Crochet ear warmer pattern — one piece, 15 rounds of 84 stitches
A free crochet ear warmer pattern for a band about 54 cm around and 7.5 cm deep, worked on a 4.0 mm hook in two colours. Fifteen rounds of 84 single crochet, and the only event in the whole piece is a cream stripe on rounds 7, 8 and 9 with mustard on either side of it. Every one of the 15 rounds is written out with the count it ends on, so you can find your place again without unpicking to look.
Maths verified, not yet made. Every one of the 15 rounds was checked against the round before it by machine — the counts, the increases and the decreases all add up. What nobody can promise you yet is how it sits in the hand.How we check
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Why it is rated Beginner
Beginner: one stitch and one count for the whole band. The two colour joins on rounds 7 and 10 are the only places anything happens.
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00What you need before you start
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What you need before you start
Yarn — two colours, all weight 4
~35 g (about a third of a 100 g skein)Worsted / aran acrylic or wool, weight 4
~10 gWorsted / aran acrylic or wool, weight 4, same brand as the mustard so the two match in thickness
Tools
4 you probably ownYou likely have
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Measuring tape
Optional
A row counter, since every round looks the same
Gauge and finished size
the last check before you cast onTension
Worked at normal tension rather than the tight amigurumi hand. Gauge decides whether this fits, so hold the first three rounds against your head before going any further — the band never changes width after that.
Finished size
~54 cm around and ~7.5 cm deep — fits an average adult head with a little stretch
How to make the ear warmer
Switching rewrites every round:US84 sc around the foundation ringUK84 dc around the foundation ringWork a US sc as a UK single crochet and the fabric comes out looser and taller.
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01The band
Eighty-four stitches around, fifteen rounds up, and not a single…15 RNDS
starts in mustard· picked up· Piece 1 of 1
First six rounds[84] [84] [84] [84] [84] [84]
Mustard
RND 1–61[84]
2[84]
3[84]
4[84]
5[84]
6[84]
Cream stripe
RND 7–97[84]
8[84]
9[84]
Mustard again
RND 10–1510[84]
11[84]
12[84]
13[84]
14[84]
15[84]
US termsscsingle crochetst(s)stitch, or stitchesrndround
When this piece is doneWeave in the four ends along the inside face, where they will not show against your hair. Give the band a gentle press so the spiral seam settles.
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Seven notes on the ear warmer
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01An original Crochet Genie design.
02Start by chaining 84 and joining the chain into a ring without twisting it, then work round 1 into those 84 chains. The chain is the foundation only — every stitch in the pattern is a single crochet.
03Worked in a continuous spiral with no joining and no turning. Mark the first stitch of each round and move the marker up as you pass it.
04The fabric is smooth single crochet all the way through. It has no ribbing, so it stretches gently rather than gripping.
05Rounds 7 to 9 change to cream at the round boundary and round 10 changes back. Carry nothing — cut each colour, leave a 15 cm tail, and weave the ends in along the inside face when you finish.
06Nothing is sewn and nothing is stuffed. Weave in the four ends, press the band flat, and it is ready to wear.
07To resize, add or remove stitches in round 1 in multiples of six: each six stitches is about 4 cm of head circumference.
Four questions this pattern answers
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Is there a gauge to match for the ear warmer?
How much yarn will the ear warmer take?
What hook will the ear warmer need, and what is the finished size?
How long will the ear warmer take to crochet?
A round that will not add up?
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