Designer:Threads N Colors
Take a little handmade companion with you wherever you go with this adorable crochet bear keychain. It’s a small beginner project you can finish in one hour.
This pattern uses basic stitches like single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, bobble stitches, and some crochet techniques like how to increase and decrease.
The written instructions below include how to make this bear, it starts with making the muzzle, body, and ears, and then attaching the muzzle and ears to the body of the bear.
You can attach it to your keys for a cute everyday accessory, Clip onto backpacks, handbags, or zipper pulls, Give as a thoughtful handmade gift for bear lovers.
Materials
- Crochet hook depends on the yarn
- Yarn you prefer
- Safety eyes
- Stuffings
- Scissors
- Sewing needle
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
sl st – slip stitch
Bo – bobble stitch
*Bo{x} – the bobble crochet is made by X dc (double crochet)
Depending on the yarn and stitch tension, you may have to adjust the stitches in some rounds to make it symmetrical.
Muzzle
The muzzle can be sewn at the end or when indicated in the pattern before closing.
In beige make 2 chains, working in the same stitch. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, make 2 hdc and 1 sc.
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Body
Start with brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a Mr (5)
Rnd 2: inc x 5 (10)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 5 (15)
Rnd 4-5: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 6: 3 sc, Bo {3}, 6 sc, Bo {3}, 4 sc (15)
Rnd 7: 15 sc (15)
Rnd 8: 5 sc, Bo {4}, 3 sc, Bo {4}, 5 sc (15)
Place safety eyes between R4-5, 3 stitches apart.
Sew muzzle between R5-6. Make the black nose detail.
Begin stuffing.
Rnd 9: (sc, dec) x 5 (10)
Finish stuffing.
Rnd 10: dec x 5 (5)
Close the hole.
Ears x2
Start with brown yarn.
Rnd 1: 4 sc in a Mr (4)
Close Mr.
Leave a long tail for sewing. Sew ears between R2-4.
