Crochet Animal Ears

These Crochet Animal Ears work up fast and are fun to wear no matter how old you are! They are also very lightweight and use simple stitches. These crochet ears could be the perfect addition to this year’s trick or treat costume or a favorite accessory for imaginary play. I love how they fit a variety of sizes and always make the people around you smile!

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Fun Fur Yarn!

Fur yarn is so fun to use! It comes in all kinds of great colors now. I love this particular brown color with the lighter brown on the tips of each strand – makes the project look more realistic. This fur yarn is also very soft. It can be tricky crocheting with fur yarn so I give you some tips below (just before the instructions). I found my fur yarn at Hobby Lobby but you can also purchase it at other craft stores and on-line.

Stitches Used in the Crochet Animal Ears

The stitches used in the crochet animal ears pattern are chain, slip stitch, and single crochet. There is one other shaping stitch called the “single crochet 2 together” – this is a common stitch used when making stuffed animals because it helps you to create various sizes and forms. If you have not learned this stitch yet, then I highly recommend you try it out with this project – it is one of the essentials for many crochet projects! You can watch a short video tutorial of this stitch here to help you be successful. 🙂

Skill Level: Easy

Measurements:

Large ear = Approximately 3” x 3”

Small ear = 2” x 2”

Length of headband base = 15”

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Fur yarn and Velvet yarn – small amounts

(I used a thick brown fur yarn and then some velvet yarn in white and pink – you can make these ears with any medium weight or blanket yarn but the fur and velvet yarns look the best)

10 mm hook by Clover (to use with the thicker fur yarn)

6.5 mm hook by Clover (to use with the velvet yarn)

Jumbo Tapestry Needle

2 headband bases

Special Stitches and Abbreviations:

Sc2tog (single crochet 2 together) = (Insert hook into next st, YO, draw up a loop) twice, YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook

Click here to watch a short video tutorial on this technique

YO (yarn over)

Hk (hook)

Lp (loop)

Ch (chain)

St (stitch)

Sl st (slip stitch)

Dc (double crochet)

Sk (skip)

Notes:

First ears are crocheted and then headband base is covered with crochet stitches

Lastly all ear pieces are sewn to headband base

Gauge: 

Gauge is not necessary for this project

Tips for Working with Fur Yarn

It can be difficult to see your stitches when working with fur yarn so you could work with another non-fur yarn at the same time (medium weight acrylic) – Pick a color that coordinates with the fur yarn and simply work with both the non-fur yarn and fur-yarn at the same time.  Just focus on the regular yarn as you crochet and you will be able to see your stitches much easier.

It also helps to feel your stitches with your hands and count each stitch according to the pattern so even if you might not put the stitches in the exact correct place, your project will still turn out looking good. Remember, the fur yarn hides a lot of mistakes! 😉

Instructions for the Crochet Animal Ears:

Special stitches are printed in bold and italicized text and defined above

Large Ear – Make 2:

With fur yarn and 10 mm hook ch 6

Row 1: 

Sc in 2^nd ch from hk and in each ch across. Turn. (5 sc)

Row 2: 

Ch 1, 2 sc in 1^st st, sc in each of next 3 sts; 2 sc in last st. Turn. (7 sc)

Row 3: 

Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.

Row 4: 

(Sc2tog) 2 times; sc in next st; sc2tog. Turn. (4 sc)

Row 5: 

(Sc2tog) 2 times. Turn. (2 sc)

Row 6: 

Sc2tog. Fasten off leaving a long tail for assembly.

Small Ear – Make 2:

With velvet yarn and 6.5 mm hook ch 4

Row 1: 

Sc in 2^nd ch from hk and in each ch across. Turn. (3 sc)

Row 2: 

Ch 1, 2 sc in 1^st st, sc in next st, 2 sc in  next st. Turn. (5 sc)

Row 3: 

Ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn.

Row 4: 

Sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog. Turn.(3 sc)

Row 5: 

Sc2tog, sc in last st. Do not turn.

Ch 1, sl st around entire edge of ear shape – join with sl st to 1^st sl st. Fasten off with long tail for assembly.

Small Ear – Pink Inside – Make 2:

With pink velvet yarn and 6.5 mm hook ch 4

Row 1: 

Sc in 2^nd ch and in each ch across. Turn. (3 sc)

Row 2: 

Ch 1, 2 sc in 1^st st, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (5 sc)

Row 3:

Sc2tog, sc in next st, sc2tog. Fasten off with long tail for assembly

Using photo as a guide and tapestry needle, use yarn tails to attach pink inside to each of the small ears

Headband Base – Make 2:

With yarn that matches ears, sc around headband making sure there are enough sts to fully cover headband form.

To sc around the headband: First put slip knot on hook

Then dip hook under headband and out to back side; YO (see photo above)

Next, draw loop to front and YO (over top of headband); Then pull through both loops on hook

Optional:  Secure ends of crochet with a small dab of hot glue to headband base

Finishing/Assembly:

With tapestry needle and yarn tails, secure ears to headbands using photo as a guide

Make sure ears curve forward

It helps to gather the bottom edge of each ear before attaching to headband – this helps give it more depth and a more realistic look

Weave in all ends

Your Crochet Animal Ears are Complete!

Your Crochet Animal Ears are complete! I hope you enjoyed making this project. When my daughters were little we had all kinds of fun headbands that they used to play dress-up and act out various characters. I think these would be a great addition to any dress-up bin!

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Jennifer

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