Add a touch of festive sweetness to your winter wardrobe with these handmade crochet peppermint earmuffs! This cozy winter accessory will keep you warm while giving your outfit a fun holiday flair. Perfect for cold-weather outings, Christmas photos, and gifting season.

 

NOTES:

• Please do not copy/redistribute any part of this pattern as your own. This includes reposting/translating without permission. Feel free to sell your finished products in small quantities as long as you give credit to help support my work. Tag your creations with @curiouspapaya so I can feature you!
  
  
• This pattern is worked in continuous rounds.
  
  
• This pattern is written in US terminology.
  
  
• Difficulty: intermediate-beginner+ 
  
  
• Time: ~2 hours
  
  
• Be sure to use the yarn over method of crocheting. This will help create a more pronounced spiral!
  

 

MATERIALS:

• #5 Bulky Yarn - Hobbii Baby Snuggle yarn
  • 1 skein of Red
  • 1 skein of White
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle
• Stitch Markers
• Poly-fil stuffing
• Headband

ABBREVIATIONS:

• blo: back loops only
• ch: chain
• dec: (invisible) decrease
• flo: front loops only
• sc: single crochet
• slst: slip stitch
• st(s): stitch(es)
• rnd(s): round(s)
• [#]: stitch count
• (…) x #: repeat instructions the number of times

 

PEPPERMINTS (start in red yarn; make two):

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*Note: You can also start in white yarn to create a slightly different looking peppermint.

*Note: Do not carry over the yarn. Instead, let it hang with some slack between each color change. The backside of the piece will look like this after round 7: 

 

• Rnd 1: Make a slipknot and ch 2. Working into the 2nd ch from the hook, make 8 sc. [8]

• Rnd 2: Alternate between red and white yarn. *[white] inc, [red] inc* x4 [16]

• Rnd 3: *[white] sc, inc, [red] sc, inc* x4 [24]

• Rnd 4: *[white] inc, 2 sc [red] inc, 2 sc* x4 [32]

• Rnd 5: *[white] inc, 3 sc, [red] inc, 3 sc* x4 [40]

• Rnds 6-7 (2 rnds total): *[white] 5 sc, [red] 5 sc* x4 [40]

In the next round, we will begin making the inner part of the earmuff. Cut the white yarn and continue in red only. 

• Rnd 8: ch 5, skip 5 sts, (blo) – sc all around [40]

• Rnd 9: (3 sc, dec) x8. When you reach the skipped sts, work regular decreases in the back loops only. [32]
• Rnd 10: (2 sc, dec) x8 [24]
• Rnd 11: (sc, dec) x8 [16]

Lightly stuff. 

• Rnd 12: (dec) x8 [8]

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. Go through the flo and pull the hole closed. 

HEADBAND (in red yarn):

• Rnd 1: Leave a long tail (for sewing to the ear muff) before making a slipknot and ch 5. Working into the second ch from the hook, make 4 sc. Work on the other side of the ch and make another 4 sc [8]
• Rnds 2-40 (39 rnds total): sc all around [8]
  • Note: Modify the rounds as needed, checking the length frequently against the headband. 

Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing. 

Insert the headband into the tube and whipstitch the opening closed. 

ASSEMBLY:

• Step 1: Place the band on the head and mark both sides where the top of the ears are with stitch markers. For my measurements, I marked 3 rounds from each end. 
  • Note: If this is for a child, the ends of the band will be inserted into the earmuffs a few rounds deeper.
    
    
• Step 2: Insert the band into the openings of both peppermints.
  
  
• Step 3: Use the yarn needle and sew along the marked rounds of the band to the opening on each peppermint earmuff.

• Step 4: Weave in any remaining ends. 

You're finished!