Star Struck Ear Warmer Crochet Pattern Free
Are you ready to create a cozy and stylish accessory that will have you feeling star-struck? Introducing the Star Struck Ear Warmer Crochet Pattern, featuring the beautiful Polish Star Stitch!
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Made with the Polish Star Crochet Stitch which creates a distinctive star-shaped motif, the Star Struck Ear Warmer is a thick and cozy earwarmer crochet project, that will keep your ears toasty warm all season long!
This crochet ear warmer can be worked in one solid color or striped with as many colors as you prefer! No matter how many colors are used, this stitch pattern and subsequent project will look gorgeous!
What Stitches do I need to know?
The Polish Star Crochet Stitch is considered an intermediate stitch, because of the star assembly, but the stitchwork itself is an easy level pattern, because it uses The Star Struck Ear Warmer is a great way to learn and practice the stitch!
How to get the Star Struck Ear Warmer Crochet Pattern
Star Struck Ear Wamrer Crochet Pattern
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What is the Polish Star Crochet Stitch?
The Polish Star is visually complex stitch that’s made with a combination of extended double crochet stitches and long chain loops. The loops are intertwined in a way that forms a star-like pattern.
What materials do I need?
To make the Star Struck Ear Warmer you will need worsted weight yarn and a G, H, or I crochet hook, depending on size.
What do I need to know about the Polish Star Crochet Stitch?
The Polish Star Crochet Stitch ends up being a thick stitch, because the chain loops are “braided” on top of the extended double crochets.
What are the stitch multiples?
The Polish Star Stitch is worked as a multiple of 8, plus 2.
To work a gauge swatch: chain 17, edc in 4th ch from hook and across, turn, then *ch 3, edc across, turn* for a total of 6 rows.
The Crochet Pattern
Keep reading for a list of what you need to make the Star Struck Ear Warmer, including the stitch pattern instructions!
Gauge
14 edc x 6 rows = 4”
with an H/8/5.00mm Hook
Sizes
Baby (14”)[35.5cm]
Toddler (16”)[41cm]
Child (18”)[46cm]
Teen/Adult Small (20”)[51cm]
Adult Large (22”)[56cm]
Stitch Guide
arnd = around
ch = chain
edc = See Special Stitches
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
YO = yarn over
Skill Level
Intermediate
Written in U.S. Terms
Pattern Notes
- Beginning chain-3 counts as a stitch.
- This ear warmer is worked from the bottom up.
- Where asterisks appear, repeat the instructions between them.
- The crochet polish star stitch is worked in a multiple of 8 +2.
- To work a gauge swatch: chain 17, edc in 4th ch from hook and across, turn, then *ch 3, edc across, turn* for a total of 6 rows.
- This stitch can be worked in one solid color or striped. These instructions are written for two colors.
- Important: This stitch pattern looks very wide and loose until stars are formed, then it will shrink quite a bit.
- There is a complementary video on YouTube!
Special Stitches
extended double crochet (edc) = Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop on hook, *yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook* 2 times.
