Free Crochet Face Mask With Filter Insert (Child & Adult)
Crochet Face Mask With Filter Insert In Child & Adult Sizes
Super quick and easy pattern for a crochet face mask with filter insert you can make in under an hour.
It is made with cotton yarn, it’s lightweight and perfect for hot summer days.
I designed this mask with inside loops to hold a bigger filter or a cotton fabric filter you can change after every use. Make a few and wash them after every use.
It is written in child and adult sizes and I will show you how to adjust the pattern to make it in any size you like.
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I have been wearing face masks for years every time I traveled somewhere by plane because I always caught some sort of cold or flu bug when I didn’t.
But now I just couldn’t find them anywhere to buy so I decided to make my own design and share it with anyone who might want to make one.
Please remember, a face mask will not protect you from viruses, staying home and washing your hands often does. This is just an extra layer of protection and it’s meant to keep your face away from your hands and keep your coughs and sneezes from landing on other people.
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Easy Crochet Mask With Filter Insert FOR COTTON FABRIC FILTERS
Learn The Basic Crochet Stitches
Pattern Info
Crochet Level
EASY – This pattern is suitable for beginners who can read a pattern and know the basic stitches. Check out my step-by-step video tutorial.
Supplies I used
- 1 x 50g balls of Anatolya Yarn 100% cotton yarn
- crochet hook size 2.5mm (go one size higher if you are a tight crocheter)
- tapestry needle & scissors
I can’t remember where I bought this yarn from, but any cotton yarn will do. Here is a substitution for my UK readers and one for my USA, CANADA & INTERNATIONAL readers.
One 50g ball of cotton yarn was enough for me to make 2 adult size and 2 child-size face masks.
Size
Read below how to adjust the size to suit your needs. Standard sizes are below.
Adult size – 23cm (9.1in) in lenght without ear loops and 12cm (4.75in) wide
Child size – 18cm (7.1in) in length without ear loops and 10cm (4in) wide.
Gauge
Gauge is not very important in this pattern, but for your reference, a 10cm by 10cm area crocheted with dc rows contains 8 rows by 19 stitches.
The Stitches
Pattern written in US terms using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.
Most basic stitches below have a video that shows you how to crochet them. Follow the blue link next to them for each individual video.
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- yo – yarn over
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
Adult Size Face Mask – WRITTEN PATTERN
The Face Mask
With 2.5mm hook and cotton yarn ch67
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, 43sc, ch1 and turn
NOTE: The remaining chain is the left ear loop and will be connected to the mask after completing it.
Row 2 – 13: 6sc, 3hdc, 26dc, 3hdc, 6sc, ch1, turn
NOTE: The pink yarn marks the points to which the inside loops are being connected to. They are places as follows:
– row 3, between stitch 9 and 10
– row 3, between stitch 35 and 36
– row 13, between stitch 9 and 10
– row 13, between stitch 35 and 36
Row 14: sc in each stitch until the end of the row, don’t fasten off
The Ear Loops
Right Ear Loop: Continue from row 14 and ch22, sl st on the opposite corner, fasten off.
Left Ear Loop: The portion of the starting chain that remained unworked forms the left ear loop. Use the yarn tail to sew it to the opposite corner.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
The Inside Loops
Right Inner Loop: join your yarn on the loop between the 9th and 10th stitches with a slip knot, ch15.
Take the loop off the hook and insert your hook in the loop between the 9th and 10th stitches on row 13, insert the hook back into the loop and pull it through. Fasten off.
Left Inner Loop: join your yarn on the loop between the 35h and 36th stitches with a slip knot, ch15.
Take the loop off the hook and insert your hook in the loop between the 35th and 36th stitches on row 13, insert the hook back into the loop and pull it through. Fasten off.
Child Size Face Mask – WRITTEN PATTERN
The Face Mask
With 2.5mm hook and cotton yarn ch53
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, 34sc, ch1 and turn
NOTE: The remaining chain is the left ear loop and will be connected to the mask after completing it.
Row 2 – 11: 5sc, 2hdc, 21dc, 2hdc, 5sc, ch1, turn
Row 12: sc in each stitch until the end of the row, don’t fasten off
The Ear Loops
Right Ear Loop: Continue from row 12 and ch17, sl st on the opposite corner, fasten off.
Left Ear Loop: The portion of the starting chain that remained unworked forms the left ear loop. Use the yarn tail to sew it to the opposite corner.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
The Inner Loops
Right Inner Loop: join your yarn with a slip knot on the loop between the 9th and 10th stitches on row 3, ch11.
Take the loop off the hook and insert your hook in the loop between the 9th and 10th stitches on row 11, insert the hook back into the loop and pull it through. Fasten off.
Left Inner Loop: join your yarn on the loop between the 30h and 31st stitches with a slip knot, ch11.
Take the loop off the hook and insert your hook in the loop between the 30th and 31st stitches on row 11, insert the hook back into the loop and pull it through. Fasten off.
How To Adjust The Size Of Your Mask
Ear Loops: make as many chains as you need. If you have extra chains left from the starting chain, just unravel them.
Adult & Child Size Mask Length: Increase or decrease the number of double crochet stitches (don’t decrease or increase the number of sc or hdc stitches). Make a couple of rows and see how that fits your face.
Adult & Child Size Mask Width: Make fewer or extra repeat rows on the mask. Change the number of chains on the inside loops accordingly.
To be able to follow the pattern, you should increase or decrease the number of repeat rows by 2 otherwise, your last row will end up on the same side where the left loop is and you will have to construct the right loop separately.
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Happy Crocheting!
July 18, 2020 @ 9:07 pm
This pattern is great, but when you print it, the squares for facebook etc, cover some of the words. Is there another way to print this pattern?
July 21, 2020 @ 10:20 am
If you mean to print it from the website, unfortunately, is the way the design is, so I don’t have a solution for it, but you can always take a look at the printable PDF in my shops, it contains all 3 patterns with photos and details