Ever since we moved to our new home last year, I’ve been searching for a mobile dog groomer who can come to our area but haven’t had any luck so far. Our sweet Keiki gets really anxious in the car, so it’s been a bit challenging. The mobile groomer we used, and Keiki loved, doesn’t cover our area now that we’re living out in what some folks call “the country.”  

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So earlier this year, I came across this lady on Facebook who mentioned that she only takes on a few clients. Since I happened to live near her mom, she agreed to take us on as clients. Keiki really needed a haircut because she was getting pretty shaggy, but she also had surgery scheduled for the next day, and wanted her to look groomed beforehand. 

I should’ve known better than to let Keiki get in that unwrapped van! Needless to say, I won’t do that again. After 6 months of letting her hair grow out, she needed to be groomed badly! Instead of going through another fiasco like the one she had, I decided to purchase a grooming kit and cut her hair myself. 

As I eagerly awaited the arrival of the grooming kit in the mail, I spent hours watching YouTube videos on how to groom a dog. I came across this amazing lady who patiently guided her viewers through each step of the grooming process. 



I received the grooming kit I had been waiting for, and I was excited to use it! I took my dog Keiki outside and followed the YouTube video step by step. I think I did a pretty good job for my first time, but I did make a mistake when the guard came off while I was grooming her leg, and I accidentally gave her a bald spot!

I thought she looked so cute and the only thing missing was a bandana. Instead of buying a graphic bandana, I decided to crochet one! 

This bandana is a made-to-fit pattern, meaning you can make it to fit any size dog! I can’t wait to see your doggies in their bandanas! 

What You Need to Know:

When making this bandana, it’s essential to consider the yarn weight you’ll be using. You can use any yarn weight for this pattern, but it’s best to use a lighter-weight yarn for smaller dogs. If you use a heavier weight, such as worsted, you won’t be able to complete as many rows in the body of the pattern, and the bandana will look disproportionate. For larger dogs, like a Great Dane, Mastiff, or Retriever, using a heavier-weight yarn would help you work the pattern up quicker. And since they are so big, you will still be able to work enough rows so the bandana will look good. I do recommend using a smaller hook size than the one recommended for the yarn you’ll be using.

Jammin’ Dog Bandana

Materials

—Yarn: Emma’s Yarn, Practically Perfect Smalls, Fingering Weight [80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 81 yards per 20g skein]; color: MC: Mexican Wedding Dress; 1 skein, CC: Jammin’; 1 skein.

—Hook: US Size 2.0mm

—Notions: Tapestry Needle

Gauge

8 dc cl by 10 rows = 4 in (10cm)

Finished Size

Made to Fit

Abbreviations

• CC: Contrasting Color
• ch: chain
• ch-sp: chain space
• dc: double crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• Rep: Repeat
• st: stitch

Pattern Notes

• Pattern is written in US terms
• Pattern is worked from the tip of the bandana and increases each row
• ch 3 at beginning of each row counts as a double crochet

Measuring Your Dog’s Collar:

Lay your dog’s collar flat and measure between the plastic hardware. Subtract that number by one. That will be your finished measurement for the body of the bandana. Example: My dog’s collar measures 11 inches between the hardware. 11-1=10. I worked the pattern until it measured 10 inches across. 

Pattern

Body

With MC

Row 1: ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 3 dc in 4th ch from the hook, turn. (4 dc)
Row 2: ch 3, 3 dc in first st, ch 1, 4 dc in last st, turn. (8 dc)



Row 3: ch 3, 3 dc in first st, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1)  in each ch-1 sp across, 4 dc in last st, turn. (11 dc)

Rep row 3 until the bandana measures one inch shorter than your dog’s collar (see Measuring Your Dog’s Collar). 

Band

With CC

Row 1: ch 1, hdc in each st and ch-sp across. 



Row 2: ch 1, hdc in each st across

Rep row 2 until the band can fold over your dog’s collar. Make sure that the band is wide enough for the hardware on your dog’s collar to slide through the hole once the band is sewn together. Fasten off, leaving a tail 3-4 times the length of the band for sewing.

Fold the band over and using the yarn tail, sew the last row of the band to the first row of the band. Weave in ends and slide your dog’s collar through the band. Clip it on your dog and have a fun a photo shoot! 

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