White Fern Illustrations & Designs: bow ear warmer

Being up here in the cold Canada weather I have learned a lesson...always cover your ears and hands when going outside. Haha. I have a hat to wear, but I often wear my hair up, so I made myself an ear warmer.
I decided to turn it into a tutorial, my first tutorial!

To start off I checked my gauge. I used a worsted weight yarn on size 4 double pointed needles. The gauge is 5 sts per inch, and 9 rows per inch. I decided I wanted the ear warmer to measure 21" in length, and be 3 3/4" wide.

*Note: I found the ear warmer could have been slightly tighter fitting, so if you find that your head is on the smallish size I suggest only knitting the band 18-20" in length.

Cast on 20 sts(stitches)

Knit in Garter Stitch until piece measures desired length.

For connecting the two ends, instead of casting off, I picked up 20 sts on the cast on edge(a equal number of stitches that are on your current needle;cast off edge).

Graft the ends together using the Kitchener Stitch Method. I find this pictorial to be very helpful when using the kitchener stitch.

Small Band to Create Bow:

I used size 3 double pointed needles to get a tighter gauge. You can just as easily use the same needle size you used to make the ear warmer.

Cast on 10 sts

Knit in Garter Stitch for 38 rows.

Cast off, leaving enough of a tail to sew with it. Thread your tail with a tapestry needle.

Take the ear warmer and find a spot where you would like to make the bow. I chose the area where I grafted the two ends together. Pinch and flip over(so that the under side is facing you), making sure the 3 layers are evenly lined up together.