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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I love your lovey! Such a great idea! Can I use your pattern for items to sell on my craft stall, please?
Absolutely!
Thank you so much – they’re adorable. I am thinking of maybe working out a pattern for a pig!
Jackie xx
That would be so cute!
Love your pattern. I was looking for several different type patterns for items I make and donate to our small local hospital registration/ER department. I make small huggable items for children who are coming in for tests and ER visits. It gives them something to hang on to as they have to be treated. Some kids are just scared of being poked and proded. Some are just in pain from their injuries.
Thanks again for the idea!
What a wonderful thing you are doing, Ann! I am glad that you like the idea. Thank you for your service 🙂
love it – I was able to modify it a little and make it look somewhat like a bunny for my adorable granddaughter, and also a monkey for my super duper grandsons. I like to use them as give-aways as well.
Aww … so cute! feel free to share a pic on my Facebook page … I would love to see them 🙂
Fantastic idea and it looks sooooooooooooo cute!!
I love your idea! It is super cute ♥ Ana BC
An adorable sweetie! Thanks for sharing your pattern with us:)
THIS makes me NEED to learn crochet. This is adorable, I LOVE LOVE it!! So sweet!!
I forgot to ask, what size crochet hook did you use for the face and snout?
Too cute! Thank you for sharing. How big is your square?
My square is about 4 x 4 inches and I used an H hook with worsted weight yarn for the border edging on the blanket part and for the applique 🙂
Thank you!
The fabric/crochet combo in this project is awesome. The bear is adorable. Thanks for sharing the pattern – you always do such a nice job.
Brilliant idea Kara! love the bear appliqué, thank you for the pattern 🙂