Football Earrings

Support your favorite football team with these adorable earrings! Choose your team colors, whether it be kidskins, high school, college, or professional NFL teams!

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You can also use this pattern to create other items! Why not make a magnet for your fridge? How about an applique for your scarf or hat? Then there are always other items you can make, like magnets, keychains, pendants, hair clips, and more! Have too many teams to support? Make only the footballs. You can double the pattern and place two footballs back to back, sewing or gluing them together. You have so many options with this pattern!

These Football Earrings are made using a size 10 crochet thread and a 1.5 mm crochet hook. You will also need at least 2 jump rings and 2 fish hook earrings.

The finished crochet product measures 2″ x 2″ (5.08 cm x 5.08 cm), not including the metal earring parts.

Materials Used:

9 yds of Artiste #10 crochet thread in Chocolate
6 yds of Color A or Artiste #10 crochet thread in Ice Blue
6 yds of Color B or Red Heart Classic #10 crochet thread in Victory Red
18” of Red Heart Classic #10 crochet thread in White
1.5 mm crochet hook
2 Fish hook earrings
2 Jump rings (or more)
Jewelry pliers or needlenose pliers
Fabric glue or tapestry needle
Water spray bottle for blocking (if desired)
T pins for blocking (if desired)
Foam Board for blocking (if desired)

Finished Size Approximately:

2” x 2” (5.08 cm x 5.08 cm)

Gauge:

Not Important

Special Stitches:

Single Crochet 2 Together (sc2tog) — Insert hook into next st, YO and draw back through. Insert hook into next st, YO and draw back through. YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Abbreviations:

FC — foundation chain (starting chain)

YO — yarn over

ch — chain

st — stitch

sc — single crochet

dc — double crochet

sc2tog — single crochet 2 together

sl st — slip stitch

Notes:

You can change the team colors to your favorite team!
You can also use embroidery floss if you don’t want to purchase the giant spools of crochet thread. They’re cheaper and smaller.
The white detail on the football is handstitched on using a tapestry needle and a small amount of size 10 white crochet thread.
You can adjust the length or the direction the earrings are facing by adding more jump rings.
You have the choice to either glue or stitch the football in place OR to attach the football to the jump ring where it will swing freely, independent of the Team Colors Circle.
When working the Team Colors Circle, you will have to change colors within a round. You’ll do this by NOT finishing the last pull-through of the old color double crochet, switching the thread to the new color, and pulling the new color through the old color double crochet to finish it. Then continue to work double crochets with the new color. The old color will be let go and hang there until you come back around to pick it up again for the following round.
You can also omit the Team Colors Circle all together and simply use the football for the earrings. Double up the football pattern and place them back to back, either sewing or gluing them together to hide any stitching!

*** American crochet terms used throughout.

Instructions:

Football

With Brown (Make 2)

FC: Ch 2

Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook, 2 sc. Turn. (2 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in next 2 sts. Turn. (4 sc)

Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (6 sc)

Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (8 sc)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in every st across. Turn. (8 sc)

Row 6 – Row 12: Repeat Row 5. (8 sc)

Row 13: Ch 1. Using first 2 sts, sc2tog. Sc in next 4 sts. Using last 2 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (6 sc)

Row 14: Ch 1. Using first 2 sts, sc2tog. Sc in next 2 sts. Using last 2 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (4 sc)

Row 15: Ch 1. Using first 2 sts, sc2tog. Using last 2 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (2 sc)

Row 16: Ch 1. Using first 2 sts, sc2tog. Don’t finish off or turn. (1 sc)

Border

Round 1: Ch 1, sc evenly to the next tip of the football. Work a (sc, ch 1, sc) around the tip. Continue to sc evenly to the next tip. Sc in last st, ch 1, then sl st in first sc made of round. Finish off. Weave in ends.

Finishing

Using a tapestry needle and white thread, stitch the football pattern similar to the example photo at the beginning of the pattern. If attaching the football to the Team Color Circle, there is no need to hide the back strings. Simply tie off and cut short enough so they don’t poke out.

Legend

Oval = chain

Plus sign = single crochet

Black dot = slip stitch

Please Note: The outside symbols that are pulled away from the center area represent the single round of border stitches. The pattern for the football starts at the base and works its way up.

Team Color Circle

(Make 2)

With first team color (Color A)

FC: Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form a ring. Or create a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 7 dc in ring. Before finishing off last dc, change to Color B (See photo below). Work 8 dc in ring using Color B. Sl st in top of ch 3. Turn. (16 dc)

Round 2: Sl st into first st of Color B (See first photo set below). Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in next 7 sts. Before finishing off last dc, change back to Color A (See 2nd photo set below). Work 2 dc in every st of Color A. Sl st in top of ch 3. Turn. (32 dc)

Round 3: Sl st into first st of Color A (See first photo below), ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next st, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* Repeat from * to * 6 more times. Before finishing off last dc, change back to Color B (See 2nd photo below). Repeat from * to * 8 times. Sl st in top of ch 3. Finish off. Weave in ends. (48 dc)

Legend

Oval = chain

Black dot = slip stitch

T with a single slash through it = Color A double crochet stitch

T with a squiggle = Color B double crochet stitch

Please Note: Typically the “T” with the squiggle on it represents a double crochet with a bouillon stitch, however, in this example, the “T” with the squiggle will represent a standard double crochet worked in Color B.

Please Also Note: For the chart, you will work to the left for the first round, to the right for the second round, and to the left for the third round. Don’t cut any color thread until AFTER finishing Round 3.

Finishing

I recommend blocking each individual piece because it will give your earring a crisp appearance without curling or bending. You can use regular water, but for a more permanent hold, you can add a small amount of Elmer’s Glue to your water, stir until combined, and quickly dunk each piece before blocking. This will create a more permanent stiffness that is less likely to fold, crease, or curl, and the glue dries clear.

*I use a foam board and “T” pins*
*from the sewing section of craft stores.*

Once blocking is finished, you have the option to either glue or handstitch the football onto the Team Color Circle. You can also simply attach the football to the jump ring if you prefer to have it dangle loosely. Place the football over the color seam of the circle and attach using either glue or stitches.

Using the jewelry pliers, pry open the jump ring and run through the top of the earring where the two colors come together. Attach the fish hook earring and close the jump ring.

Repeat with the 2nd earring.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Football Earrings crochet pattern! If you like making crochet jewelry, be sure to check out my other patterns by clicking the link! I’ll be adding more weekly, so check back often.

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