17 Crochet Free Patterns: Adults Child Peruvian Andean Chullo South American Earflap Ski Snowboard Ear Flap Hats
The colorful ear flap hat seen on so many ski slopes this season has it’s origins in the Andean Mountains of Peru. Made with the finest wool in the world, spun from the alpaca, intricately knit motifs are worked with the colorful of yarns. The chullo, ( Phonetically pronounced, chew-yo—- the double L is sounded as “yo”) was traditionally worn by South American men and boys. The knitted cone shaped architecture of the hat includes earflaps with braided tassles. Crocheters wanted to interpret this style of hat using a hook instead of two sticks.
Last night while watching Nancy Grace, I saw a celebrity mother carrying around her daughter who was wearing a white chullo. The little girl looked darling!
Once you try out a few of these patterns, you’ll be able to put your own spin on them.
By Designer
Mimi Alelis
I admire Filipina designer, Mimi Alelis. She followed her dream to become a successful designer. I love looking through Mimi’s eyes when working one of her patterns. She calls this one Helmet Hat. It’s a three-color stripe, mostly single crochet with post stitch variations for added texture. .
With her clever shaping technique, Julee Reeves made her EZ Helmet Hat with no sewing at all! Done in one main color with a single stripe, it’s perfect!
http://qualitycrochet4fun.blogspot.com/2009/10/ez-crochet-helmet-pattern.html
Suzetta
Say you needed an earflap hat by yesterday and it’s already today. What to do? Don’t worry. It’s already done by Suzetta! Crochet nine rounds and the hat is completed. Work five very partial short rows for the flaps. Continue with the ties and out you go! There is a stitch count for a woman’s head and a child size,too.
Rachel
Born in Philadelphia, The City of Brotherly Love, Rachel loves math with a passion, but hates counting stitches. You know the personality of the designer right away because of her upbeat fun-tasic designs. She crochets nice and tight. Her secret is a metal 3.5mm crochet hook.
By removing the tassle ties and scaling down the pattern diameter, Jessica Felton gets the newborns into the act. This hat reminds me of a football helmet and I can see it in your favorite team colors.
I’m never disappointed in a Chloe Nightingale pattern. I’ve seen flikr photos of her Flappy hat interpreted by many satisfied needle workers. Perfect for oddments of yarn, the hat is worked brim first in post stitches with multiple colors. Long pigtails complete the look. Details are provided for both big and little noggins.
http://www.crochetme.com/flappy
Vicki Peterson
Using worsted yarn with dollar store ribbon and some eyelash yarn, Vicki Peterson whipped up a colorful funky hat that is ski slope date worthy. She encourages us to use our imagination when choosing our yarn embellishments.
Noted children’s pattern designer and book author Candi Jensen has a color line of Red Heart yarn called Designer Sport. She uses it to make this easy Baby Earflap Hat. I like that she uses a half double crochet stitch with a G hook for nice cushy feel against baby’s skin.
Using the tapestry stitch for her Peruvian Earflap Hat and two colors of Caron Yarn’s Simply Soft yarn Cari Clement remains true to form with her design. It has a slightly conical shape with pom-poms and long tassels for decoration.
Combing a linked double crochet stitch for the body of the hat and a Tunisian technique for the flaps, Crochetman takes you step-by-step with detailed instructions and close-up photos for his Peruvian Helmet.
http://serendipity.gpvm.com/peruvian.html
Patti Pierce Stone.
By using a single crochet / double crochet variation, Patti Pierce Stone achieved a textured band for a preemie and new-born sized Crocheted Earflap Hat. She used white for the band and yellow for the body of the hat. If you use different colors, I think the textured band shows off better in a light color.
The new editor of Crochet World Magazine is Michelle Maks. With Red Heart Yarn you make the hat first then, embroider her Scandinavian Hat with cross-stitch in a colorful design . The graph is included. There are no flaps on the hat but you could pump it up with crocheted triangular shapes for the earflaps and braided yarn for a tie.
Most of these patterns use pom-poms as decorations, but Melissa Mall shows us her technique to make long, long tassels for the end of the ties. A quickly worked hat made with a K (6.5 mm) hook and as solid color of 90% Andean wool, I can picture this one in stripes.
Use up that one last skein of Lion Brand Magic Stripes to make a Convertible Ear Flap Ski Hat by Dana Lorz. She works a ribbing band first then works upward, seamlessly, until the tip, then decreases for pointy goodness.
This is a vintage pattern re-written by Queen. It’s very reminiscent of the 60’s, like right out of a James Bond movie! Using multiple colors and long double stitches, a pattern emerges on the band. The hat is worked plain, as are the flaps.
They’re calling it a Tibetan Hat but it can pass for an earflap hat. It is ultra soft and cozy because it’s made from chenille yarn, holding two strands together and working with a P (12mm) hook. The lushness of the yarn only needs the simple double crochet stitch to bring out it’s glory.
If you need mittens there are 27 mitten patterns here:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2493501/27_mittens_free_crochet_patterns_for.html?cat=24
