How to crochet an easy, beginner friendly crochet ear warmer worked in simple half double crochet stitches, your favorite worsted weight 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 Lightweight Yarn?
Try the Lightweight Haylee Earwarmer worked in a #3 yarn.

You May Like These Matching Haylee Pieces:

• Haylee Rectangle Shawl
• Haylee Slipper Socks

Materials:

• 60 (80, 90) Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn - I used Lion Brand Pound Wool Ease in the Forest Green Heather colorway
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Tape Measure (gauge is essential)

Material Notes:
I tested out many different yarns all following the same basic pattern and all worked about the same - Lion Brand Wool Ease, Berroco Vintage, Lion Brand Jeans and Araucania Huasco Aran Kettle Dyed Yarn.

Here is what I found following this pattern. Initial measurements are before washing. I seamed up the ear warmer, then washed in cold water and machine dried on extra low setting for 30 minutes.

• Lion Brand Jeans: 19 7/8”. Loose comfortable fit before and after. For more of a hug, subtract 2 rows.

• Lion Brand Wool Ease: 19 3/8”. Cozy like a hug before and after. For more of a looser fit, add 2 rows.

• Berroco Vintage: 20 3/8”. Too stretchy and loose before washing but after a great right in the middle fit! Shrunk about 1/2”. For more of a hug, subtract 2 rows.

• Araucania Huasco Aran Kettle Dyed: 18 5/8”. Cozy like a hug before and after. For more of a looser fit, add 2 rows. Blooms beautifully to fill gaps in fabric.

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 Lion Brand Wool Ease, Berroco Vintage and Araucania Huasco Kettle Dyed Yarn are.

Yarn Alternatives:

• Cotton Blend for Warm Weather: Berroco Modern Cotton
• Cozy Wool Blends: WeCrochet Swish
• Cozy Non-Wool Alpaca Blends: Mirasol Misma, Ella Rae Cozy Alpaca
• Acrylic Yarns: Lion Brand Heartland, WeCrochet Brava

Time Spent:
I worked the Child/Adult Small up in just about an hour.

Sizes:
Toddler, Child / Adult Small and Adult Large

Gauge:

• 13 HDC = about 3 3/8” - 3 1/2” Wide or 15 HDC = about 3 7/8” - 4” Wide
• 1 Row = Approximately 3/8”

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

I recommend working up about 4 - 6 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 3/8” tall.

Abbreviations (US Terms):

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

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