Simple Tunisian Crochet Cable Ear Warmer

Hi Friends! I have a fun and simple Tunisian crochet cable ear warmer pattern for you today. I’m so pumped about this design because it’s a perfect way to try out some Tunisian crochet cables and make something fab at the same time. Let’s get started!

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Skill Level – easy – practiced beginner

Tools and Materials

10mm Tunisian crochet hook with 4 inch cord and end stopper (These are my FAVORITE Tunisian crochet hooks)
additional Tunisian crochet hook in comparable size without cord and end stopper (used to create the cable twists)
yarn needle
scissors
53 yards Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick, Fisherman pictured

On March 11, 2023 this Tunisian crochet cable ear warmer will be part of the #31daysofcrochetchallenge hosted by Stardust Gold Crochet. As part of this crochet blog hop challenge you will get the opportunity to download this pattern PDF for FREE. Visit Stardust Gold for the code, then come on back here and click on the download pattern button here on One Little Hook.

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Abbreviations (U.S. terms)

ch – chain
yo – yarn over
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
TSS – Tunisian Simple Stitch
Return – work a return pass

See Pattern Notes for stitch instructions.

Gauge

9 sts X 7 rows = 4 inches x 4 inches

Pattern Notes and Finished Dimensions

4.25 inches wide x 21 around (has about 1.5 inches of stretch)
When working the first stitch in each row be sure to pull tight on the working yarn to prevent the right edge of your work from becoming too loose.
When working the last stitch in each row be sure to pull up your last loop a little more loosely than the rest of the stitches in this row to prevent the left edge of your work from becoming too tight.
You can customize the circumference of this ear warmer by adding or subtracting rows. I recommend that you add/remove an even number of rows, placing one added/subtracted row each in the section before the cable row and one in the section after the cable row to ensure the seam stays in the center-back of the ear warmer.
Return Instructions: yo, draw through 1 loop, * yo, draw through 2 loops, repeat from * across until you are left with 1 loop on your hook
Tunisian Simple Stitch Instructions: holding yarn in back of the work, insert hook, yo, draw up a loop

Click HERE to purchase the PDF version of the Tunisian Twist Ear Warmer pattern on Ravelry.

Sarah Brotnov (@sarahsuehowdoyoudo) gives a wonderful tutorial of how to work TSS cables stitches in the video below. Please note that she works purl stitches before and after her cables. The Tunisian Twist Ear Warmer does NOT use purl stitches.

Tunisian Twist Simple Tunisian Crochet Cable Ear Warmer Pattern

Chain 10

Row 1: Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook and working into the back bump, draw up a loop; repeat in each st across. Return.

Row 2: Starting in the 2nd vertical bar, work a TSS into each st across. Return.

Rows 3 – 16: Repeat Row 2

Row 17 (cable row): Skip 4 sts, TSS into each of the next 4 sts, hold work on hook, using extra hook and working behind the 4 sts you just made, TSS into each of the 4 skipped sts, hold these 4 loops in front of your work, then transfer them onto your working hook. TSS in the last st. Return. See cable row photo tutorial below.