There are also two ways, at least, to knit an earwarmer: Make it like the bottom of a hat, knitting in the round for 2" or 3", however wide you would like the earwarmer to be. Or knit a straight piece of fabric 2" to 3" wide as long as you want the earwarmer to be. That's really all there is to it, but I will talk about some details.
First, make a swatch with a somewhat thick yarn, and measure your gauge, or stitches per inch. This is a great project for leftover yarn.
Measure the intended head. Place the tape measure around the head as if it were an earwarmer, going under the hair at the back of the neck and over the ears. My daughter, Isabel (I told her I would put her name in the article), has a head that is 22" around. I think this is about average - she can pick up a hat from a store and wear it. I have a fat head. I cannot wear store-bought hats unless they are quite large, which is one of the reasons I knit! My head is 23-l/2" around.
If you want to make the knitted-in-the-round earwarmer in ribbing, make it 1-1/2" smaller than the head measurement, since it will stretch. So the earwarmer for Isabel's 22" head is 20-1/2" around.
If your gauge is 4 stitches to an inch, you would then multiply the gauge by the number of inches around, for example, 20-1/2 (or 20.5 on the calculator) x 4. This equals 82 stitches. Cast on 82 stitches. Knit in K2,P2 ribbing (or K3,P3) for 2" to 3". Cast off. Weave in the two ends and you're done!
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