Headset Ear Covers
When you have to wear a stupid headset for $^{3+}$ hours at a time, and you really don't want cauliflower ears ...
Size: To fit a Logitech ClearChat Comfort USB headset, but I think most of the padded ear pieces are about the same size
Materials:
Knit Picks Andean Silk, much less than 1 skein 1 set of Us #6/4.0 mm double pointed needles (set of 5) Stitch marker (optional)
Polyfill (or whatever else you want to pad them with) Tapestry needle Gauge: I didn't bother checking as I was knitting and measuring as I went along ;)
Pattern:
CO 8 sts over 4 ndls; place marker (if desired) and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to twist. K 1 round. Increase round: Inc. in every st (16 sts). Knit 3 rounds. Repeat last 4 rounds twice more (16 sts on each ndl for a total of 64 sts). Decrease round: K2tog to end (32 sts). Knit 3 rounds. BO all sts loosely. Finishing: Use some polyfil (or whatever) to stff the covers. When sewing in the ends, take this opportunity to “gather"” the cover a litte bit over the ear pads so that they stay on. Pattern & images ①2008 by Katherine Popadin
