Half fisherman's rib ear warmer

 

 Half fisherman’s rib ear warmer

Lovely ear warmer pattern that is stretchy and comfortable to wear. It is like the full fisherman’s rib, but it knits up quicker and it takes less yarn. Due to the stretch, I would advise to measure your head and adjust length accordingly.

Cast on using 7mm needles and chunky yarn. (If you are a loose knitter, then reduce your needle size to a 6mm.)

              10 stitches for baby 22-24grams

              12 stitches for toddler 33 grams

              14 stitches for child 41grams

              16 stitches for adult 48grams

              20 stitches extra wide for adult 58grams 

           

Increase stitches to make wider, keep number of stitches an even amount. I knitted the above ear warmers using paintbox simply chunky yarn, you can use any chunky yarn you like.

Row 1: knit

Row 2: P1, *k1b, p1 repeat from * until last stitch, k1

Repeat these 2 rows until it measures the desired length.

                                        14-16 inches for baby

                                        17 inches for toddler

                                        18 inches for child

                                        19 inches for adult

 Cast off leaving a long tail. Using the long tail, sew the ends together. Once you have sewn the ends, gather the middle and sew through back and forth a few times.

  

Its up to you which side you use as the back and front are different

Middle knot

Cast on using 7mm needles and chunky yarn

                 7 stitches for adult

                 6 stitches for child  

                 5 stitches for toddler 

                 4 stitches for baby

 Row 1: knit

Row 2: purl

Repeat these rows until it measures,

5 inches for adult                                       

4 inches for child

3 inches for toddler and baby

Cast off leaving a long tail. Turning the wrong way wrap the middle knot strip around the middle and sew it together using a over sew stitch. Secure in place with a few stitches and turn the right way. 

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