Picnic Plaid Kerchief Crochet Stitchalong: Part 1
Welcome to the first installment of our Picnic Plaid Kerchief Crochet Stitchalong! We are so happy to have you here. Let's get started!
First, make sure you have your pattern and materials.
The pattern was developed for Vintage Picnic yarn, dyed exclusively for the Brooklyn Yarn Crawl. If you managed to grab a set, awesome! If not, any sport weight yarn will do. We are using The One Cotton by Wool and the Gang with a 3.25 mm (size D) hook. If you are using a DK or worsted weight yarn, you will just need to adjust your hook size to match the yarn.
Once you have your yarn, hook, and pattern, we are ready to start! We will be using chain stitches, double crochets, and treble crochets. If you need a refresher, check out our Learn to Crochet video series and meet us back here!
Grab your first color, color A, and chain your foundation stitches.
We will be starting at the very bottom tip of the triangle. In row 1, we will be creating the first two "windowpanes" in our grid pattern. The slipknot that starts our foundation chain can be considered the tip of the triangle. This will be helpful for keeping us oriented, especially in the first few rows, when the triangle doesn't really look like anything at all!
Now that we have our first row of two "windowpanes," we will turn our work and create the next row. Each row will add two more "windowpanes" by working two stitches into the same stitch. This is what creates the triangle, without increases we would be making a skinny rectangle.
When we turn the work, we will chain 5 and then work a DC into the same stitch, or the very last stitch of the previous row. Then we will continue across the row in our mesh pattern. At the end of the row, we will be placing our final DC and our final TC into the same turning chain stitch. The edges of our bandana will consist of either 5 chains or a treble crochet stitch. So at the beginning and end of each row, you will find yourself increasing into either a treble stitch or the 4th chain in your 5 turning chains.
We will continue in this pattern with color A until we have 4 rows of mesh. Our 4th row should have 8 windowpanes. We will now change our yarn to Color B. You can use your preferred color changing method, or check out the video above to see how we prefer to change colors. Once you pull your tails tight, you can either tie them into a loose knot and we will deal with them a little bit later!
We will continue working in this mesh pattern, increasing at the beginning and end of each row, until we reach our desired width. The pattern calls for 53 rows, but depending on your yarn, you may use more or fewer rows. It should look something like this:
Finding yourself in a bit of a pickle? We will be hosting our Zoom check-in on June 11th at 7:15 pm. We are also happy to have a look and help you out in our Discord channel! If you have already registered for our stitchalong, check your email for those links! If not, click here to register so we can make sure to get you those links.
Reading this in the future? Hello from Summer 2025! Feel free to leave us a comment below and we will be happy to assist you!
Check back here on June 18th to learn how to weave the plaid portion of this project!
P.S. Did you hear about our giveaway?
As a special thank you for our community, we will also be hosting an Instagram giveaway! Every Instagram post, reel, or carousel shared using #PicnicPlaidKerchief and tagging @brooklyncraftcompany will count as an entry to win a $25 Brooklyn Craft Company gift card, good for in-person or online purchases of merchandise or workshops! Posts and profiles must be public so we can see them and count them as entries. Entries will be accepted between June 4th (today!) - July 4th, 2025 at 11:59 PST.
Post your yarn colors and #picnicplaidkerchief and tag @brooklyncraftcompany today for your first entry! We can't wait to see how it goes!