Celebrate Winter With A Handmade Charm Of Crochet Earflap Hat Tutorial Ideal For Your Family

Snuggle up this winter with a cozy crochet earflap hat, perfect for keeping warm and stylish. This fun project lets you play with colors and textures, adding a personal touch to your winter wardrobe. The added ear flaps provide extra warmth where you need it most, and with options to personalize with pom-poms or braids, this hat is as versatile as it is charming.

Crochet Earflap Hat

Materials Needed:

Karen Cakes Yarn in the colorway Spice Cake (or any yarn of your choice)
4 mm crochet hook
Pair of scissors
Stitch markers or contrasting color scraps of yarn (optional but helpful for beginners)
Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Hat Body:

Start with a Magic Circle:

Make a slip knot, chain 4, and join with a slip stitch in the first chain to form a ring.

For Round 1:

Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet).
Work 11 double crochets into the ring.
Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3.

Round 2 (Increase Round):

Chain 3 (counts as first double crochet).
Double crochet in the same stitch as the chain 3.
Work 2 double crochets in each stitch around.
Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3.

Round 3 (Front Post Double Crochet Introduction):

Chain 3.
Double crochet in next stitch, front post double crochet around the next. Repeat around.
Join with a slip stitch to the top of the chain 3.
Continue working in rounds, increasing periodically to fit the circumference of the head.
Use stitch markers to mark the beginning of rounds or important stitches.

Ear Flaps (Make 2):

Starting directly on the hat for a seamless join:

Chain 2 at the position where you want the earflap to start.
Work a row of double crochets to the desired width of the ear flap directly onto the hat's edge.

Decrease for Shaping:

Chain 2 and turn your work.
Begin with front post double crochets, decreasing at each end by skipping a stitch, until you reach the desired length.

Final Row:

Work a single crochet around the entire earflap for a finished edge.

Ties:

Cut long strands of yarn (about thrice the length of the desired finished braids).
Fold the strands in half and attach them to the bottom of the ear flaps using a crochet hook to pull the fold through and loop the ends through the fold.
Divide the strands into three equal sections and braid tightly.
Secure the end of the braid with a knot and trim any excess to even out the tassel.