Tahki Yarns Fire Island Fringed Bandana Knitting Pattern

Tahki Yarns Fire Island Fringed Bandana

What is Being Made

The Fire Island Fringed Bandana is a triangular shawl and wrap accessory designed by Irina Poludnenko. This one-size knitted piece measures 32 inches (81.5 cm) at its widest point and 13½ inches (34.5 cm) in length, excluding the decorative fringe. The bandana is worked from side to side in a flat construction, creating an elegant lace-accented wrap suitable for draping around the shoulders or wearing as a head covering.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs lace knitting as its primary technique, combined with flat knitting construction. The bandana features strategic yarn overs and decreases that create an openwork lace pattern. The design incorporates dropped stitches as an intentional design element—yarn overs are deliberately dropped in subsequent rows and then worked back together, creating gathered texture and visual interest. The piece is finished with crochet fringe, which is added using a size H-8 (5mm) crochet hook after the main knitted body is complete.

Stitches Used

The Fire Island Fringed Bandana utilizes the following stitches:

• Garter Stitch – Used for the first and last 2 stitches of every row to maintain a smooth, finished edge
• Narrow Gathered Lace – The primary stitch pattern worked over a 10-stitch multiple, featuring yarn overs, knit 2 together decreases (k2tog), purl 2 together decreases (p2tog), and slip-slip-knit decreases (ssk)
• Backward Loop Cast-On – Used within the Narrow Gathered Lace pattern to cast on 3 stitches at specific points

The Narrow Gathered Lace pattern repeats over 6 rows, creating the characteristic openwork and gathered texture throughout the piece.

Materials

This pattern requires 4 balls of Tahki Yarns TANDEM yarn in either color #19 copper canyon or color #06 northern lights. TANDEM is a blended fiber composition containing 28% cotton, 28% viscose, 28% nylon, and 16% acrylic. Each ball weighs 1.75 ounces (50g) and provides 107 yards (98 meters) of yardage.

Additional materials include one pair of size 8 (5mm) knitting needles and one size H-8 (5mm) crochet hook for creating the fringe. A yarn needle is required for weaving in ends. The recommended gauge is 19 stitches and 26 rows per 4 inches (10 cm) when working the Narrow Gathered Lace pattern.