Harebell Bandana

**Enjoy 20% intro discount with the code 20off till the end of Sunday, May 3rd.** The dainty beauty of harebells dancing in the wind was the inspiration for this design. In my childhood their first appearance always meant the warmer days were here to stay ⚘ In Harebell Bandana, a sequence of simple textured stitch patterns keeps the knitting engaging. The bind-off is finished with playful nupps echoing the blooms of harebells, though they can be easily omitted if desired. The tips have **i-cord ties** that make it easy to wear Harebell as a hair accessory, as a neck bandana, or as a little knit collar. The **size is adjustable**: just repeat the stripe sequence to make the most of your yarn or create a larger, more generous shawl. Instructions are **both charted and written out**, with **videos** for tricky techniques provided. **Yarn** - 130yds / 120m of fingering weight yarn - OR two lace weight yarns held together, 130yds / 120m each (mohair + lace, Suri+ lace) - Choose a solid or tonal colorway to better show off stitch patterns - Sample bandana: [Tussock][1] from Purl Soho in Saffron Yellow (60% kid mohair, 40% silk; 328yds / 300m, 0.88oz / 25g) held together with [Spindle][2] from Purl Soho in Golden Meadow (80% merino, 10% cashmere, 10% silk, 625yds / 570m, 3.5oz / 100g) **Needles** - Choose needle sizes that help get the recommended gauge; sizes below are a suggestion - US 4 / 3.5mm needles for the body and ties - US 6 / 4mm needles for the ribbing - Straight or circular needles for the body and circulars or DPNs for the i-cord ties **Gauge** - 23 sts and 34 rows in 4” / 10cm in stockinette on smaller needles AND in half-twisted rib on larger needles, blocked - Can be changed to fit the desired yarn. This will affect the required yardage and the finished size of the bandana **Size** - Wingspan 16.5" / 42cm not including i-cord ties - Depth at the widest point 8.5" / 22cm - Ties 12" / 31cm - The size is adjustable: pattern stripes can be repeated any desired number of times to make a larger or a smaller piece. **Construction** - The bandana is knit flat with a classic triangular shawl shaping. - The piece has built-in i-cord edging. - The pattern features several stitch patterns: slipped stitches, stockinette, eyelets between double purl ridges, and half-twisted rib. You can increase/decrease the size of the bandana easily by changing the number of texture stripes before the ribbing. - The half-twisted rib is finished off with bind off that has built-in nupps. The i-cord edges flow seamlessly into i-cord ties. - The pattern has an alternative bind-off without nupps listed, as well as instructions for finishing a larger shawl without ties. [1]: https://www.purlsoho.com/tussock.html?a_aid=kn0125 [2]: https://www.purlsoho.com/spindle.html?a_aid=kn0125