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    Home » Free moogly Patterns » Miscellaneous

    Quick Crochet Ear Savers

    Published: Apr 14, 2020 · Modified: Aug 30, 2021 by Tamara Kelly · 12 Comments

    It's an unusual time - with new opportunities to help others! One of the things I have done is make Quick Crochet Ear Savers for friends who have to wear masks all day, to make it as comfortable as possible. There are lots of patterns for these out there - they are quite simple! - but I thought I'd share how I did it, to help as many as possible.

    Quick Crochet Ear Savers - free Moogly patternDisclaimer: Materials provided by Yarnspirations and Clover USA; this post includes affiliate links. 

    Purchase the downloadable PDF of this pattern on Ravelry

    How to Use Ear Savers

    Basically, an ear saver is a strip of fabric - cloth, crochet, or knit - with buttons at each end. You put the saver behind the head, and wrap the elastic mask straps around the buttons, rather than your ears.

    This takes the strain off the back of the ears, and can make the mask fit a bit tighter too! They are not a "medical" device. But they do need to be washed just like any cloth mask or reusable personal protective equipment you use. So make sure you pick a washable yarn and buttons!

    Quick Crochet Ear Savers - free on Moogly!


    Quick Crochet Ear Savers

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    US - G, 4.0 mm - Clover Amour

    Red Heart Scrubby Smoothie (100% cotton, worsted weight) - a few yards each

    2 ¾" or 1" buttons - purchased at JOANN

    Sewing Needle and Coats All-Purpose Thread

    Size: Approximately 5.5" long

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    Crochet Abbreviations

    FHDC - Foundation Half Double Crochet

    INSTRUCTIONS

    FHDC 19, hdc 2 in the base of the last st, hdc in the bottom 2 loops of the remaining 18 sts, hdc again in the bottom of the first st; join and break.

    Weave in ends. Sew a button on each end.

    Quick Crochet Ear Savers Video Tutorial


    Stay safe all. Feel free to share this with anyone who needs it!

    Quick Crochet Ear Savers - Moogly free pattern

    THE FINE PRINT

    Follow Moogly on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr! Thank you to Yarnspirations and Clover for providing the materials shown in this post. Written pattern and photos copyright Tamara Kelly, 2020.

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    1. 1

      Karen

      April 17, 2020 at 4:09 am

      Got a knitting pattern for these?

      Reply
      • 2

        Tamara Kelly

        April 17, 2020 at 10:49 am

        I would recommend 5mm needles, CO 5 sts, then work in garter stitch to about 5" long, then bind off and add the buttons! 🙂

        Reply
        • 3

          Tamara Kelly

          April 17, 2020 at 10:52 am

          Or, I did find a fancier one on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knitted-ear-savers 🙂

          Reply
    2. 4

      Beth Hounsome

      April 19, 2020 at 5:24 pm

      Thank you so much I have made several for myself and some colleagues.

      Reply
    3. 5

      Diana Enns

      May 09, 2020 at 12:20 pm

      On the webpage for the instructions, there is not listing for how many chains to start with - just FHDC in ......

      Reply
      • 6

        Tamara Kelly

        May 11, 2020 at 12:30 pm

        Yes, the FHDC stitch creates the chain and stitch all at once - no need to chain first!

        Reply
    4. 7

      Cheri Diederich

      May 10, 2020 at 10:47 pm

      Just like elastic, good luck finding buttons. I have tried 3 times to shop at JoAnns. Each time, I had to wait outside in unpleasant weather. Very few buttons. Their website had shown yarn available before I left the house, only to find it was not available. Tried to order online, and they sent a message they are sending partial number of skeins (no dye lot match then) Those will have to be Returned. Pretty much done with JoAnns for the foreseeable future.

      Reply
      • 8

        Tamara Kelly

        May 11, 2020 at 12:27 pm

        Oof, yeah, they are in high demand! I just ordered a new batch on Amazon US, good luck!

        Reply
    5. 9

      Joanna Elms

      May 11, 2020 at 10:40 pm

      For those who can't make one check out MaskEarSavers.com they give away their profits

      Reply
    6. 10

      Diana Enns

      May 12, 2020 at 3:56 pm

      Thanks....I did learn how to do that stitch and am going to work on a few of these mask extenders.

      Reply
    7. 11

      Sharon

      May 18, 2020 at 10:12 pm

      I really want to thank you for showing me how to do the foundation stitch with this pattern.

      Reply
      • 12

        Tamara Kelly

        May 19, 2020 at 10:42 am

        I'm so glad you gave it a try! ♥

        Reply

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