Crochet Face Mask Ear Saver Uk

Mask strap ear saver by christine breslin made.

Crochet face mask ear saver uk. You put the saver behind the head and wrap the elastic mask straps around the buttons rather than your ears. Face mask straps or ear saver as many called is a great idea for those who need to wear a mask all day long or for a longer time. Ear saver for face mask by kristal roose made using worsted weight yarn and a 4 00mm crochet hook. During this hard time when everyone have to wear face masks i suggest making matching crochet face mask ear saver that will help to avoid rushes and irritation behind ears.

Mask mates ear savers by sarah berens made using aran weight yarn and a 5 00mm crochet hook. This face mask ear savers free crochet pattern is a super quick cotton stash buster project to protect ears from the elastic on surgical masks. However wearing masks has its own drawbacks in that they tend to chafe especially around the ears where most masks hook their straps. One option is to make masks with ties but if you are making the elastic ear band ones you can also make ear savers which is just a piece of fabric that can be sewn knit or crocheted and placed on the back of the head.

How to use ear savers. This pattern is very basic and perfect for those new to crochet. 20 face mask straps ear saver crochet free patterns a collection of different versions on face mask straps ear saver crochet free patterns as far as crochet channel can spy. Here are some creative crochet solutions for ear savers mask mates that will allow you to hook the elastic ear straps around the back of your head and prevent chafing around the ears.

Also they help the masks fit tighter on smaller heads. This is a good gift and 10 minute project for essential workers and other frontiers that support us today. Simply hook the elastic loops of a face mask over the buttons and stop the chafing. Mask strap ear saver free crochet pattern this is a free pattern for a face mask strap ear saver.

How to crochet an ear saver for masks. This takes the strain off the back of the ears and can make the mask fit a bit tighter too. It doesn t matter if your ear saver is a little wider or narrower than mine and by working the length by adding rows you can. This easy ear saver is worked back and forth in rows which allows you to adjust the size and use different yarns without worrying if your measurements will come out correctly.

The pattern is available as a free ravelry download. Fabulous nhs nurse with sore ears because of the loops of the face mask so i ve made some of these for her and her colleagues so that they can slip the loops over the buttons at the back of the head instead crochet solves every problem i ll write up the pattern so you can make some too. Basically an ear saver is a strip of fabric cloth crochet or knit with buttons at each end. My cousin an er nurse asked me to make surgical mask straps for her and her fellow rns as their ears were getting sore and abraded from the constant need to wear a surgical mask.