Symmetric ears: Amigurumi Shape Planner

Make two flattened three-sector cone ears

This ear study uses four growth rounds and no additional even rounds. Each copy grows through six, nine, twelve and fifteen single crochets. Because fifteen is odd, one explicit reduction round decreases over the first two bases and works once in every remaining base, leaving fourteen. Its five rounds contain fifty-six outputs. The matched pair therefore requires 112, with two separate flat-edge closures after the crochet work.

Do not hide the odd-to-even adjustment

The fifteen-to-fourteen transition contains one decrease, not a six-sector reduction. Fourteen is then paired as one with fourteen, two with thirteen, continuing through seven with eight. Seven sewn pairs close each rim. Omitting the adjustment would leave one unpaired position at the edge; inventing a half stitch or gathering that leftover loop into a corner would create a different, undocumented finish.

Preserve a symmetric attachment edge

Keep the ears unstuffed and compare them flat after finishing. Mark the center pair of each seven-pair edge so they can later be positioned symmetrically on a separately planned head. The source chart shows the cone's actual increase bases and the single final decrease, while the loop view shows the same counted layers. Neither diagram supplies an automatic head attachment location or a guaranteed three-dimensional ear silhouette in every yarn.

Questions and likely mistakes

Why is there an extra round after growth?

The saved fifteen-position rim needs an even count before opposing pairs can be sewn. That adjustment is part of the pattern, not a hidden finishing shortcut.

Are these two rectangles folded in half?

No. They are separately crocheted cone shells, flattened only at the final rim.

Should I fill them like a head?

The specified ears remain unstuffed so the paired edges can lie together. Filling would change their behavior and attachment needs.

Where do they attach?

This case supplies a matched pair of ears. Plan a receiving head's actual rounds, symmetry and edge positions before sewing; no unlisted character construction is implied.

Exact setup, stitch key and complete sequence

Open the Amigurumi Shape Planner, choose ears, set growth rounds to 4 and even rounds or shaft length to 0. Download the exact original project JSON before editing it. Use smooth compatible yarn, a hook giving firm fabric, removable markers, suitable filling and a tapestry needle. The swatches identify component yarn roles; they do not assign a different yarn to every round unless a row explicitly says so.

In US terms, sc means single crochet, an increase works two sc in one old base and sc2tog consumes two bases to make one stitch. In UK mode those become dc and dc2tog without changing source coordinates or counts. Mark the first stitch of each separate spiral and move the marker after every completed circuit; do not add joining slip stitches or turning chains. Follow each part's own start, final rim and closure. Make the stated number of copies, then execute any separate attachment rows. Read the amigurumi shaping guide and compare the actual fabric after filling. The diagram is a counted construction reference; physical size, bend angle and finished suitability need a real sample. Finish every tail securely before handling the completed form.

Every worked round and attachment step

1. Symmetric ears (make 2), round 1, base yarn #678591: Magic ring: ch 1 (not counted), 6 sc. Mark first stitch and continue in a spiral; do not join or turn. [6 outputs per copy]
2. Symmetric ears (make 2), round 2, base yarn #678591: Repeat [1 sc, 2 sc in next stitch] 3 times. Each increase makes two stitches in one old base. [9 outputs per copy]
3. Symmetric ears (make 2), round 3, base yarn #678591: Repeat [2 sc, 2 sc in next stitch] 3 times. Each increase makes two stitches in one old base. [12 outputs per copy]
4. Symmetric ears (make 2), round 4, base yarn #678591: Repeat [3 sc, 2 sc in next stitch] 3 times. Each increase makes two stitches in one old base. [15 outputs per copy]
5. Symmetric ears (make 2), round 5, base yarn #678591: Sc2tog over the first two stitches, then sc once in each remaining old stitch. This single reduction makes the rim even for pairing. Fasten off with a sewing tail. Flatten the open 14-stitch rim, pair stitches 1 with 14, 2 with 13, and continue for 7 pairs. Sew each pair once without adding a crochet round; conceal the tail securely. [14 outputs per copy]