Earlier this month I had the opportunity to participate in the Bake, Craft, Sew and Crochet a Handmade Holiday Event over at Skip to my Lou.

This is such a fabulous event and you really do need to go and check it out.

More than 100 amazing tutorials / patterns will be available after this event has ended!

Each perfect to help you make this year’s Holiday a Handmade one!

My contribution to the event is the Joyful and Bright Winter Earwarmer Crochet Pattern. This pattern works up quickly and you can wear the earwarmer / head warmer as a cowl – it fits perfectly around the neck (not too tight or loose) and comfortably beneath the collar of a winter jacket.

Plus 🙂 I created a trendy pair of fingerless mitts to wear with it – also a free crochet pattern!

Grab the fingerless mitten pattern here: Joyful and Bright Fingerless Mitts 

Without further ado –

Joyful and Bright Winter Earwarmer Pattern

Free Crochet Pattern

Yarn: Lion Brand Yarns Unique (Grapevine)
Hook: 6.50 mm (K)
Designed to fit: Adult Medium (~22″ circumference, 4.5″ height)

Gauge:
Ribbed Band: 4 sc = 1 inch; 3 rows = 1 inch
Main Earwarmer Pattern: 5 dc st sets = 4″; 1 row = 0.75″

Abbreviations: R – row/round, ch – chain, chs – chains, blsc – back loop single crochet, st – stitch, sts – stitches, sc – single crochet, dc – double crochet, sl st – slip stitch, sk – skip, sp – space, (8) – the number in the brackets at the end of the Row/Round is the total number of stitches in the Row/Round, ( ) – crochet the instructions between brackets the number of times indicated, * to * or ** to ** – repeat all of the instructions included between the * *, or ** **,  the number of times specified, dc st set – double crochet stitch set (for the purposes of this pattern a dc st set is 2 dc sts worked between 2 sts)

Ribbed Band:

The band is worked in rows. Leave an 8″ tail at the beginning – you will use this later to whip-stitch the band together. The finished length of the ribbed band is 17″ unstretched and the band is approximately 2.5″ wide.

Chain 9

R1: Beginning in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 blsc in each st across, ch 1, turn (8)
R2: 1 blsc in each st across, ch 1, turn, (8)
R3-R52: repeat R2 (8)

Do not finish off – continue to the Earwarmer Pattern below.

Earwarmer Pattern:

This section is worked in rounds. Slip stitches do not count as stitches in the totals at the end of the rounds. Do not work into the slip stitches – you may wish to use a stitch marker to remember which stitch is a slip stitch.

R1: Ch 1 and turn to work along the row ends of the ribbed band; work 1 sc in each row end for a total of 52 sts, sl st to the 1st st to join (52)

Using the 8″ tail of yarn (from the beginning of the ribbed band section), neatly whip-stitch your ribbed band together. Need help with the whip-stitch? View this tutorial for assistance: How to Join with a Whip Stitch Seam

R2: 1 sc in each st around, sl st to the 1st st to join (52)

R3: (ch 3, 1 dc) in the 1st st, skip 1 st, [work 2 dc (we will call this a dc st set) in the next st, sk the next st] around; sl st to join in the space between the initial ch 3 and the 1st dc of the round (25 dc stitch sets)

R4: (ch 3, 1 dc) in the same sp as you sl st joined, (work 2 dc in the sp between the 2 sts that make up the next dc st set) around; sl st to join in the sp between the initial ch 3 and the 1st dc of the round (25 dc stitch sets)

R5: (ch 3, 1 dc) in the same sp as you sl st joined, *(work 1 dc in the sp between the 2 sts that make up the next dc st set) 2 times; (work 2 dc in the sp between the 2 sts that make up the next dc st set)* work the instructions from * to * 2 times, (work 2 dc in the sp between the 2 sts that make up the next dc st set) 13 times, **(work 2 dc in sp between the 2 sts that make up the next dc st set); (work 1 dc in the sp between the 2 sts that make up the next dc st set) 2 times** work the instructions from ** to ** 2 times, finish off and weave in ends.

This post was originally published at Skip to my Lou on November 2, 2014.