Deep River Ear Warmer Crochet Pattern

Hello everyone I'm Sarah of Rich Textures Crochet and welcome. Today I have a quick and fun project for you. This is the deep river ear warmer. Not too long ago I had someone reach out with a request to convert my popular deep river hat or deep river beanie into an ear warmer pattern so here it is. I like it a lot, it has some stretch to it, it's not too thick and I love the texture coming through it. So it made for a great ear warmer. Today for the pattern I'm going to be using a little bit of worsted weight yarn. This is a Heather Lee yarn by Knit Picks. I'll also be working with a five millimeter crochet hook or an H8 crochet hook. You can find links to these items in the description of this video. Also down in the description you'll find a direct link to the free written instructions which you may wish to follow along with and those can be found on my website at richtexturescrochet.com or again linked in that video in the description. Also down in the description you'll find a link to my books on Amazon. I have several crochet books available there now, Crochet Stitches as well as this my latest book Crochet Critters to Love with 20 Crochet Critter Crochet Patterns. It's also down in the description for you to check out. So thank you so much for joining me. While you're here I invite you to take a look around. Don't forget to subscribe. This channel is updated every single week with free crochet patterns and stitch tutorials. Let's grab our hooks and yarn and get started. Now our pattern today is worked in rounds. We're working a size to fit an adult head with a 20 to 22 inch circumference and laid flat. The ear warmer measures about 10 inches across by three and a half inches wide. For the pattern you're only going to need approximately 60 yards for this project or more if you'd like to make it larger. So we're going to start by making our slip knot. We're now going to work a foundation chain and for our foundation chain we're going to chain 72 chains. If you wish to change the size of your ear warmer, the circumference of it, you're simply going to chain an even number of stitches. So today I'm going to go ahead and chain 72. Once you've worked your 72 chains you're going to want to join with a slip stitch into the first stitch and when you do so you're going to want to make sure that your chain is not twisted. So then just join with a slip stitch into that first chain stitch. We're now going to begin round one and for round one we're going to work a half double crochet into the same stitches joining. I'm just going to work over my tail here as well. You can see that I'm working in the back bumps. It's all personal preference. I just like the look of the stitch on the opposite side. You're then going to half double crochet into each chain all the way around. At the end of this round you're going to continue to have 72 half double crochet stitches. So half double crochet in each stitch all the way around. Once you come all the way around at the end of round one you're going to join with a slip stitch into the top of your first stitch. You'll have a total of 72 stitches. Now for round two we're going to chain one and continue working in the same direction. For round two you're going to be working in the third loop all the way around and work a half double crochet into each stitch. To find your third loop you're going to look at the top of your stitch first. You have a front loop that is closest to you, a back loop that is furthest away and then if you look at the back of your stitch you'll see a loop that's running along under that back loop. This is your third loop so we're going to work into this loop only. Beginning in the same stitches joining in the third loop only, half double crochet and then half double crochet into the third loop of each stitch all the way around. At the end of round two you're going to join with a slip stitch into the top of your first stitch and you'll have this nice ridge of texture here running along. We're going to work in the third loop for one more round so for round three we're going to chain one, continue working in the same direction and you're going to work double crochets into the third loop of each stitch all the way around. So beginning in that same stitches joining double crochet in the third loop and then double crochet in the third loop of each stitch around all the way around until you come back to your first stitch. At the end of round three you're going to join with a slip stitch into the top of your first double crochet stitch. That chain one does not count as a stitch. You're then going to chain one and at this time you are going to turn your work. We're now going to work a round of slip stitches. Now this round of slip stitches is simply to provide a little bit more texture and to keep the stitches lining up on top of one another. So what you're going to do is you're just going to slip stitch into that next stitch and then slip stitch into each stitch all the way around. When you come back to your first stitch you're going to join with a slip stitch into the top of your first slip stitch. I am here at the end of my round four joining with a slip stitch into the top of that first stitch then chain one and turn your work. We're now going to work some more texture in our hat and what we're going to do is we're going to begin row five first by chain uh we've already chained one first by working a front post double crochet around the post of the next double crochet stitch two rounds below. So you'll remember we worked these slip stitches so two rounds below we have a double crochet we're not working in this first one yet we're going to work into this next double crochet stitch. Yarn over bring your hook in front of your work and insert it around from front around back and out through the front again around the post of that next double crochet yarn over draw up a loop yarn over and pull through two loops yarn over and pull through two more that's your front post double crochet. We're now going to work in behind the stitch that we just worked and we're going to work a double crochet into this skipped slip stitch of this previous round. So just double crochet into the top into that slip stitch that we skipped earlier it's just a plain double crochet stitch. We're now going to skip the next stitch which is right here and we're going to front post double crochet around the post of the next double crochet two rounds below then double crochet back into the skipped slip stitch. You're going to repeat this all the way around skip the next stitch and then front post double crochet around the post of the next double crochet two rounds below then double crochet back into the skipped stitch. Skip the next stitch front post double crochet around the post of the next and double crochet back into the skipped slip stitch. Repeat this all the way around. So I'm here at the end of my round five working my final front post double crochet and then double crochet. You're then going to finish the round by working a slip stitch into the top of that first front post double crochet, chain one and turn your work. We're now going to slip stitch into that first stitch and into each stitch all the way around until you come back to your first stitch and then join with a slip stitch into the top. At the end of round six join with a slip stitch into the top of the first stitch, chain one, turn your work. We're now going to work some more front post double crochet stitches and this time we're again working under the double crochet stitches two rounds below but you'll see them tucked in behind your front post double crochets two rounds below. So you might have to kind of search for it a little bit there but you're going to begin round seven by working a, by skipping that first stitch, work a front post double crochet around the double crochet two rounds below followed by your double crochet stitch into the skipped stitch, the skipped slip stitch above. Skip the next stitch, front post double crochet around the post of the next stitch two rounds below and then double crochet back into the skipped stitch. Skip the next stitch, front post double crochet and double crochet back into that skipped stitch. You're going to repeat this all the way around until you come to your first stitch then join with a slip stitch into the top and then for rounds eight and nine you're going to repeat that round six and seven. So for rounds eight and nine repeat round six and seven and then meet me back here. Again if you'd like to follow along or see this written out head over to richtexturescrochet.com it's linked in the description of this video and there you will find the free written instructions. I'll meet you back here at the end of round nine. At the end of round nine this is what your work is going to look like from the beginning. At the end of round nine you will not turn your work we're going to continue working in the same direction from here on end. For round 10 you're going to chain one and simply work one half double crochet into your same stitches joining and then half double crochet into each stitch all the way around. At the end of round 10 join with a slip stitch into the top of your first stitch, continue working in the same direction, chain one. For round 11 we're going to work in the third loop all the way around and you'll be working a half double crochet into the third loop of that same stitches joining and then half double crochet into the third loop of each stitch all the way around. At the end of round 11 join with a slip stitch into the top of your first stitch, chain one, continue working in the same direction and for round 12 you're going to work one single crochet into the third loop of the same stitches joining and then single crochet into the third loop of each stitch all the way around until you come back to your first stitch. At the end of round 12 you're going to join with a slip stitch into the top of your first stitch and your deep river ear warmer is now complete. So you can fasten off and then you're just going to take your yarn needle, thread that little tail through and then tuck in your end. Trim off any remaining tails, turn your ear warmer right side out and it's ready to be enjoyed. So thank you so much for joining me. Once again I invite you to take a look around. Don't forget to subscribe, this channel is updated every single week with free crochet patterns and stitch tutorials and I look forward to seeing you again soon. Until then, happy crocheting! Bye!