You may know that I love bears, they are near and dear to my heart! So of course, a Bear Baby Crochet Pattern set is a must to design. This design is not just a bear beanie and tushy but it includes accessories. You can add little bear paws and you can add a bears favorite meal, fish! You can create a fun newborn photo shoot with this set, you can then use the bear beanie for those everyday wear. This crochet pattern uses simple crochet stitches, with increases, decreases and then front post stitches but it is a fun prop to work up.
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So grab your yarn, hook and get ready to get hooked on the Bear Baby, because you know it is so adorable!
Beanies that I Love!!
1. Vintage Ripple Beanie 2. Morgan Beanie 3. Jelly Bean Beanie
The Bear Baby Crochet Pattern can be found in my pattern store as an ad free and beautifully formatted PDF.
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Materials
- Yarn: Medium, Weight 4; Taupe, Brown and Color of Choice (for fish). Example made with I Love This Yarn (Taupe, Chocolate Brown, Ivory, Pink and Royal)
- Hooks: H (5.00mm) & K (6.50mm)
- Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape
- Optional: Fiber Fill for the fish
Sizing
- Gauge: 12 Stitches and 10 Rows = 4”x4” (hdc using K Hook)
Pattern Key
- St/Sts: Stitch(es)
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Hdc: Half Double Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
Special Stitches
- FPDC: Front Post Double Crochet - Yarn over, insert hook under post of stitch, yarn over & pull up a loop, yarn over & pull through 2 loops, yarn over & pull through the last 2 loops.
Notes
- Chain 1 will NOT count as a stitch.
- Joining: When ending the rounds, you will join with a slip stitch into the 1st stitch (not the chain 1).
Bear Beanie 0-3 Months: (Circumference 13-14” and Height 5.5”)
You Need Your K Hook and Taupe Yarn.
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 21
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 28
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 35
Round 6: Ch 1, 1 fpdc same st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 35
Repeat Round 6 until the beanie measures 5 inches tall for newborn or 5.5 inches tall for 1-3 months. Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Bear Ears (Make 2)
You Need H Hook and Taupe Yarn
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, until the last 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, sl st in next st, sl st in same st as ch 1, join. - 21
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, leaving a long tail to sew the ears onto the beanie. Sew the ears along rounds 4 and 5.
Tushy Cover: (6 ½” diameter)
You Need Your K Hook and Taupe Yarn.
Make a Magic Ring
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 21
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 28
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 35
Round 6: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts; repeat from*, join. - 41
Round 7-8: Ch 1, 1 fpdc in same st, *1 dc next st, 1 fpdc next st; repeat from*, join. - 41
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Bear Tail:
You Need Your Taupe Yarn and a Pom Pom Tool or Create by Hand
To make a pom pom by hand, you will want to wrap the yarn around your hand about 100 times, then tie a tight knot around the center of the loops (several times) until the knot is secure, then trim the loops until desired. Need help with the making the pom pom by hand, see the video tutorial.
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Bear Paw Boots: (3” Sole, 2 ¼” Wide and 4” Tall) Make 2!!
You Need Your H Hook and Your Taupe Yarn.
Ch 7
Round 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 6 hdc in last ch, (working other size of the chain), 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in same st as the beginning 2 sc, join. - 18
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next 6 sts, 1 sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts, join. - 28
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts, join. - 35
Round 4: Sl st in the same st, sl st in the next st and each st around, join. - 35
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 sc underneath both the loops of round 3 and 4, join. - 35
Round 6-7: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in each st around, join. – 35
(Stop and weave in the beginning chain’s tail)
Round 8: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, sc2tog, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 1 hdc in next st, dc2tog 8 times, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, 1 sc in last st, join. - 25
Round 9: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 7 sts, sc2tog 5 times, 1 sc in next 7 sts,
join. - 20
Rounds 10-15: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st around, join. – 20
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Bear Prints (Make 8 - 4 for each boot)
You Need H Hook and Brown Yarn
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 dc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st dc, pull tight. - 7
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, leaving a long tail to sew the prints onto the boots. Use photo as a guide to sew the prints onto the boot.
Fish: (4” long stuffed) Make as many as you want!!
You Need Your H Hook, Yarn Colors of Choice and Stuffing.
Note: You will be working in continuous rounds, so make sure you use a stitch marker to mark the 1st stitch of the round.
Make a Magic Ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from*, do NOT join. – 10
Round 3: *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from*, do NOT join. – 15
Round 4-5: 1 sc in next st and each st around, do NOT join. – 15
Round 6: *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 4 sts, repeat from*, do NOT join. – 18
Round 7-8: 1 sc in next st and each st around, do NOT join. – 18
STOP!!! Weave in any loose ends.
Round 9: 1 sc in next 3 sts, *sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts, repeat from*, do NOT join. – 15
Round 10: *1 sc in next st, sc2tog, repeat from*, do NOT join. – 10
STOP!!! It is time to stuff the fish!
Round 11: sc2tog 5 times, do NOT join. – 5
Round 12: 2 sc in next st and each st around, do NOT join. – 10
Round 13: *2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st, repeat from*, do NOT join. – 15
Round 14-16: 1 sc in next st and each st around, do NOT join. – 15
Join with a sl st, and fasten off and sew the round 16 up, so that the tail is flat.
Need more inspiration?
A fun textured blanket to make is the Oliver Blanket! This blanket can be customized any way you like!
~Ashley
