Several years ago when I was pregnant with my second child it became apparent that I was outgrowing my winter coat. I was not about to buy a maternity coat that I would only wear for another month or so and I decided to crochet a poncho. Of course, this left me with some leftover yarn. What to do with it? I made ear warmers! I used Paton's Classic Wool in dark grey mix. This was really simple and only took me a few hours to make. To make, chain 15-20 (depending on your gauge, hook, and width preference) and single crochet on the back loops only until desired size then slip stitch the ends together. My next project is to make appliques. A coworker suggested buttons. You could also crochet flowers, hearts, whatever you want! The smaller one is about 14 inches around, the larger about 16 1/2 inches. I had 2 coworkers try these on and the larger one fit comfortably on a woman with a large head (her words) and the other lady has a self proclaimed small head and said it fit perfectly. If you decide to make one I think you can use any stitch you like as long as you crochet on the back loops only (makes the warmer stretchy).
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