How to Knit a Cozy Ear-Warmer
Sometimes I don't want to wear a hat, so I knitted such an ear-warmer.
Materials Needed
Yarn: Size 5, Bulky weight, Loops & Threads Charisma used in sample
About 40 yards used
Size: One size fits most adult women and is adjustable by buttons.
Needles: Size 11, 8.0mm
Gauge: 12 stitches by 16 rows in a 4″ stocking knit square
Stitches and Abbreviations
- co ~ cast on
- k ~ knit
- p ~ purl
- k2tog ~ knit 2 together
- yo ~ yarn over
- s ~ slip
- st(s) ~ stitches
Short rows are used for shaping.
Size Alterations
To make warmers longer, cast on more (3 sts per inch), to make it shorter, cast on less. To make warmers wider or thinner, add or remove rows.
Knitting Instructions
CO 65
Rows 1 & 2: S1 knit wise, k to the end of the row.
Row 3: S1 knit wise, k1, k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k until 4 sts remain, turn.
Row 4: K6, p until 10 sts remain, k6, turn. (4 sts remain)
Row 5: K until 6 sts remain, turn.
Row 6: K4, p until 10 sts remain, k4, turn. (6 sts remain)
Row 7: K until 8 sts remain, turn.
Row 8: K2, p until 10 sts remain, k2, turn. (8 sts remain)
Row 9: K until 10 sts remain, turn.
Row 10: P until 10 sts remain, turn.
Row 11: K until 12 sts remain, turn.
Row 12: P until 12 sts remain, turn.
Row 13: K to end.
Rows 14 & 15: S1 knit wise, k to end.
Bind off knit wise.
Sew buttons to the end without button holes.
