Ear warmers are really the perfect cold-weather accessory because they’re so versatile. Wear them with your hair up or down, inside or outdoors, even under a hat or helmet. Plus they make great homemade, handcrafted gifts for teachers, co-workers, neighbors and anyone else on your list!
I love this crochet headband pattern because it’s beautiful and functional! It is super warm and will keep your ears nice and toasty during the cold season. Learn how to crochet a cute and cozy ear warmer headband with twist front and a textured-look stitch pattern.
You can get a PDF ads-free pattern with photo tutorial HERE.
The free crochet ear warmer headband pattern can be found below.
Crochet Ear Warmer with a Twist
I love making crochet headbands to keep my ears warm in the winter. They are easy to wear with lots of different hairstyles, like ponytails or messy buns.
Though the front twist may look complicated, I promise that it’s really easy to do. The headband itself is worked flat in rows. It’s joined into a loop with one simple seam. And, the clever design of the seam creates the look of a twist.
So, if you know how to crochet a rectangle, you can definitely make this ear warmer. Let’s get to it.
What size should my ear warmer be?
If you’re making your crochet ear warmer or headband as a gift, be sure to pay attention to the size. How wide an ear warmer or headband should be will depend on the pattern and your preference, but around 4 -5inches (10-12 cm) is a good starting point. .
What is ‘negative ease’ in a crochet ear warmer pattern?
In general, stretchy ear warmers need about 2″ (5 cm) negative ease, depending on stitch pattern and stretchiness. (Beginner’s Note: “ease” in a crochet patterns means the difference in size between what you’re making and your body. “Negative ease” means that your project will come out smaller than your body, but don’t worry – it will stretch!)
Materials
Patons Beehive Baby Sport Yarn, Ball Size: 100 g/3.5 oz, 328 m/359 yds
3mm size crochet hook
tapestry needle
scrissors
meassuring tape
Gauge
22stitches/12 rows = 4 inches in pattern stitch
Crochet Headband Size Chart
Sizes are listed in inches for height and circumference.
Child
Height 5”, cir. 18”
Teen
Height 5”, cir. 20
Woman
Height 5, cir. 22
Woman large
Height 5, cir 23
Difficulty level of the crochet earwarmer pattern: intermediate
Crochet abbreviations
st(s) – stitch(es)
Ch(s) -chain(s) stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
hdc -half double crochet
FPhdc – front post half double crochet
rep – repeat
sk – skip
sp – space
[…] – work directions within the brackets as many times as directed
Stitch Guide
How to Crochet a Puff Stitch
Wrap the yarn over the hook and insert the hook into the stitch. Yarn over again and draw up a loop. You should have three loops on your hook.
This is the beginning of a half double crochet stitch. Instead of drawing the yarn through these loops, continue to the next step.
Yarn over, insert your hook through the same stitch, yarn over, and then draw up another loop. You should have five loops on the hook.
Repeat the previous step until you have nine loops on your hook.
When you have nine loops on the hook, yarn over and draw it through all the loops. Depending on how tight the stitches are, this can be a little tricky at first because every other loop (the yarn overs before you insert the hook) is smaller than the others. Draw the hook through, wiggling it a little as needed, to avoid pulling those loops.
With the loop pulled through the puff stitch, make a single chain. This secures the puff stitch, keeps the stitch more upright, and creates the space to work into on the next row.
How to crochet a front post half double crochet stitich (FPhdc)
Working around the front of a post of the previous row gives an interesting raised ridge on the crochet fabric. Around-the-post crochet is worked by inserting the hook from the front and around the post of the crochet stitch of the previous row.
Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook.
Important Notes for the crochet headband-earwarmer pattern
- Written in standard U.S. terms.
- This pattern for the teen/woman size, starts by chaining a multiple of nine plus two stitches .
- You can also easily adjust the sizing by working more or less stitches or more or less rows! To adjust the length, repeat rows 4-5 as many times as necessary to reach your desired width. To adjust the width, add more or less foundation double crochet stitches to row (make sure you are making multiple of nine plus two stitches).
- If you are wanting to make crochet headbands ear warmers for adults or an adult size, you will need to measure the circumference of their head first, since the size can vary so much from person to person. This way, you will ensure the crochet headband size fits the person it is intended for making enough rows to fit the headband size.
Instructions
Pattern for the child size headband
Chain 19 then another 2 sts that works as a double crochet.
Row 1: dc in the 3rd ch from the hook, work 3 dc sts in the next 3 ch sts, [ch 1, sk 1st, work 4 dc sts in the next 4 sts,] repeat instruction 2 more times.
Row 2: ch 1 and turn, [4 FPhdc, c1, 4FPhdc], rep one more time, hdc st in the last st of the row.
Row 3: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, work a puff stitch in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts, ch 1, sk 4 sts,sc in space between the next 4th and 5th st of previous row, ch 1, work 4 dc st in the next ch1-sp, 1 puff st in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts, sc in the last st of the row.
Row 4: ch1 and turn, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4 FPhdc sts, 4 FPhdc st around the next dc sts, ch 1, 4FPhdc sts the next dc sts, hdc in the last st of the row.
Row 5: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, 1 puff stitch on the puff st of previous row, 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts, ch 1, sc in the space above our sc st from previous row, ch 1, 4 dc sts in the ch1-sp, puff st, 4 dc sts in the same sp, sc in the last st of the row.
