Messy bun beanies are all the rage right now but what is a girl to do if her hair isn’t long enough for a messy bun? You crochet a wide earwarmer, tha’ts what.Keep your ears cozy and your hair neat.

I used a new stitch for this project. Its called the “mixed cluster “. I love the texture of it. You start this stitch in the same stitch you finished the previous cluster. I know it sounds a little intimidating but once you get the hang of it you’ll fly through this project.

Materials

• Bernat Super Value Yarn. Baby Pink. Or similar #4/worsted yarn. Less than 1 skein.
• 5.5mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• Scissors

Size and Gauge

• Size: When layed flat finished piece measures 10 in x 4 in
• Guage: 6 sc = 2 in.

Abbreviations

• Ch: chain
• Sl st: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet
• St: stitch
• Sk: skip
• Mc: mixed cluster

Special Stitches

• Mixed Cluster (mc): yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, pull up loop, yo and pull through 2 loops. Sk 1 st. Yo, insert hook in next st, pull up loop ( 4 loops on hook), yo, insert hook into same st and pull up another loop. Yo, pull through all 6 loops on hook.

 

Pattern

Rnd 1: Loosely Ch 59. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Join to top of 1st sc using a sl st. Take care not to twist the yarn. Use tail to join bottom of of stitch (58)

Rnd 2: Ch 1. Mixed cluster starting in same sp as ch 1. *Ch 1, mc starting in same st as previous mc, repeat from * ending the last mc in same st as beginning ch 1. Ch 1, Join to top of first mc using sl st.

Rnd 3 : Ch 1, sc in same space as ch 1. Sc in each ch 1 and mc around. Join to top of first sc using a sl st.

Rnd 4-11: Repeat rows 2 and 3. On last round finish off and weave in ends.

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