Product Description
This pattern includes links to 4 instructional videos.
Earflap hats have become very popular recently, but there are some tricky parts to knitting them, including the earflaps themselves. This 4 part video series walks you through the entire pattern, including the cast-on, working cable stitches, switching to double-pointed needles, and adding the trim.
This pattern includes sizes for both men and women.
Materials Needed: • Worsted-weight yarn in 2 colors, about 50g in each color (about 100 yards each color) • Size 10.5 US needles 16” circular needles, size 10.5 US double-pointed needles • Stitch marker • Cable needle • Tapestry needle • Size H crochet hook • Gauge – 20 sts = 4” in 2×2 rib, using double-strands of yarn, unstretched
Learn to Knit an Earflap Cap by Staci Perry
What is Being Made
The Learn to Knit an Earflap Cap, also known as the "Method Air Snowboarding Cap," is a beginner-friendly knitted hat featuring earflaps and available in two adult sizes. The design is inspired by snowboarding culture, with its name referencing the "Method Air" aerial grab technique. This downloadable PDF pattern from designer Staci Perry offers a stretchy, comfortable fit suitable for a wide range of head sizes within each dimension—Adult Small (approximately 21 inches) and Adult Medium/Large (approximately 23 inches).
Techniques Used
This knitting pattern employs several fundamental and intermediate techniques appropriate for beginner knitters. The cap is constructed using circular knitting on 16-inch circular needles, with the option to use the magic loop method for those preferring longer circular needles instead of double-pointed needles. The pattern incorporates two-color knitting with a contrasting color for the brim and a main color for the body of the hat. Earflaps are worked as part of the construction, and the pattern includes shaping techniques such as decreases to form the crown of the cap.
Stitches Used
The primary stitch pattern used throughout this cap is the 2x2 rib, which creates a stretchy, textured fabric ideal for hats. This ribbed construction contributes to the hat's flexibility and comfortable fit across various head sizes. The pattern utilizes standard knitting abbreviations including knit (K), purl (P), knit two together (K2tog) for decreasing, and cast-on (CO) techniques. Additional stitch markers are used to track pattern repeats and construction points.
Materials and Tools
The earflap cap requires worsted weight yarn in two colors: approximately 50 grams of contrasting color (CC) for the brim and 50 grams of main color (MC) for the hat body. Needles include Size 10.5 circular needles (16 inches) and double-pointed needles of the same size, or alternatively a longer circular needle for the magic loop method. Additional materials needed are a cable needle, tapestry needle for finishing, a stitch marker for tracking rounds, and a Size H crochet hook. The recommended gauge is 20 stitches over 4 inches when working 2x2 rib with double-strands of yarn in an unstretched state.
Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Designer: | Staci Perry |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
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