3 times, chained crossed dc, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-3 sp, skip 1 st, (chained crossed dc, ch 1, dc2tog, ch 1) 3 times, chained crossed dc, dc in tch, turn. (8 chained crossed dc, 6 dc2tog, 8 dc)

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in next (25, 32, 42) chs and sts, [3 sc, ch 3, 3 sc] in next ch-3 sp, sc in next (25, 32, 42) chs and sts, ending with sc in tch, turn (56 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, (sc in next 2 sts, ch 1, skip 1 st), repeat from ( )  9 times, [2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc] in next ch-3 sp, (ch 1,skip 1 st, sc in next 2 sts), repeat from ( ) 9 times, turn (40 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc, skip next st, * (3 dc, picot, 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, skip 2 sts, sc in next ch-1 sp, ** skip 2 sts, repeat from * 4 times, (3 dc, picot 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, skip 2 sts, sc in corner ch-1 space, skip 2 sts, repeat from * to ** 4 times, skip next st, sc in last st. (11 sc, 54 dc, 9 picots)

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Continue to tie instructions.

Buckle

Measure your buckle clasp and subtract from the length of tie needed.

Right side

Row 1: Sl st into bottom of row 5 of edging, 4 sc evenly across to row 1 of edging, turn.

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

Repeat row 2 until you reach desired length (I worked 10 rows).

Fasten off, leaving about 24” length of yarn to join buckle.

Left side

Row 1: Sl st into row 1 of edging, ch 1, 4 sc evenly across to row 5 of edging, turn.

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

Repeat row 2 until you reach desired length (I worked 10 rows).

Fasten off, leaving about 24” length of yarn to join buckle.

Using a needle, join buckle to end by weaving about 2-3 times into each st across.

Weave in end and fasten off.

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Until Next Time, Happy Yarning!

ETHY