Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Crochet Earwarmer

It's been starting to warm up a little, which has given me a false sense that I can leave the house sans hat and gloves.  No, no it isn't warm enough for that.  I thought I'd crochet something new to keep my ears warm since I keep misplacing all of my hats and earwarmers.  I have no idea where they keep running off to.  On a semi-related side story, in college I made my brother a hat and he ended up forgetting it in a bar one night.  A couple of weeks later on the quad I spotted a girl wearing it - who wears a clearly homemade hat they found in a bar?!



To make this earwarmer, I crocheted a long strip using a slip stitch that was ten stitches wide and twice the circumference of my head.  Then I folded it in half and used contrasting yarn to stitch around the edges.  I used the same technique to create the bow, and then crocheted a small loop to connect the two.  


Because of the stitches around the edges, you don't have to worry about this stretching out, so you can make it the actual size of your head.  



And of course I made it in lavender, because I've been all about the pastels lately.  Is it still cold where you live?




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18 comments :

  1. That is adorable, I think I need one :) Yes still cold here, and thunderstorms! Where is spring?
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  2. That ear warmer is SO cute! Love the color. And so weird about your brother's hat...who does that?! :)

    Annie

    The Other Side of Gray

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  3. It's starting to get warmer here, but I'm still wearing boots and a thin jacket. Cute headband- so nice that you made it yourself!

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  4. How cute is this!? Love the lavender color.

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  5. This is so cute! I wish I was talented enough to make something like this haha

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  6. I love this ear warmer! It's so pretty and the bow adds the finishing touch!

    -Anngelik

    vogueandheels.com

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  7. Super cute and great color!

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  8. You are so talented Kristina! Such a cute crochet ear warmer. I love the little bow. I almost want to attempt this because its just so cute! xo

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  9. So cute! Ad i love that you made it lavender! One of my faves
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  10. Try it! It's a slip stitch, which is the most basic crochet stich. There are lots of YouTube tutorials for beginners.

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  11. Thanks Rachel! I keep trying to leave the house in just a thin jacket and then run back in and change. It might snow this weekend. Blerg.

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  12. Right? Hopefully she at least washed it before she put it on.

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