Row 6- 54: repeat pattern from rows 4 and 5 or until you reach the desired lenght.
Finishing
Lay the headband horizontally with the “right side” facing up. Fold the headband in half lengthwise, right sides together.
Hold each of the two short folded sides, one in each hand. Bring the two short, folded sides up to meet one another.
Insert one folded side into the other, overlapping the folded halves. See the photo above.
To Seam:
You should have 4 layers to stitch through. With a tapestry needle and the yarn tail, sew the edges together. The seam will be hidden inside the twist.
Weave in loose ends and turn the headband right-side out.
Pattern for the teen size headband
Chain 29 then another 2 sts that works as a double crochet.
Row 1: dc in the 3rd ch from the hook, work 3 dc sts in the next 3 ch sts, [ch 1, sk 1st, work 4 dc sts in the next 4 sts,] repeat instruction 4 more times.
Row 2: ch 1 and turn, [ 4 FPhdc, c1, 4FPhdc], rep two more times, hdc st in the last st of the row.
Row 3: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, work a puff stitch in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work again 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts, ch 1, sk 4 sts, [sc in space between the next 4th and 5th st of previous row, ch 1, work 4 dc st in the next ch1-sp, 1 puff st in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts], rep one more time and sc in the last st of the row.
Row 4: ch1 and turn, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4 FPhdc sts, 4 FPhdc st around the next dc sts, ch 1, 4FPhdc sts the next dc sts, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4FPhdc sts, hdc in the last st of the row.
Row 5: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, 1 puff stitch on the top of the puff st of previous row, 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp ,[ ch 1, sc in the space above our sc st from previous row, ch 1, 4 dc sts in the ch1-sp, puff st, 4 dc sts in the same sp], rep one more time, sc in the last st of the row.
Row 6- 60: repeat pattern from rows 4 and 5 or until you reach the desired lenght.
Finishing
Lay the headband horizontally with the “right side” facing up. Fold the headband in half lengthwise, right sides together.
Hold each of the two short folded sides, one in each hand. Bring the two short, folded sides up to meet one another.
Insert one folded side into the other, overlapping the folded halves. See the photo above.
To Seam:
You should have 4 layers to stitch through. With a tapestry needle and the yarn tail, sew the edges together. The seam will be hidden inside the twist.
Weave in loose ends and turn the headband right-side out.
Pattern for the women size headband
Chain 29 then another 2 sts that works as a double crochet.
Row 1: dc in the 3rd ch from the hook, work 3 dc sts in the next 3 ch sts, [ch 1, sk 1st, work 4 dc sts in the next 4 sts,] repeat instruction 4 more times.
Row 2: ch 1 and turn, [4 FPhdc, c1, 4FPhdc], rep two more times, hdc st in the last st of the row.
Row 3: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, work a puff stitch in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts, ch 1, sk 4 sts, [sc in space between the next 4th and 5th st of previous row, ch 1, work 4 dc st in the next ch1-sp, 1 puff st in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts], rep one more time and sc in the last st of the row.
Row 4: ch1 and turn, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4 FPhdc sts, 4 FPhdc st around the next dc sts, ch 1, 4FPhdc sts the next dc sts, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4FPhdc sts, hdc in the last st of the row.
Row 5: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, 1 puff stitch on the top of the puff st of previous row, 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp ,[ ch 1, sc in the space above our sc st from previous row, ch 1, 4 dc sts in the ch1-sp, puff st, 4 dc sts in the same sp], rep one more time, sc in the last st of the row.
Row 6- 66: repeat pattern from rows 4 and 5 or until you reach the desired lenght.
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Pattern for the woman large size headband
Chain 29 then another 2 sts that works as a double crochet.
Row 1: dc in the 3rd ch from the hook, work 3 dc sts in the next 3 ch sts, [ch 1, sk 1st, work 4 dc sts in the next 4 sts,] repeat instruction 4 more times.
Row 2: ch 1 and turn, [4 FPhdc, c1, 4FPhdc], rep two more times, hdc st in the last st of the row.
Row 3: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, work a puff stitch in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts, ch 1, sk 4 sts, [sc in space between the next 4th and 5th st of previous row, ch 1, work 4 dc st in the next ch1-sp, 1 puff st in the st right bellow the ch1- sp, inserting the hook from bellow, work 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp where we worked our previous dc sts], rep one more time and sc in the last st of the row.
Row 4: ch1 and turn, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4 FPhdc sts, 4 FPhdc st around the next dc sts, ch 1, 4FPhdc sts the next dc sts, 4 FPhdc sts, ch1, 4FPhdc sts, hdc in the last st of the row.
Row 5: ch 1 and turn, sc in the first st from the hook, work 4 dc sts in the first ch1-sp, 1 puff stitch on the top of the puff st of previous row, 4 dc sts in the same ch1-sp ,[ ch 1, sc in the space above our sc st from previous row, ch 1, 4 dc sts in the ch1-sp, puff st, 4 dc sts in the same sp], rep one more time, sc in the last st of the row.
Row 6- 69: repeat pattern from rows 4 and 5 or until you reach the desired lenght.
I hope you enjoyed making this crochet ear warmer pattern. I feel it is the perfect pattern for a crocheter who is looking for special texture projects. However, now that you’re a pro at headband making… why not whip up some of these quick crochet ear warmers for everyone you know?
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