Ear Warmer (Helmet Liner)-Free Pattern

If this isn’t the coldest winter ever!  Keep your ears toasty warm on those winter walks or when skiing or snowmobiling.  A great little helmet liner for your cold weather sports or a pert little ear warmer headband.

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Skill Level: Easy

Supplies: 3 oz  worsted weight (Caron Simply Soft used in prototype), G/6/4mm and J/10/6mm crochet hook, 5/8″ button, yarn needle, needle and thread.  Optional-5/8 -7/8″ button for flower.

Stitches Used: ch (chain), slst (slip stitch), sc (single crochet), scdec (decrease single crochet), hdc (half double crochet), dc (double crochet)

Gauge: Using 2 strands-3 sc = 1″ and 3 sc rows = 1 inch.

To Change Colors

Work last stitch before color change to last step, with new color yo and pull new color through rem loops on hook. Drop unused color to wrong side. Do not work over unused color.

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Directions

Rnd. 1: G hook, working with single strand, ch14, join with slst to first ch to form ring, fasten off.

Rnd. 2: with J hook, double strand, work 3 sc in ring, ch1, turn.      3 sc

Rnd. 3: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch1, turn.        4 sc

Rnd. 4: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch1, turn.        5 sc

Rnd. 5: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc, ch1, turn.        6 sc

Rnd. 6: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, ch1, turn.        7 sc

Rnd. 7: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc, ch1, turn.        8 sc

Rnd. 8: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sc, ch1, turn.        9 sc

Rnd. 9: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 8 sc, ch1, turn.         10 sc

Rnd. 10: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 9 sc, ch1, turn.       11 sc

Rnd. 11: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 10 sc, ch1, turn.      12 sc

Rnd. 12: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 11 sc, ch1, turn.     13 sc

Rnd. 13: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 12 sc, ch1, turn.     14 sc

Rnd. 14: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 13 sc, ch1, turn.     15 sc

Rnd. 15: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 14 sc, ch1, turn.     16 sc

Rnd. 16: 2sc in first sc, sc in next 15 sc, ch1, turn.      17 sc

Rnd. 17: sc in each sc, ch1, turn.     17 sc

Rnd. 18: repeat rnd. 17 until band measures 11 inches (or to desired length).      17 sc

Rnd. 19: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 15 sc, ch1, turn.     16 sc

Rnd. 20: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 14 sc, ch1, turn.     15 sc

Rnd. 21: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 13 sc, ch1, turn.      14 sc

Rnd. 22: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 12 sc, ch1, turn.       13 sc

Rnd. 23: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 11 sc, ch1, turn.         12 sc

Rnd. 24: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 10 sc, ch1, turn.        11 sc

Rnd. 25: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 9 sc, ch1, turn.       10 sc

Rnd. 26: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 8 sc, ch1, turn.       9 sc

Rnd. 27: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 7 sc, ch1, turn.       8 sc

Rnd. 28: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 6 sc, ch1, turn.       7 sc

Rnd. 29: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 5 sc, ch1, turn.       6 sc

Rnd. 30: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 4 sc, ch1, turn.       5 sc

Rnd. 31: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch1, turn.       4 sc

Rnd. 32: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch1, turn.       3 sc

Rnd. 33: scdec over first 2 sc, sc in next sc, fasten off, turn.       2 sc

Trim

Rnd. 1: J hook, working with double strand, attach yarn in first sc on rnd. 33, working around hat, sc in each sc and sc in the end of each rnd around, join with slst to beginning sc, fasten off.

Optional Flower

Rnd. 1: F hook, single strand, ch5, dc, ch2 (five times) in 4^th ch from hook, join with slst to 3^rd ch of beginning ch5, ch1, do not turn in this or following rnds.    6 ch-2sp(s)

Rnd. 2: *sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc in ch-2 sp*, repeat from *to* 5 times, join around post of next dc on previous rnd.            6-petals

Rnd. 3: *ch3, slst around post of next dc of previous rnd*, repeat 5 times, join with slst in first ch-3 sp.             6 ch-3sp(s)

Rnd. 4: ch1, *sc, hdc, 5dc, hdc, sc in ch 3sp*, repeat from *to* 5 times, join with slst to beginning sc, fasten off.         6-peatals

Rnd. 5: attach contrasting color to first sc on rnd. 4, sc, ch3 in same st, *sc, ch3 in next st*, repeat around, join with slst to beginning sc, fasten off, weave in ends.

Assembly:

Sew button to opposite side of hat from button hook, center at rnd. 32.

Attach flower as show on hat if desired.

© January 2010  Pattern may not be reprinted or resold without express written permission.