We're going to be connecting ear #2 to ear #1. Grab ear #1and get ready to crochet into it.
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)