Magic with hook and needles: winter earflap

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By Vendulka - November 02, 2012

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How to make a crocheted earflap lining

By Vendulka - November 02, 2012

Because it is getting cold outside, I had to make the winter hats for my little ones. I would like to make colorful and warm ear-flaps. And here is my tutorial, how I am sewing a lining into the ear-flaps.

Important note: please notice that, I am not professional seamstress. I am beginner and self learner. I don't like measurement so I am trying of simplest way :-) I don't know right therms of sewing in my native language let alone in English ;-) but as always I made many pictures and maybe you will like my technique and it will be helpful for you :).

First of all I make a lining, before I make a hat, because I want to know, how big the ear flap should be (but from practice I know that the crocheted hat should be 2 cm (0,8 inches) wider as normal)

I used bright pink color fleece for the lining. I choose a little bit elastic variation of this material.

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Circumference of head is 50 cm (19,7 inches). I cut two same rectangles 27 x 26 cm (10,6 x 10,2 inches) but please note, that the height may be bigger depending on the overall length of the ear flap from top of the head to the end of flaps – so really it depends on you.

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Then I placed both rectangles with front sides to each other, elasticity goes into the sides as you could see on the picture above. Sew them together on the sides. First I use “zig-zag” stitch, I will make normal stitch again at the end.

How to make a crocheted earflap winter lining

I mark the middle of the lining with a pin and now I divide my lining in two parts.

I fold one part on two half and divide the part on two smaller parts again.

Now fold this small part on right angle and I get a triangle.

Cut the triangle.

Now sew it (using still only "zig-zag" stitch again). Repeat it with all smaller parts. And you get a fleece hat actually.

I don't like the these sharp corners (see picture below, please), so I sew it again but now I made a bigger angle until there will be no sharp corners and the . Now I use zig-zag stitch and normal sewing stitch to finish it.

When I have finished the lining I will sew it into the hat. I made this colorful buttoned hat (if you like it I wrote a pattern) I give the lining into the hat with reverse side in front of me and insert the lining into the hat.