Hit the open road in style with the Open Road Mosaic Bandana. This small shawl or headscarf is designed to be the perfect companion for your next adventure, especially if it involves a convertible and a touch of movie-star glamour. Worked entirely in mosaic knitting, it uses simple slip-stitch colorwork, making it an ideal project for on-the-go knitting or a relaxing weekend project. Keep your hair stylishly tied back as you cruise down the highway, or wear it as a chic statement wherever the road takes you.
Time: Weekend Project
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: Length: 40″ [102 cm] Depth: 14.5″ [37 cm]
Gauge: 24 sts and 34 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in mosaic colorwork after steam blocking
Materials
Yarn:
- Main Color (MC): Berroco Vintage DK (52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 217 yds [198 m] / 100 g): Buttercream (Worsted (4), 1 ball, approx. 60 g used)
- Contrast Color (CC): Berroco Vintage DK (52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 217 yds [198 m] / 100 g): Red Pepper (Worsted (4), 1 ball, approx. 50 g used)
Hook/Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needle, at least 20″ [50 cm] long, or straight needles can also be used.
Notions:
- Stitch markers (2)
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations
M1l – make one left (insert left hand needle from front to back, under the bar between stitches, knit this loop through the back loop)
Special Stitches
Mosaic Colorwork: This technique creates colorwork designs by knitting with only one color at a time and slipping stitches of the other color. On right side rows, you will work a combination of knit stitches and slip stitches purlwise with the yarn in back. On wrong side rows, you will work a combination of purl stitches and slip stitches purlwise with the yarn in front. You will switch your working yarn color every two rows.
Pattern Notes
This pattern is worked flat as a sideways triangle. Begin with three stitches cast onto the needles, and increase by one stitch every right-side row until the halfway point is reached. Then, decrease by one stitch every right-side row until three stitches remain. Both charted and written instructions are included; follow one or the other based upon your preference. The increase/decrease stitch is worked immediately before the last two stitches of each right-side row. The pattern features two garter stitch edge stitches at the beginning and end of each row.
Pattern
SET-UP
Using CC, cast on 3 sts.
Set-Up Row 1 (WS): K.
Set-Up Row 2 (RS): K1, m1l, k2. (4 sts)
Set-Up Row 3 (WS): K.
Set-Up Row 4: Join MC, in MC, k2, pm, m1l, pm, k2. (5 sts)
Set-Up Row 5: K.
Follow either the Written Instructions or Charted Instructions for the rest of the pattern.
Written Instructions
INCREASING SECTION
Work the following rows (172 Rows Total) switching colors every 2 rows as established in Pattern Notes. The stitch count will increase by 1 stitch on every RS row.
Join CC.
Row 1 (CC – RS): K2, sm, k1, m1l, sm, k2. (6 sts)
Row 2 (WS): K2, sm, p2, sm, k2.
Row 3 (MC): K2, sm, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (7 sts)
Row 4: K2, sm, p3, sm, k2.
Row 5 (CC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (8 sts)
Row 6 and all following WS rows in this section: K2, sm, p all sts that are in the working color yarn, and sl all stitches in the non-working color pw wyif until the marker, sm, k2.
