Bear Lovey and Applique Pattern

My little bear has a new friend … a little bear of his own!

He was very upset when the zipper broke on his favorite bear pajamas, and we just couldn’t fix it. I tried to think of what we could do to salvage them when I remembered the cute little monster lovey blankets from Repeat Crafter Me, and I knew that’s what I would do.

I grabbed my rotary cutter and mat and cut 2 pieces of the same size out of the pajamas.

Next I worked a single crochet border around the fabric. With wrong sides together, I used my Sharp Crochet Hook to poke holes through the fabric and pull up a loop, then I used a regular crochet hook to finish off the stitch. You can continue to work your border in any style you’d like. Click here for a few blanket edging patterns you can try.

Now for adding the little bear face …

Bear Face Applique Pattern

What You Need:

• worsted weight yarn
• 2 pieces of fleece, approx 4 in. x 4 in. or your preferred size
• Sharp Crochet Hook
• H hook
• tapestry needle

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful when following this free pattern: Crochet Abbreviations and U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart.

Face

With dark brown, make a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as st), work 7 hdc in ring, join — 8 sts.

Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as st), work 1 hdc in same st as join, 2 hdc in next st and each st around, join — 16 sts.

Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as st), work 1 hdc in same st as join, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, rep from * around, join — 24 sts.

Round 4: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next, 1 sc in next, Sl st in next, 5 dc in next, Sl st in each of the next 5 sts, 5 dc in next, Sl st in next, 1 sc in next, *2 sc in next, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * twice more, join — 37 sts.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Snout

With beige, make a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 6 sc in ring, join — 6 sts.

Round 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 2 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 sc in next, 2 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, join — 12 sts.

Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count as st), work 2 sc in same st as join, 1 sc in next, * 2 sc in next, 1 sc in next, rep from * around, join — 18 sts.

Fasten off and leave a long enough tail to sew the snout to  the face as shown. Weave in ends.

Using a tapestry needle, stitch eyes and mouth as shown. Sew bear applique to the blanket lovey.

That’s it!

My baby was so excited to get his new lovey that I barely finished my photo shoot before he grabbed it.

More Crochet Applique Patterns

If you enjoyed this free crochet pattern, you may also enjoy these other crochet appliqué patterns:

• Heart Applique Pattern
• Anchor Applique Pattern
• Balloons Applique
• Swirl Flower Crochet Pattern – Embellish Anything!
• Crochet Tutorials

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