The Chevron Ear Warmer is a pretty lace pattern that will provide warmth needed on those chilly mornings out walking the dog, going for a run or on the archery range. Meet Jaimie Lingle and her pattern The Chevron Ear Warmer. -GKK Team
Chevron Ear-warmer
Designer: Jaimie Lingle
I am a bit of an archery buff, and the main time I have to go to the range is in the wee hours on a Sunday morning before my family wakes up. It tends to be pretty chilly then, especially since the range I shoot at is next to a river. Unfortunately store-bought women’s ear-warmers are either too frilly or just too small for me. I couldn’t find a free pattern that was quite what I was looking for, so I decided to make my own. I had just completed a pair of ‘lace’ fingerless mitts and got the chevron inspiration for my Chevron Ear Warmer. -Jaimie Lingle
Materials:
Single-point knitting needles, size 6 (4.5mm)
(Notes to Loom Knitters: Use a Fine Gauge – Small Gauge loom & make a test swatch. Use the U knit stitch. Even rows make the opposite stitch ex. purl instead of knit, etc.)
FG = Fine Gauge (1/4″) = Equiv. Needle 3-6 (3.5 mm – 4 mm/4.25 mm)
SG = Small Gauge (5/16″, 3/8″, 7/16″) = Equiv. Needle 6-8 (4 mm/4.25 mm – 5 mm/5.25 mm
See link for help on loom gauge.
Yarn:
1/4 skein of 4-ply worsted-weight yarn. Unfortunately colour and brand used for sample are unknown.
Notions:
Tapestry Needle, row counter
Gauge:
24 stitches and 48 rows on 4 x 4 inches swatch
Abbreviations:
yo: yarn over
k2t: knit 2 stitches together
ssk: slip slip knit
Pattern Notes:
Cast on 10 stitches.
Stockinette stitch for 9 rows (Stockinette – all knits on RS & purl WS).
On row 10: k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1. You should have 18 stitches at this point.
Stockinette stitch rows 11-20.
Begin chevron pattern:
*Row 1: k8, k2t, yo, k8
Row 2: knit
Row 3: k6, ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k6
Row 4: knit
Row 5: knit 4, ssk, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k4
Row 6: knit
Row 7: k2, ssk, yo, k10, yo, ssk, k2
Repeat from * 8 times
Knit 1 row.
Begin reverse chevron pattern:
*Row 1: k2, ssk, yo, k10, yo, ssk, k2
Row 2: knit
Row 3: k4, ssk, yo, k6, yo, ssk, k4
Row 4: knit
Row 5: k6, ssk, yo, k2, yo, ssk, k6
Row 6: knit
Row 7: k8, k2t, yo, k8
Repeat from * 8 times
Stockinette stitch for 10 rows.
Row 11: k1, k2t, k2t, k2t, k2t, k2t, k2t, k2t, k2t, k1
Stockinette stitch for 9 rows.
Bind off with long tail. To finish, stitch ends together & weave in tails.
Total length: 17″ (un-stretched) on The Chevron Ear Warmer.
Editor’s notes: We hope you enjoy making The Chevron Ear Warmer. Please note that Kristen has not tested the pattern. -Edited by Carol Lilydot.