Row 7 (MC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (9 sts)
Row 9 (CC): K2, sm, k4, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (10 sts)
Row 11 (MC): K2, sm, [k1, sl1] x 2, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (11 sts)
Row 13 (CC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (12 sts)
Row 15 (MC): K2, sm, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (13 sts)
Row 17 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl2, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (14 sts)
Row 19 (MC): K2, sm, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (15 sts)
Row 21 (CC): K2, sm, k2, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (16 sts)
Row 23 (MC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (17 sts)
Row 25 (CC): K2, sm, k4, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (18 sts)
Row 27 (MC): K2, sm, [k1, sl1] x 2, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (19 sts)
Row 29 (CC): K2, sm, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (20 sts)
Row 31 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (21 sts)
Row 33 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (22 sts)
Row 35 (MC): K2, sm, k4, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (23 sts)
Row 37 (CC): K2, sm, [k1, sl1] x 2, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (24 sts)
Row 39 (MC): K2, sm, k6, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (25 sts)
Row 41 (CC): K2, sm, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (26 sts)
Row 43 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (27 sts)
Row 45 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (28 sts)
Row 47 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (29 sts)
Row 49 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (30 sts)
Row 51 (MC): K2, sm, k2, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (31 sts)
Row 53 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (32 sts)
Row 55 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (33 sts)
Row 57 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (34 sts)
Row 59 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (35 sts)
Row 61 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (36 sts)
Row 63 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (37 sts)
Row 65 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k7, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (38 sts)
Row 67 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (39 sts)
Row 69 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (40 sts)
Row 71 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (41 sts)
Row 73 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (42 sts)
Row 75 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (43 sts)
Row 77 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (44 sts)
Row 79 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, [k3, sl1] x 2, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (45 sts)
Row 81 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (46 sts)
Row 83 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k5, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (47 sts)
Row 85 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl5, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (48 sts)
Row 87 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k7, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (49 sts)
Row 89 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl3, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (50 sts)
Row 91 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k9, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (51 sts)
Row 93 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, k3, [k1, sl1] to 25 sts before marker, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, m1l, sm, k2. (52 sts)
Row 95 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k to 20 sts before marker, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, m1l, sm, k2. (53 sts)
Repeat Rows 93-96 19 more times (91 sts). If you would like to make your bandana shawl larger, continue repeating Rows 93-96 as many times as desired.
DECREASING SECTION
Work the following rows (172 Rows Total) switching colors every 2 rows as established in Pattern Notes. The stitch count will decrease by 1 stitch on every RS row.
Row 1 (CC – RS): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, k3, [k1, sl1] to 27 sts before marker, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (90 sts)
Row 2 and all following WS rows in this section: K2, sm, p all sts that are in the working color yarn, and sl all stitches in the non-working color pw wyif until the marker, sm, k2.
Row 3 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k to 22 sts before marker, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (89 sts)
Repeat Rows 1-4 19 more times (51 sts). If you made your bandana shawl larger, continue repeating Rows 1-4 until you have 51 sts on the needles.
Row 5 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl3, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (50 sts)
Row 7 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k7, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (49 sts)
Row 9 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl5, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (48 sts)
Row 11 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k5, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (47 sts)
Row 13 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (46 sts)
Row 15 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, [k3, sl1] x 2, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (45 sts)
Row 17 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (44 sts)
Row 19 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (43 sts)
Row 21 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (42 sts)
Row 23 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k3, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (41 sts)
Row 25 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (40 sts)
Row 27 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (39 sts)
Row 29 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k7, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (38 sts)
Row 31 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl3, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (37 sts)
Row 33 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (36 sts)
Row 35 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (35 sts)
Row 37 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl3, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (34 sts)
Row 39 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (33 sts)
Row 41 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (32 sts)
Row 43 (MC): K2, sm, k2, [sl1, k1] x 2, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (31 sts)
Row 45 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (30 sts)
Row 47 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (29 sts)
Row 49 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (28 sts)
Row 51 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, k5, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (27 sts)
Row 53 (CC): K2, sm, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (26 sts)
Row 55 (MC): K2, sm, k6, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (25 sts)
Row 57 (CC): K2, sm, [k1, sl1] x 2, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (24 sts)
Row 59 (MC): K2, sm, k4, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (23 sts)
Row 61 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (22 sts)
Row 63 (MC): K2, sm, k2, sl2, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (21 sts)
Row 65 (CC): K2, sm, k6, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (20 sts)
Row 67 (MC): K2, sm, [k1, sl1] x 2, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (19 sts)
Row 69 (CC): K2, sm, k4, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (18 sts)
Row 71 (MC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (17 sts)
Row 73 (CC): K2, sm, k2, sl3, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (16 sts)
Row 75 (MC): K2, sm, k5, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (15 sts)
Row 77 (CC): K2, sm, k1, sl2, k5, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (14 sts)
Row 79 (MC): K2, sm, k3, sl1, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (13 sts)
Row 81 (CC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (12 sts)
Row 83 (MC): K2, sm, [k1, sl1] x 2, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (11 sts)
Row 85 (CC): K2, sm, k4, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (10 sts)
Row 87 (MC): K2, sm, k1, sl1, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (9 sts)
Row 89 (CC): K2, sm, k2, sl1, ssk, sm, k2. (8 sts)
Row 91 (MC): K2, sm, k2, ssk, sm, k2. (7 sts)
Row 93 (CC): K2, sm, k1, ssk, sm, k2. (6 sts)
Row 95 (MC): K2, sm, ssk, sm, k2. (5 sts)
Remove markers.