Instructions
INFANT = G HOOK / TODDLER = H HOOK
With Color A,
R1. LOOSELY Ch 72, sc in back bump of ch all the way arnd (be careful not to twist ch), join with a sl st to 1st sc (72)
Switch to Color B,
R2. Ch 1, *sc x 6, ch 11, sc x 2, ch 11* arnd (do not skip any sts), join with a sl st to 1st sc (72 sc, 18 ch-11)
Switch to Color A,
R3. sl st in 1st st, edc x 4, sk next st, ch 11, 2 edc x 2, ch 11, *sk next sc, edc x 4, sk next sc, ch 11, 2 edc x 2, ch 11* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st edc (72 edc, 18 ch-11)
Switch to Color B,
R4. sl st in 1st st, *edc x 2, sk next st, ch 11, 2 edc, edc x 2, 2 edc, ch 11* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st edc (72 edc, 18 ch -11)
Switch to Color A,
R5. *2 edc x 2, ch 6, sk next edc, edc x 4, sk next edc, ch 6* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st (72 edc, 18 ch-6)
FORM STARS HERE BEFORE CONTINUING (See Instructions Below)
Switch to Color B,
R6. Ch 1, sc arnd, pinning star points down with a sc to the adjacent st as you go, join with a sl st to 1st sc (72)
Switch to Color A,
R7. Ch 1, sc arnd, join with a sl st to 1st sc (72)
R8. LOOSELY sl st arnd, join with a sl st to 1st sl st. Fasten. (72)
Continuing with Color A,
R9. Join yarn to 1st rnd and LOOSELY sl st arnd, join with a sl st to 1st sl st. Fasten. (72)
CHILD = G HOOK
TEEN/SM ADULT = H HOOK
LG ADULT = I HOOK
With Color A,
R1. LOOSELY Ch 81, sc in back bump of ch all the way arnd (be careful not to twist ch), join with a sl st to 1st sc (80)
Switch to Color B,
R2. Ch 1, sc in same sp as ch and in next 5 sts, ch 11, sc x 2, ch 11, *sc x 6, ch 11, sc x 2, ch 11* arnd (do not skip any sts), join with sl st to 1st sc (80 sc, 20 ch-11)
Switch to color A,
R3. sl st in 1st st, edc x 4, sk next st, ch 11, 2 edc x 2, ch 11, *sk next sc, edc x 4, sk next sc, ch 11, 2 edc x 2, ch 11* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st dc (80 edc, 20 ch-11)
Switch to Color B,
R4. sl st in 1st st, *edc x 2, sk next st, ch 11, 2 edc, edc x 2, 2 edc, ch 11* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st dc (80 edc, 20 ch-11)
Switch to Color A,
R5. *2 edc x 2, ch 11, sk next edc, edc x 4, sk next edc, ch 11* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st dc (80 edc, 20 ch-11)
Switch to Color B,
R6. *2 edc, edc x 4, 2 edc, ch 11, sk next st, edc x 2, sk next, ch 11* arnd, join with sl st to 1st dc (80 edc, 20 ch-11)
Switch to Color A,
R7. sl st in 1st st, edc x 4, sk next st, ch 6, 2 edc x 2, ch 6, *sk next edc, edc x 4, sk next edc, ch 6, 2 edc x 2, ch 6* arnd, join with a sl st to 1st edc (80 edc, 20 ch-6)
FORM STARS HERE BEFORE CONTINUING (See Instructions Below)
Switch to Color B,
R8. Ch 1, sc arnd, pinning star points down with a sc to the adjacent st as you go, join with a sl st to 1st sc (80)
Switch to Color A,
R9. arnd, join with a sl st to 1st sc (80)
R10. LOOSELY sl st arnd, join with a sl st to 1st sc, Fasten. (80)
Continuing with Color A,
R11. Join yarn to 1st rnd and LOOSELY sl st arnd, join with a sl st to 1st sc, Fasten. (80)
Finishing
TO FORM STARS
STEP 1. Criss cross loops from rnd 2 by inserting left loop into right loop (over the 2 sts) and then inserting loops from rnd 3 into loops from rnd 2 (straight down = NEW Left into Left, NEW Right into Right)
STEP 2. Insert loops from rnd 4 into loops from rnd 3 (Straight down) and then criss cross them by inserting right loop into left from adjacent star, (so that stars “stagger”), pull the loops from rnd 5 through loops from rnd 4 (Straight down)
STEP 3. Insert loops from rnd 6 into loops from rnd 5(straight down) and then criss cross them by inserting right loop into left loop from adjacent star, (so that stars “stagger”), pull the loops from rnd 7 through the loops from rnd 6 (straight down) **Make rnd 2 stars (criss crosses) over the 2 scs and make rnds 4 & 6 stars (criss crosses) over the 2 edcs.
HIDE ALL STRINGS.
And that’s how you crochet the Star Struck Ear Warmer!
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