The Lakeshore Ear Warmer is the perfect stash-busting, gift-giving, beginner-friendly project! It is knit flat, using slipped stitches to create selvedge edges and two contrasting lines that add clean architectural texture to the ear warmer. The front twist is created when seaming the garment, which is explained in detailed steps and corresponding pictures in this pattern.

Size
Final measurement of 18” circumference stretches to fit head circumference 22.5”

Materials & Yardage
Approximately 70 yds of your choice of the following:

• Aran (held single)
• Bulky (held single)
• DK + DK (held double)
• DK + Worsted (held double)
• Worsted + Worsted (held double)

Yarn Ideas

• Cascade 128 Superwash (Bulky held single, pictured)
• We Are Knitters The Petite Wool (Aran held single)
• Andean Sun DK Baby Alpaca (DK held double)
• Lion Brand Jeans (Worsted held double)

Needles & Notions
US size 10.5 (6.5 mm) circulars
Tapestry needle for sewing in ends

Gauge
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4” x 4” square, in garter stitch

Note: Gauge may vary based on your yarn weight choice above – and that is okay! It may change the width of your ear warmer slightly, but you will knit to length, so length will not change based on your gauge.

Techniques

• Long-tail cast-on
• Casting off
• K, P
• Sl