Bear Beanie (All Sizes!) · Free Crochet Pattern & Video Tutorial
In a nutshell, this project is...
- Quick to work up
- Beginner-friendly
- Cute, trendy, and fashionable
- Requires minimal sewing
- Available in sizes from baby to adult
- Great as gifts or craft fair items
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BEAR BEANIE
Free Crochet Pattern
Introduction:
Size:
Level of Difficulty:
Stitches/Terms Used:
- FO: fasten off
- MR: magic ring
- Ch: chain
- Sl st: slip stitch
- Sc: single crochet
- Dc: double crochet
- Dc-inc: double crochet increase (2 dc in same st)
- Tr: triple (treble) crochet
- BLO: back loops only
Materials:
- Medium weight 4 yarn (I used Lion Brand Heartland yarn in the dark brown color ‘Great Smoky Mountains’ and light brown ‘Grand Canyon’ for the inner ears)
- 6 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
Pattern Notes (Read Before Beginning):
- The beanie pattern is broken into three parts. It is constructed in one piece from the crown (top of the head) to the height of the hat.
- The starting chains do not count as a stitch.
- I used medium weight “4” yarn and a 6mm hook for the entire pattern. If you wish to use a different type of yarn, use a suitable hook for that yarn (e.g., a 4.5mm hook with light weight “3” DK yarn) and follow my “notes on custom sizing” as a guide to adjusting size.
- For custom hat sizing/measurements chart, use my free printable hat sizing/measurements chart.
- Video tutorial of the ears is available on the Sweet Softies Youtube Channel.
Part 1: CROWN OF HAT ("increase rounds")
Note on Custom Sizing: Work these increase rounds for the crown of the hat until the crown’s diameter is about ¾ inch (2 cm) shorter the desired crown size (refer to the Hat Sizing Chart). For example, if your desired crown size is 14 cm, stop at 12 cm.
R2: Ch 3, dc-inc around. *Join. (24 dc)
Part 2: HEIGHT OF HAT ("straight rounds")
Note on Custom Sizing: Repeat these straight rounds until the height of the hat is approximately 1.5 inches short of the desired height (refer to the Hat Sizing Chart). The final rounds to make the brim of the hat will be crocheted using the directions below.
Part 3: LAST ROUND ("brim of the hat")
Part 4: EARS
Note: You will make two separate pieces (inner ear & outer ear) and then crochet them together to create one complete ear. A full Bear Ears Video Tutorial is available.
- Use light-colored yarn for the inner ear. Make an ear piece*, then FO.
- Use dark-colored yarn for the outer ear. Make an ear piece*, but do not FO.
- Place the wrong sides of the light and dark ear pieces together (so that the right sides are facing out).
- With yarn still attached to the outer ear, ch 2. Insert a sc into the first dc of the two ear pieces. Insert a sc into the next dc. Increase over each of the two tr. Sc over reach of the two dc. Ch 2, then sl st to the base of the ear.
- FO with a long tail for sewing to the hat.
- Make a second ear by repeating steps 1-4.
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