Use a 5.5 Hook and Worsted Weight Yarn
Abbreviations:
St - stitch
Ch - Chain
SC – single crochet
DC – double crochet
Ch2 counts as 1 DC throughout
Ch6
Row 1 – SC across – (6 SC)
Row 2 – Ch2 & turn work, skip first stitch, DC in next 5
st (6DC)
Row 3 – Ch1 & turn work, 2 SC in first st, SC next 4 st,
2 SC in last st (8 SC)
Row 4 – Ch2 & turn work, skip first st, DC in next 7 st
(8 DC)
Row 5 – Ch1 & Turn work, 2 SC in first st, SC next 6 st,
2 SC in last st (10 SC)
Row 6 – Ch2 & Turn work, skip first st, DC in next 9 (10
DC)
Row 7 – Ch2 & Turn work, skip first stitch, DC in next stitch, skip next stitch, 3 DC in
next stitch (this is a cluster), skip next two stitches, 3 DC in next stitch
(this is a cluster), skip next stitch, DC in last two stitches
Row 8 - Ch2 & Turn work, 3 DC in space between clusters,
skip next 3 st, 2 DC in space between clusters, skip next 3 st, 3 DC in space
between clusters, 1 dc in top of last remaining stitch (top of ch2)
Row 9 - Ch2 & Turn work, skip first st, DC in next
stitch, skip next stitch, 3 DC in space between clusters, skip next two st, 3 DC
in space between clusters, DC in last two st at end of row.
Repeat Row 8 & 9 – 12 times. Length should be about 18 inches (15 inches
of clusters, 3inches of sc & dc)
Row 10 – Ch2 & Turn work, skip first st, DC in next 9 st
Row 11 – Ch1 & Turn work, SC two st together (this is a
decrease), SC in next 6 st, SC last two st together. (8 SC)
Row 12 – Ch2 & turn work, skip first st, DC in next 7 st
(8 DC)
13 – Ch1 & Turn work, SC two st together, SC in next 4 st,
SC last two st together. (6 SC)
Row 14 – Ch2 & turn work, skip first st, DC in next 5 st
(6 DC)
Row 15 – Ch1 & Turn work, slip stitch across row, when
reach end of row, do not turn work, ch4
and join to 1st slip stitch (this will create your button hole) –
turn work
Row 16- Ch1 and Turn work, SC across the ch4 and bind off.
Border: Join contrasting yarn at beginning stitch of row 1.
Ch2 and DC in same stitch, DC across next 5 stitches and 2 DC
in stitch at end of row, work along the end of rows, DC in each SC row and 2 DC
in the end of each DC row – once you reach the end of the edge (this should be
the end with only 4 SC where your button hole is ) – 2 DC in first stitch and DC
in next 2 stitches, 2 DC in last stitch of row; begin working along the end of
the rows again with a DC in each SC row and 2 DC in the end of each DC row
I embelished the earwarmer with an applique I found at pinterest. You can find the owl applique here!
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