Football Ear Warmer Crochet Pattern

This quick to stitch football ear warmer crochet pattern is the perfect accessory to show your team spirit. There are 2 sides to this twisted ear warmer, one side looks like a football and the other is made using your team’s colors.

Make this using your high school, college or favorite NFL team colors. I made one in green and white for Michigan State University.

These twisted ear warmers would make great gifts to crochet for any sports fan on your list. You could even skip the football side and crochet the whole things in stripes of your team colors.

Materials and Pattern Information

• #4/Worsted weight yarn in colors brown, white and chosen team colors
  • Brown: 36 yds
  • White: 10 yds
  • Team Color A: 20yds
  • Team Color B: 20yds
•  5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors + Yarn Needle
• Guage: 8 sts x 4 rows = 2 in in BLO/FLO Hdc
• Sizing: 5 in x 20 inches

Abbreviations

• US Terminology
• Ch(s): chain(s)
• St(s): stitch(es)
• Hdc: half double crochet
• BLO: back loop only
• FLO: front loop only

Notes

• Ch 1 does not count as stitch
• Work the first and last stitch of each row through BOTH loops
• To change size do more or less rows of striped section.
• If you want to make this without the twist, slip stitch the two short ends together keeping in mind that will then be the back instead of the front.

Print + Crochet in Comfort

You can find a low-cost AD-FREE printable version of this crochet pattern in my shop. You can print it out or use it digitally on your devices.

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You can also find this pattern on Ravelry or Etsy

How to Crochet a Football Ear Warmer

Row 1: Using brown, ch 21, Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1. *Working in BLO, hdc in next. Working in FLO, hdc in next. Repeat from * across until 1 st remains. Hdc in last st. Turn.

Row 3-45: repeat row 2

Follow Stripe Pattern as follows: 

Football Section

5 rows brown

2 rows white

10 rows brown

2 rows white

4 rows brown

Team Colors Section

2 rows CA

2 rows CB

Repeat above sequence above 4 more times (you will end up with 5 stripes of each color)

2 rows CA

Finishing

After final row, weave in ends and decide which side will be the front. Continue to sewing instructions. After it’s sewn together use surface crochet or embroidery to add lacing to the football side of the ear warmer. 

Instructions for sewing the Twist can be found here (scroll to bottom of page)

If you want to skip the twist, slip stitch the two short ends together and wear with the seam in the back.

Surface Crochet Details

Surface Slip Stitch (Surface sl st) = Make a slip knot and hold it to the underside (wrong side) of the piece. Insert hook from top side (right side) to underside. Place slip knot on hook, bring the loop up to the top side; leave the working yarn strand on the underside of the project. *In next space over from last insertion, insert hook from top side to underside through piece, yarn over, draw loop to top side and through loop on hook (surface slip stitch made)*. Repeat from * to * as needed.

Surface Crochet Video Tutorial from Naztazia Crochet

Center line: Starting in center of 3rd row of large brown section, surface sl st across 5 rows. Finish off. (5 surface sl st)

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