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Sizes and Materials List …
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Size: |
Any size |
Hook(s): |
Select hook size needed for selected yarn |
Yarn: |
Any yarn, any content |
Colors & |
Any color, yardage varies but does not require much |
Notions: |
Yarn Needle |
Gauge: |
Gauge is not important for this pattern |
Notes …
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Size |
Measure head across forehead, ears, and base of neck. |
Stitches Used |
Chain (ch) |
Abbreviations | Beginning (beg) Stitch(es) (st / sts) Yarn Over (yo) |
Special Stitches |
Front Post Double Chain (fpdc) Yo, insert hook around dc from front to back, yo, pull loop through, yo, pull through two loops on hook, yo, pull through both loops on hook. |
Ear Warmer |
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Base Chain |
Using head measurement made above, make a ch long enough to match, making sure to increase by a multiple of 4 sts. Join with sl st making sure to not twist the ch. |
Round 1 |
Ch 1 (does not count as a st), sc in first ch and in each ch around, join with sl st to first sc. Mark last sc. |
Round 2 |
Ch 1, sc in first sc and in each sc around, join with sl st to first sc. Move marker up to mark last sc. |
Round 3 |
Ch 3 (beg dc), skip first sc, dc in next sc and in ea sc around, join with sl st to third ch of beg dc. Move marker up to mark last dc. |
Round 4 |
Ch 3, skip first sc, dc in next dc, *fpdc around next two dc, dc in next two dc,* repeat from * to * around ending with two fpdc. Join with sl st to third ch of beg dc. Move marker up to mark last dc. Note: If the ear warmer is too narrow for you, repeat round 4 one or two times to increase the width to your liking. |
Round 5 |
Ch 1, sc in first dc and in each dc around, join with sl st to first sc. Move marker up to mark last sc. |
Round 6 |
Ch 1, sc in first sc and in each sc around , join with sl st to first sc and fasten off. |
Finishing … |
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Weave in ends. | |
Pattern and photos © Darlisa P. Riggs, CatBird Studios |