A quick and adorable crochet project? These crochet Teddy Bear appliques are the perfect choice! They’re small, beginner-friendly, and can be used to decorate baby blankets, hats, bags, sweaters, or even greeting cards.
In this tutorial, you’ll find two versions of the teddy bear face , one simple and one with a slightly larger, rounder head and fuller ears. Pick your favorite, or try both! you can finish one in less than 20 minutes.
What You’ll Need
Materials
- Yarn: Cotton or acrylic in brown, beige, or your choice of color
- Hook: 3.0–4.0 mm (depending on yarn weight)
- Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
- Scissors
- black and white yarn/thread or safety eyes for the face, note that safety eyes are great for stuffed dolls but not when you are making an applique to be sewed onto the clothes.
Abbreviations (US Crochet Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- tr – treble crochet
- slst – slip stitch
- ch – chain
- inc – increase (2 sts in the same stitch)
Pattern 1
for this pattern we are aiming for a small size applique were it is best suited for babies booties, beanies or any baby clothes that is little, for kids under 3 years old usually, but notice there is a slight difference in size although I’m using the same yarn size and the same pattern yet the hook size is 0.5 mm difference so it made one look a bit larger than the other, this is just to show you, it’s a flexible pattern just play with the yarn or hook size to get a larger or smaller piece.
Head
- Start with a magic ring and make 6 sc.
- Round 1 : Increase in every stitch (12).
- Round 2 : Work 1 sc, inc all the way around (18).
- Round 3 : Then inc, 1 sc around (24).
Ears
- Slip stitch 3 (1 to join at the end of the round, 2 to start of the 4th round , then in the 3rd stitch: ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, slst → first ear.
- Slip stitch 5, in the 6th slst, repeat the same ear pattern ( ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, slst ) → second ear.
- Continue around with slip stitches to the end of the round, fasten off, and weave in the ends.
Pattern 2
This version has a bigger, rounder face with chunkier ears, used more for larger pieces or for older kids, like could be attached to the backpack, romper, a blanket, or even a beanie, again you can play with the yarn and hook size to get different sizes.
Head
- Start with a magic ring and make 12 dc.
- Increase in every stitch (24).
- Work 1 dc, inc all the way around (36).
Ears
- Slip stitch 3, then in the 3rd stitch: ch 2, 2 dc, 1 tr, 2 dc, ch 2, slst → first ear.
- Slip stitch 8, in the 9th slst , repeat the same for the second ear.
- Continue around with slip stitches, fasten off, and weave in.
Adding Personality
This is the fun part! 🥰 You can embroider little sleepy eyes, a triangle nose, and a smile with black thread. Or, if the applique is just for decoration (not for kids under 3), you can pop on tiny safety eyes.
here’s how I did mine step-by-step, it is the same process for both patterns:
- The Muzzle : using a white yarn, make a MR, 6sc and tie, that’s for the first pattern, for the second you can make 12 sc for a bigger one, but 6 was enough for me.
- The Nose : for the nose, take a piece of dark thread / black or brown, make a knot, take both ends of the thread, and insert them through the Muzzle.
- The Eyes : make similar knots, and insert them in a suitable place just above the Muzzle.
you can find a video tutorial for pattern 1 on my channel.
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