If you loved the motifs from the Frosted Window Crochet Blanket, here is a smaller project that brings the same wintry look into something you can wear.

The Frosted Window Crochet Ear Warmer is made from beautiful circular motifs, transformed into squares and joined to form a cosy band. The combination of icy blue, navy and soft neutral shades gives it that frosted window effect that inspired the original collection.

It is a lovely project for using several colours together without needing large amounts of yarn, and with sizes for children, teens and adults, you can make one for almost everyone.

The pattern is rated intermediate and is written in US crochet terminology. Frosted Window Ear Warmer

About the Frosted Window Crochet Ear Warmer

Instead of crocheting the ear warmer as one long rectangle, this design begins with individual circular motifs.

Each circle is worked through several textured rounds before being squared off. The finished squares are then joined side by side to create the band. Finally, the first and last motifs are joined together and a simple edging is added around the top and bottom.

The result is a warm ear warmer with plenty of texture and that distinctive Frosted Window look.

Yarn and Materials

You can use any worsted weight yarn in colours of your choice.

The prototype was made using:

Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice

• Linen
• Navy
• Silver Blue
• Dusty Blue

Lion Brand Heartland

• Glacier Bay

Try to keep the yarn weight consistent throughout the project so that your motifs remain even.

Crochet Hooks

Child: 4 mm crochet hook

Teen and Adult: 5 mm crochet hook

Gauge

15 sts over 11 rows worked in dc = 4 inches.

The different hook sizes are used to achieve the different finished sizes while following the same general motif construction. Frosted Window EarWarmer

Finished Measurements

Size	Circumference
Child	19 inches
Teen/Adult Small	20 inches
Adult Large	22 inches

Difficulty

Intermediate

Terminology

US Crochet Terminology

Stitch Abbreviations

ch – chain
ch sp – chain space
st(s) – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
RS – right side
WS – wrong side
2 dc cl – 2 double crochet cluster
3 dc cl – 3 double crochet cluster

Special Stitches

2 Double Crochet Cluster, 2 dc cl

1. Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch.
2. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will have 3 loops on your hook.
3. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
4. Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch.
5. Yarn over and pull up a loop. You will have 4 loops on your hook.
6. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
7. Yarn over and pull through the remaining 3 loops.

3 Double Crochet Cluster, 3 dc cl

1. Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch.
2. Yarn over and pull up a loop.
3. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
4. Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch.
5. Yarn over and pull up a loop.
6. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
7. Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch.
8. Yarn over and pull up a loop.
9. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops.
10. Yarn over and pull through all 4 remaining loops.

Popcorn

Work 5 dc into the same ch sp, then sl st into the top of the first dc.

Frosted Window Crochet Ear Warmer Pattern

Pattern Notes

1. Please read through the entire pattern before starting.
2. Stitch counts are provided after each round or row.
3. Use a similar yarn weight throughout the ear warmer.
4. Use a 4 mm hook for the child size and a 5 mm hook for the teen and adult sizes.

Construction

The ear warmer is made in two main sections.

Section 1: Motif Creation

Individual circular motifs are crocheted and then transformed into squares.

Section 2: Joining

Four squares are arranged in a straight line and joined together to create a rectangular strip. The fourth motif is then joined to the first motif to turn the strip into a continuous ear warmer band.

This Ear warmer pattern is part of the Frosted set. Join us in making this amazing Frosted Window Blanket Crochet Pattern here. This is a Statement Motif Blanket for Winter with 40 different motifs.

Section 1: Crochet the Motifs

Colour Sequence

R1: Glacier Bay
R2: Linen
R3: Silver Blue
R4: Navy
R5: Linen
R6: Linen

Use a 4 mm hook for the child size and a 5 mm hook for teen and adult sizes.

Round 1

With Glacier Bay:

In MR, ch 3, 2 dc cl, *ch 3, 3 dc cl; rep from * 4 more times, ch 3, join with a sl st to the top of the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3.

Stitch count: 6 dc cl clusters and 6 ch 3 sps.

Fasten off Glacier Bay and join Linen to any ch 3 sp.

Round 2

Ch 3, 4 dc in same sp, sl st to the top of the 3rd ch, *ch 3, popcorn in next ch 3 sp; rep from * around, ch 3, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3.

Stitch count: 6 popcorns and 6 ch sps.

Fasten off Linen and join Silver Blue to any ch 3 sp.

Round 3

Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc cl) in same ch 3 sp, *ch 3, (2 dc cl, ch 2, 2 dc cl) in next ch 3 sp; rep from * around, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3.

Stitch count: 6 groups of dc cl and 12 ch sps.

Fasten off Silver Blue and join Navy to any ch 2 sp.

Round 4

Ch 3, 2 dc in same ch 2 sp, *5 dc in next ch 3 sp, 3 dc in next ch 2 sp; rep from * around, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3.

Stitch count: 48 dc.

Fasten off Navy and join Linen to any st.

Child and Teen Sizes

Skip Round 5.

Round 5: Adult Large Only

Ch 3, dc in same st as beginning ch 3, *dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * until the final 2 sts, 2 dc in each of the final 2 sts, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3.

Stitch count: 60 dc.

Squaring the Circle

Continue with Linen.

Round 6

Ch 5, which counts as dc and ch 2, dc in same st as beginning ch 5 to create the first corner.

*Dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 (3, 6) sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st; rep from * around.

Join with a sl st.

Stitch count: 52 (52, 64) sts.

Fasten off.

Section 2: Joining the Motifs

Arrange 4 motifs in a straight line.

Place stitch markers along the edges that will be joined.

Join the sides of two motifs at a time until all four squares have been connected.

You can use your preferred joining method, although the sample uses a crochet hook and slip stitches. Linen is used for joining.

Keep the right sides of your motifs facing you throughout the joining process.

Joining Method

At the ch 2 sp, insert your hook through the corresponding ch 2 spaces of both motifs.

Join Linen with a sl st and ch 1 to secure the yarn.

Insert your hook through the inner loop of the next stitch on Motif 1 and the inner loop of the corresponding stitch on Motif 2.

Sl st through both loops.

Continue joining the corresponding stitches until you reach the next ch 2 sp.

Repeat until all four motifs have been joined in a straight line.

Finally, position the free side of Motif 1 beside the free side of Motif 4 and join these edges together to form the ear warmer band.

Finishing the Ear Warmer

Lower Edge

Using Linen:

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch sp.

Upper Edge

Using Linen:

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch sp.

Fasten off and weave in all remaining ends.

Make It Your Own

Although the Frosted Window colours give this ear warmer its wintry feel, this motif is a great opportunity to experiment with your own colour combinations.

Try soft neutrals for an everyday version, traditional red, cream and green for Christmas, or use scraps of coordinating worsted weight yarn to make each round a different colour.

And if you are already making the Frosted Window Blanket, this is a fun way to create a matching accessory from the same colour palette.

A Quick Winter Crochet Project

The Frosted Window Crochet Ear Warmer takes one of my favourite elements from the Frosted Window collection and turns it into a much smaller project.

You still get the interesting colour changes, textured clusters, popcorn stitches and motif joining, but without committing to a large blanket.

Make one for yourself, make matching versions for the family, or add it to your handmade winter gift list.