This easy Crochet Bear Hat Pattern will keep you warm during fall and winter while being super cute! Come make the crochet bear hat with me, it can be adjusted to fit any size hat!
The crochet bear hat pattern is a great and an easy make for beginners because it is made with 1 type of stitch for the base of the hat and is made using the flat rectangle method. No joining rounds, increasing or decreasing is necessary to make this pattern! If you like this hat pattern and want to make a similar one try making my crochet frog hat pattern!
The crochet bear beanie is also very subtle so unless you are up close to the wearer it looks like a perfectly normal crochet brown beanie.
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✏️ Things To Note:
- I used acrylic yarn for this free easy crochet bear hat pattern. Any type of yarn would work for this crochet bear beanie pattern- cotton, wool etc. Just adjust the stitch count and rows.
- By using a 5.5mm hook, my crochet rectangle for my crochet beanie pattern is roughly 14 inches by 22 inches. I would say my head is about medium sized, so it should fit an adult med/large. If you need to adjust the height or length to fit someone's head please make adjustments!
- If you are wanting to make this crochet bear hat pattern for a kid I recommend chaining 25-30 and then following the pattern as normal but only doing 30-35 rows. Adjust as needed as it all depends on the age of the kid. I have never made this hat for a kid so please keep size in mind as these suggestions may need to change.
🪡 Materials Needed
- 1 skein of Red Heart Cafe Latte yarn
- 1 small ball of Red Heart Light Raspberry yarn
- 1 small ball of Red Heart Buff yarn
- And a small amount of black yarn
- Safety eyes (12mm)
- 5.5mm hook
- Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends and sewing pieces together
💭 Abbreviations to Remember (US Terms)
- Magic ring (mr)
- Single crochet (sc)
- Chains (ch)
- Half double crochet (hdc)
- Back loop only (blo)
- Slip stitch (sl st)
- Double crochet (dc)
- Triple crochet (tr)
- Long triple crochet (long tr)
- Increase (inc)
🧋 Variations
Try switching up the color of the hat for different bear types, or change the ears for different animals like my cat hat crochet pattern.
🍵 Instructions for Crochet Bear Hat
For this pattern we will mostly be working in rows.
Crochet Bear Beanie:
Row 1: Ch x41, turn.
Row 2: In the second chain from the hook, make a hdc. Then continue to make hdc for the rest of the row (40). At the end of the row, ch x1 and turn.
(The ch is a turning ch, you will be making these every row but do not work in them!)
Row 3: In blo, hdc for the entire row (40). Then ch x1 and turn.
Row 4-44: Repeat row 3. (40). Ch x1 and turn.
Use more or less rows depending on the size of the hat you are trying to achieve.
Before fastening off the yarn you want to fold the rectangle in half and then sew it shut.
After the side of the hat has been sewn shut, take the yarn and cinch the top of the hat shut. Fasten off and weave in the end.
Once that is done, flip the hat inside out so now the sewn edges are on the inside of the hat.
Crochet Hat Brim:
Figure out what side of the hat you want as the front side. Then insert your yarn onto the edge (preferably the side or back of the hat.) and make a sc. Make enough sc to get you to where you want to place your first bear ear (the side of the hat you want as the front).
Now for the bear ear:
Make a slip stitch in the next stitch. You are going to make the following stitches in the next stitch. Sl st, dc x2, tr, long tr x3, tr, dc x2, and sl st.
A long tr is just like a normal tr but you yarn over 3 times instead of 2 at the beginning and then go through 2 loops like normal as you are getting the loops off your hook (should have to do this 4 times to complete the stitch).
Sl st in the following stitch, then sc x7, then make the second ear just like the one above. Once that is done finish sc the rest of the brim. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Light brown ear circles and muzzle:
Ear circles:
Round 1: With the buff shade of yarn yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6) Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off the yarn but leave a tail for sewing.
Muzzle:
Round 1: With the buff shade of yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. (6)
Round 2: Make an inc in every stitch. (12). Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off the yarn but leave a tail for sewing.
Crochet Cheeks:
Round 1: With pink yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle (6). Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off, leave a tail for sewing.
Make x2.
Finishing:
Insert safety eyes below the ears.
With black yarn embroider the mouth by making a T on the muzzle and then sew muzzle onto the hat brim. Make sure to only sew it through the brim and not both the brim and hat. I shaped the circle a bit when sewing it on so it had a slight ovoid appearance.