Row 97 (CC): K2, ssk, k1. Break CC. (3 sts)
Row 99 (MC): Bind off all sts. Break MC.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends. Steam block the finished bandana to shape, particularly if using the recommended yarn, as wet blocking is not as effective due to its high acrylic content.
Charted Instructions
Chart Notes:
- The charts are read from bottom to top.
- Only Right Side (RS) rows are charted. Only one color (working color) is worked at a time. The working color is worked for two rows (one RS, one WS) before switching and is designated by the color of the first stitch in every row.
- On WS rows, knit the first two stitches, and then work all stitches of the active color as purl stitches, and slip all stitches of the inactive color purlwise with yarn in front, following the pattern established on the previous RS row, knit the final two stitches.
- Each square represents a stitch.
INCREASING SECTION
JPG of Chart in downloads below.
Row 1 (CC – RS): K2, sm, work across Row 1 of “Increasing Chart” k all stitches that appear in the working color, and sl all sts that appear in the non-working color wyib, sm, k2. (6 sts)
Row 2 and all WS Rows: K2, sm, p all sts that are in the working color yarn, and sl all stitches in the non-working color pw wyif until the marker, sm, k2.
Work Rows 3-92 as established.
Row 93 (CC): K2, sm, work across Row 93 as established to the repeat section, rep repeat section until 25 sts before marker, then continue with the rest of the chart, sm, k2. (52 sts)
Row 94: As established.
Row 95 (MC): K2, sm, work across Row 95 as established to the repeat section, rep repeat section until 26 sts before marker, then continue with the rest of the chart, sm, k2. (53 sts)
Row 96: As established.
Repeat Rows 93-96 19 more times (91 sts). If you would like to make your bandana shawl larger, continue repeating Rows 93-96 as many times as desired.
DECREASING SECTION
JPG of Chart in downloads below.
Row 1 (CC – RS): K2, sm, work across Row 1 k all sts that appear in the working color and slip all sts that appear in the non-working color to the repeat section, rep repeat section until 27 sts before marker, then continue with rest of the chart, sm, k2. (90 sts)
Row 2 and WS rows: K2, sm, p all sts that are in the working color yarn, and sl all stitches in the non-working color pw wyif until the marker, sm, k2.
Row 3 (MC): K2, sm, work across Row 3 as established to the repeat section, rep repeat section until 26 sts before marker, then continue with the rest of the chart, sm, k2. (89 sts)
Row 4: As established.
Repeat Rows 1-4 19 more times (51 sts). If you made your bandana shawl larger, continue repeating Rows 1-4 until you have 51 sts on the needles.
Rows 5-94: As established.
Row 95 (MC): K2, sm, ssk, sm, k2. (4 sts)
Remove markers.
Row 97 (CC): K2, ssk, k1. Break CC. (3 sts)
Row 99 (MC): Bind off all sts. Break MC.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends. Steam block the finished bandana to shape, particularly if using the recommended yarn, as wet blocking is not as effective due to its high acrylic content.