Anemone Crochet Flower Bandana
If you’re anything like me, you love a good crochet project that’s quick, cute, and gives off major flower-child vibes. I’m beyond excited to share my latest creation—the Anemone Bandana! Picture this: delicate little crochet flowers sewn together into a gorgeous triangle, perfect for those breezy days when you want to feel both cute and carefree. It’s a bandana, a hair kerchief, a vibe, and it’s giving me all the floral feels.
Now, let's talk flowers for a second because the Anemone Bandana gets its name from the stunning anemone flowers. These beauties are part of the buttercup family (so cute, right?) and are often called “windflowers” because they sway with the breeze. Native to almost every corner of the world (except Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, and the Middle East), anemone flowers have this amazing way of blooming with their sepals wide open—yep, sepals, not petals, which just adds to their charm.
Inspired by this little windflower, I designed the crochet flowers to be super simple yet eye-catching, with each one measuring about 2 inches from tip to tip. I needed 36 flowers to complete the bandana, which is around 15 inches wide and 11 inches long. But don’t let the numbers intimidate you—it’s an easy project that comes together before you know it!
Anemone Flower Crochet Pattern
Materials
DK (2) weight yarn in color of choice, I used red, pink, and off-white using leftover yarn
3.25mm crochet hook
Small yarn needle or embroidery needle
Sewing needle and thread
Optional: locking stitch markers to hold the flowers in place while sewing
Size: Each flower is approx. 2” wide. The completed bandana is approx. 15” wide along the front edge and 11” long
Abbreviations (US Terminology)
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
dc - double crochet
tr - treble crochet
Make 36 flowers for the bandana.
Pattern
Round 1: In a magic ring, ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc 15, sl st to the first stitch, do not turn. Gently pull the ring to tighten it, leaving a slight opening in the center.
Round 2: ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in the first stitch, then * [2 dc, 1 tr, 2 dc] in the next stitch, sc in the next 2 sts, repeat from * 4 more times working 1 sc in the last repeat, sl st to the first stitch.
Cut the yarn and weave in the ends.
Repeat this little beauty 36 times, and voila! You’ve got yourself a bouquet of crochet flowers ready to be transformed into your bandana.
Joining the flowers
Once I had all the flowers ready, I grabbed a needle and thread and started piecing them together.
To create the triangle shape, I sewed the flowers along the front edge, tip-to-tip, making sure that part was longer for that perfect forehead fit. From there, I arranged the flowers in a tapered pattern, snuggling the sepals between each other to give the bandana a snug, secure feel.
To finish things off I added ties on each of the two outermost flower tips. To do this I worked a row of foundationless single crochet until I had a good length for tying around my head, approximately 15” in length.
You can adjust this length by adding more stitches to your ties.
Alternately you can make a simple chain instead of stitches for a slimmer tie.
And just like that, the Anemone Bandana was born—a little crochet accessory that's as pretty as it is practical.
This project was fun to make and I’m already imagining all the ways to wear it—paired with breezy dresses, casual jeans, or even just to tame a bad hair day. I hope you love making it as much as I did!
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This pattern is for personal use only. The pattern and its photos may not be reproduced, distributed or resold, translated, published, altered, shared or posted in any way over the internet or offline.
You may sell finished items made from this pattern as long as it is handmade by you, not mass produced, giving the credit to Pops de Milk / Patricia Castillo as the designer. If you have any questions, you can email me at patricia@popsdemilk.com
