Proceed to R14. It will be written out into steps first. The whole round will be written below.
We're going to be connecting ear #2 to ear #1. Grab ear #1and get ready to crochet into it.
R14: chain 5
R14: starting in the stitch next to the fasten off on ear #1, sc in next 9 sts
R14: with the back bars of the chain stitches facing you, sc in next 5 chain sts
R14: sc in next 9 sts {28 sts} (the bottom 5 chain stitches are included in the stitch count)
R14: chain 5, starting in the stitch next to the fasten off on ear #1 sc in next 9 sts, with the back bars of the chain stitches facing you, sc in next 5 chain sts, sc in next 9 sts {28 sts} (the bottom 5 chain stitches are included in the stitch count)
Tuck the fastened off piece of ear #1 inside of the ear.
R15: sc in next 5 chains, sc in next 3 sts, inc in next 3 sts, sc in next 11 sts, inc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts {34 sts}
R16: sc in next 10 sts, inc in next 4 sts, sc in next 12 sts, inc in next 4 sts, sc in next 4 sts {42 sts}