Brighten Your Outfit with Crocheted Ear Muffs!

My ear muffs are finished. It didn’t take long at all to make them, so they may become a nice last minute gift for the friends. If they like unusual and bright accessories.

I used Stone Washed* yarn by Scheepjes (leftovers) in 4 colors, but as with all the projects in overlay crochet – you can go for more or less colors, according to your taste. This yarn is soft and feels very comfortable and warm (check my review HERE).

Update: Free pattern of these Floral Ear Muffs is available HERE.

When I posted a sneak peek of my ear muffs last week you asked where I found a ready ear-form. I bought it in the local yarn shop, but now I think that maybe it was not a very good idea to use it. The length of this band is not adjustable, and thus ear muffs are a little bit loose and don’t fit my head in a good way. I think it would be better to wear them with the hat. But my idea from the very beginning was to avoid the hat :)

Well, I will wear them anyway, but probably the better solution would be to use ordinary hair-band (better – a metal one), because then you will be confident with the size and shape from the very beginning. The whole process of making ear muffs will be the same, but you will just have more flexibility in deciding on how to attach muffs to the band.

Another option is to take old (or even new!) headphones and “wear” ear muffs on them. That will be quite an extraordinary accessory, what do you think? It is even possible to listen to the music in these ear muffs! Oh, I should probably try it myself. :)

I stuffed my ear muffs a little bit too much and they are a bit large and volume. I like that effect very much, but you may want to make them less stuffed…

I believe that crocheted ear muffs are ideal for mild winter. They are not too warm and they keep your ears safe. If made with cotton yarn they can even be used in the warm weather – just to protect the ears from strong wind (by the sea for example) or noise. And made in contrasting colors they will certainly bring a bright accent to your (any) outfit.

A free pattern will be published next week! You can check the full colour range of Stone Washed yarn at Wool Warehouse* (UK, international shipping).

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p.s. My dear friend Xenia kindly agreed to be my model for this post. Thank you very much! And Happy Birthday!! Love you :)

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