I love earflaps! As soon as I created the heart motif I knew that it needed to go on an earflap hat. It was meant to be. I decided to create a beanie version as well for those not earflap inclined, so you’re really getting two patterns for the price of one.

I decided to create a full range of sizes for this pattern so that if you wanted to knit matching hats you could. It was a lot of math lol but I’m glad that I did it. If you decide on trying it out I hope you have a great time :)

     Earflap hat (cm)

Newborn: 12.5”, 5.5”L ( 32, 14 )
3M: 14”, 6”L ( 36, 15 )
1Y: 16”, 7”L ( 41, 18 )
6-10Y: 19”, 7.5”L ( 48, 19 )
Small: 20”, 8”L (51, 20)
Medium: 22”, 8.5L ( 56, 22 )
Large: 23.5”, 8.5L (60, 22 )

       Beanie

Newborn: 12.5”, 6”L ( 32, 15 )
3M: 14”, 6.5”L ( 36, 16.5 )
1Y: 16”, 7”L ( 41, 18 )
6-10Y: 19”, 8”L ( 48, 20 )
Small: 20”, 8.5”L (51, 22)
Medium: 22”, 9L ( 56, 23 )
Large: 23.5”, 9L (60, 23 )

Techniques to know:

Two handed colourwork
Cable cast on method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDgNpDYkxUk
How to catch floats on the back of the work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD7arufsuvg

Yarns used:

Red Heart Super Saver, Baby Pink 50 metres
Big Twist Value, Aqua75 metres
Big Twist Soft, White 100 metres

Amounts measured from size Small