How to crochet an easy, beginner friendly crochet ear warmer worked in simple half double crochet stitches, your favorite lightweight yarn and available in 4 sizes so you can make one for everybody in the family!

Video tutorial included.

This ear warmer is part of the 2024 Mystery Earwarmer Crochet a Long - Design 1.

Prefer a Worsted Weight Yarn?
Try the Haylee Earwarmer worked in your favorite worsted weight #4 yarn.

You May Like These Matching Haylee Pieces:

• Haylee Rectangle Shawl
• Haylee Slipper Socks

Materials:

• 75 (105, 110) Yards of Lightweight Yarn - I used Araucania Huasco DK Kettle Dyed Yarn in the Jade colorway
• G6/4.25mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Tape Measure (gauge is essential)

Material Notes:
There are many yarns that would be perfect for ear warmers! The first question I would start with is will it be for warm weather or cold weather? A cotton blend yarn like Berroco Modern Cotton DK would be perfect for late Spring into early Fall, and a wool blend yarn, like my chosen Araucania Huasco DK Kettle Dyed Yarn, would be perfect for errands on cool, but not cold, days, like most Winter days in Florida. For cold and windy days, I’ll be springing for a worsted weight or chunky weight version.

Acrylic yarns, like Lion Brand Jeans, work well for ear warmers when it’s just cool out and not too windy. To help protect against the wind, I would recommend an animal fiber. The more animal fiber within the yarn, the better it will protect against the wind and the warmer it will be. My favorite yarns for ear warmers are wool blends, which is what Araucania Huasco Kettle Dyed Yarn is.

Yarn Alternatives:

• Cotton Blends for Warm Weather: Berroco Modern Cotton DK, Lion Brand Coboo
• Cozy Wool Blends: Jody Long Ciao, Berroco Vintage DK
• Cozy Non-Wool Alpaca Blends: Juniper Moon Herriot, Lion Brand Baby Alpaca, Lion Brand Feels Like Alpaca
• Acrylic Yarn: WeCrochet Brava Sport

Feel free to use your favorite lightweight yarn!

A special note about the yarn I picked: it shrinks 1/4” in width and 1/2” in length after washing and drying so I’ve written this pattern taking this into consideration.

For reference, I washed in cold water and machine dried on extra low setting for 30 minutes. Before and after the ear warmer fit right in the middle of cozy like a hug and looser fit so I’m quite pleased with it. The fabric blooms beautifully to fill gaps in between the stitches.

Time Spent:
I worked the Child/Adult Small up in just over an hour and a half.

Sizes:
Toddler, Child / Adult Small and Adult Large

Gauge:

• 16 HDC = 3 5/8” Wide or 19 HDC = 4 1/4” Wide
• 1 Row = Approximately 1/4”

Gauge itself is not terribly essential, but at least measuring your piece is.

I recommend working up about 6 - 8 rows, then measuring the width to see where you are - this will be the finished height of your ear warmer, and anything in my range is great, but you can always adjust this if you would like a thinner or thicker band.

Heightwise, the most important thing is to measure the finished rectangle to ensure it is the correct size so it will fit well. I found that regardless of my yarn choice, 1 row was about 1/4” tall.

Remember that I have figured in the shrinkage for the yarn that I am using. If the yarn you are using does not shrink, you can follow my adjustments and expect the widths to be about 1/4” less than these gauge measurements.

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• HDC - Half Double Crochet
• PLT - Pull Loop Through (to join-as-you-go) Explained

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