A mask mate or an ear saver is an accessory that can be used with a face mask to prevent sore ears. Prolonged use of a face mask with elastic bands that go over the ears can make the ears very sore. There are a lot of health care workers who could benefit from using these mask mates because they have to wear such masks on a daily basis for long hours. These mask mates are made up of 100% cotton and are washable. They require a small amount of yarn and 2 buttons and are really quick to make!
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Pattern
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What you will need (with clickable affiliate links)
- Yarn: Worsted weight cotton yarn – a few yards
- I used Lily Sugar’n Cream yarn in different colors from my stash
- You can use any cotton yarn to make these mask mates. Here are some other yarns that you can use:
- Hook: 5.5 mm Tunisian crochet hook
- 2 large buttons (I recommend using buttons of diameter 3/4” or larger)
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape
- Tapestry needle to weave in tails
Experience level
Beginner
Gauge
Gauge is not important in this project. To adjust length you can add / remove stitches in the foundation row as needed.
Abbreviations
You can find my stitch guide with all the abbreviations here.
Dimensions
Length: ~5” (?cms)
Width: ~1.5” (?cms)
Resources
Photo and video (left and right handed) tutorials for Tunisian crochet stitches and techniques used in this pattern:
- How to make the Foundation Row
- Tunisian Simple Stitch
- How to change color at the beginning of the reverse pass
- How to Bind Off
How to make these mask mates – Follow along tutorial (Right handed)
How to make these mask mates – Follow along tutorial (Left handed)
Pattern notes
- This pattern is written in US terms.
- To make multicolored mask mates, alternate rows can be made in different colors OR the reverse pass can be made in a different color than the forward pass.
Instructions
| Foundation Row: Chain 22. Make the foundation row stitches in the back loops of the chain. |
| Rows 1 & 2: fs, tss across, ls |
| Last Row: Repeat Rows 1. This row is the same as other rows except that you will make a slip stitch every time you pick up a loop on your hook. There will be no reverse pass for this row. Cut yarn and weave in one end. The other end can be used to attach a button. |
Finally, attach the buttons on both sides using a tapestry needle.
Pattern
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Cayti
Wednesday 12th of January 2022
Your video was super helpful! I slowed it down just a little to get the binding off - that was new to me - and figured it out with just a couple of replays. Thank you!
Arunima
Wednesday 12th of January 2022
@Cayti, I am so glad that my tutorial was helpful!
Eileen Cooke
Saturday 20th of March 2021
I can't begin to tell you what a great job you did on all the tutorials you made for this project! It really is so easy and just a worthwhile, satisfactory endeavor this has been. Thank you so much for all your work and for such a great pattern. So looking forward to following you, so, yes, I have subscribed. Thank you again
Arunima
Saturday 20th of March 2021
@Eileen Cooke, I am so glad that you like my tutorials and that you enjoyed working with this pattern :)