Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Retro Rabbit Ears

It's cold. It is very cold. I don't like the cold. I am bundled up in a rainbow granny square blanket with a cup of hot coffee, a kitty, and listening to the Rockabilly channel on Pandora all while dreaming of the Florida weather we are supposed to have right now. 

When (or if) I leave the house I have to keep my ears warm and face it, I don't always want to wear a bulky hat. I like the idea of ear warmers but I find most of them only look cute in a snow bunny skiing kind of setting. I sat down last night while waiting for the National Championship game (YEAH! GO NOLES, sorry) and crocheted this headband/ear warmer in just about an hour.

So tease and curl your hair, put on some red lipstick, tune up your rockabilly channel, and start crocheting.


What you need:
Scrap worsted weight yarn
Size I (5.5mm) hook
Yarn needle
Scissors

Retro Rabbit Ear 
Headband/Ear Warmer


Band:

Ch 55 (or enough to tightly fit around your head), sl st to join being careful to not twist chain.
Ch 2, dc in each ch around, slip stitch to join
Work 2 more dc rows
Ch 1, sc around, sl st to join. Finish off and weave in end.
Join yarn to chain side(starting edge of work), ch 1, sc around, sl st to finish. Break yarn leaving about a 12 inch tail. 
Gather down the start of each row and pull tight, tie. Weave in ends.

Tie:

ch 3, sc 2, ch 1 turn (2 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 1, ch 1 turn (3 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 2, ch 1 turn (4 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 3, ch 1 turn (5 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 4, ch 1 turn (6 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 5, ch 1 turn (7 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 6, ch 1 turn (8 st)
sc 8, ch 1 turn, 5 times
Sc2tog, sc 6, ch 1 turn (7 st)
Sc2tog, sc 5, ch 1 turn (6 st)
Sc2tog, sc 4, ch 1 turn (5 st)
Sc2tog, sc 3, ch 1 turn (4 st)
sc 4, ch 1 turn 8 times
2 sc in next st, sc 3, ch 1 turn (5 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 4, ch 1 turn (6 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 5, ch 1 turn (7 st)
2 sc in next st, sc 6, ch 1 turn (8 st)
sc 8, ch 1 turn, 5 times
Sc2tog, sc 6, ch 1 turn (7 st)
Sc2tog, sc 5, ch 1 turn (6 st)
Sc2tog, sc 4, ch 1 turn (5 st)
Sc2tog, sc 3, ch 1 turn (4 st)
Sc2tog, sc 2, ch 1 turn (3 st)
Sc2tog, sc 1, ch 1 turn (2 st)
sc 2, ch 1 do not turn
sc around edge
Finish off and weave in ends

Tie the tie on and you are ready to rock that retro vibe.


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