Sew the light brown ear middles to the inner part of the ears.
Then sew on the cheeks below and slightly left/right of the eyes.
And once all of that is done, the ends are weaved in, your crochet bear hat made from my crochet bear hat pattern is completed!
I hope you enjoy your crochet bear beanie as much as I had fun designing the pattern for it!
🧵 Pattern FAQs
Absolutely! You could also use cotton too.
You are more than welcome to use other materials for the eyes, like crochet circles, embroidered circles, and felt would be great alternatives.
I have never made it in the round, but you can try if you like! You should get a similar look as long as you follow the brim instructions.
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Crochet Bear Hat Pattern
Materials
- 1 skein cafe latte yarn
- 1 small ball light raspberry yarn
- 1 small ball buff yarn
- 12mm Safety eyes
- 5.5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations (US terms)
- inc = Increase
- mr = Magic ring
- sc = Single crochet
- ch = Chain
- hdc = Half Double Crochet
- blo = Back Loop Only
- sl st = Slip Stitch
- dc = Double Crochet
- tr = Triple Crochet
- long tr = Long triple crochet
Notes
- Used acrylic yarn, but any type (cotton, chunky, etc.) works; adjust stitch count and rows.
- 5.5mm hook, rectangle measures 14" x 22", fits adult medium/large.
- Adjust size for custom fit.
- For kids, chain 25-30 and work 30-35 rows, adjusting for age.
- Experiment with colors for different bear types or modify ears for other animals.
Instructions
- For this pattern we will mostly be working in rows.
- Row 1: Ch x41, turn.
- Row 2: In the second chain from the hook, make a hdc. Continue to make hdc for the rest of the row. (40) At the end of the row, ch x1 and turn. (The ch is a turning ch, you will be making these every row but do not work in them!)
- Row 3: In blo, hdc for the entire row (40). Ch x1 and turn
- Row 4-44: Repeat row 3. (40). Ch x1 and turn.
- Use more or less rows depending on the size of the hat you are trying to achieve.
- Before fastening off the yarn you want to fold the rectangle in half and then sew it shut.
- After the side of the hat has been sewn shut, take the yarn and cinch the top of the hat shut. Fasten off and weave in the end.
- Once that is done, flip the hat inside out so now the sewn edges are on the inside of the hat.
Brim:
- Figure out what side of the hat you want as the front side. Then insert your yarn onto the edge (preferably insert the yarn either on the side or back of the hat. I generally insert it on the seam) and make a sc. Make enough sc to get you to where you want to place your first bear ear (the side of the hat you want as the front).
- Now for the bear ear:
- Make a slip stitch in the next stitch. You are going to make the following stitches in the next stitch. Sl st, dc x2, tr, long tr x3, tr, dc x2, and sl st. A long tr is just like a normal tr but you yarn over 3 times instead of 2 at the beginning and then go through 2 loops like normal as you are getting the loops off your hook (should have to do this 4 times to complete the stitch).Sl st in the following stitch, then sc x7, then make the second ear just like the one above. Once that is done finish sc the rest of the brim. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Light Brown Inner Ears:
- Round 1: With the buff shade of yarn yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6) Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off the yarn but leave a tail for sewing.
Muzzle:
- Round 1: With the buff shade of yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. (6)
- Round 2: Make an inc in every stitch. (12). Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off the yarn but leave a tail for sewing.
Cheeks:
- Round 1: With pink yarn, make a MR and make sc x6 in the circle. If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 2 and then crochet sc x6 in the second chain from the hook. (6) Slip stitch to the first sc and fasten off.
Finishing:
- Insert safety eyes below the ears.
- With black yarn embroider the mouth by making a T on the muzzle and then sew muzzle onto the hat brim. Make sure to only sew it through the brim and not both the brim and hat. I shaped the circle a bit when sewing it on so it had a slight ovoid appearance.
- Sew the light brown ear middles to the inner part of the ears.
- Then sew on the cheeks below and slightly left/right of the eyes.
- And once all of that is done, the ends are weaved in, your crochet bear hat made from my crochet bear hat pattern is completed! I hope you enjoy your crochet bear beanie as much as I had fun designing the pattern for it!
Helen Turner says
Love the hat