Create your own adorable teddy bear head with this free and easy crochet pattern, perfect for beginners to make fun keychains, decorations, or gifts.

Have you ever wanted to make a cute teddy bear head that looks soft and adorable? This crochet pattern helps you create a little teddy bear’s face with a round head, cute ears, and a tiny nose that will melt your heart. The design is simple yet charming, and you can use it for so many things. Turn it into a keychain, bag decoration, or even use it as an attachment for baby blankets and toys.

How to Crochet Teddy Bear Head for Free: Easy Pattern

You can choose your favorite yarn colors to make the bear unique and match it to any theme you like. With clear and easy-to-follow instructions, this pattern is perfect for beginners or anyone who loves crafting. The end result is not just a crochet project, but a sweet teddy bear face that brings joy to everyone who sees it.  

Teddy Bear Head Pattern

Materials Required

Yarn:

• Milk cotton yarn (Rust for the bear head, dark brown for the eyes and nose, pink for blush, and any color for the scarf).

Hook:

• 2.5 mm crochet hook.

Other Notions:

• Stitch marker.
• Darning/tapestry needle.
• Scissors.
• Optional: Measuring tape for maintaining proportions and checking rows.

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Skill Level

• Intermediate: Requires knowledge of basic crochet stitches, working in rounds, decreasing/increasing, and sewing parts together.

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Key Abbreviations (US Terminology)

• Magic Ring: MR.
• SC: Single Crochet.
• HDC: Half Double Crochet.
• Sl St: Slip Stitch.
• Ch: Chain.
• Inc: Increase (2 stitches in the same stitch).
• Dec: Invisible Decrease (crocheting two stitches together into one).
• St/Sts: Stitch/Stitches.

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Special Notes:

1. Stuffing & Shaping: Always stuff as you work to maintain smooth shaping.
2. Facial Embroidery: Test placement of eyes, nose, and blush before sewing to avoid misalignment.
3. Scarf Colors: Feel free to pick playful combinations for the scarf to add contrast.

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Pattern Instructions

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Bear Head

Round 1:

• Start with a magic ring (MR).
• Make 8 SC into the ring. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch. (8 SC total).

Round 2:

• Work an Inc (2 SC in the same stitch) in every stitch around. (16 SC total).
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Round 3:

• Alternate 1 SC, 1 Inc for 8 sets. (24 SC total).

Rounds 4–7:

• Work 1 SC in each stitch around. Maintain a consistent stitch count. (24 SC per round).
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Round 8:

• Work 4 SC, 1 Dec for 4 sets.
  • To Dec: Insert hook into front loop only of the next two stitches. Yarn over, pull through both loops, yarn over again and pull through two remaining loops. Repeat. (20 SC total).

Stuffing the Head:

• After finishing round 8, stop and firmly stuff the head with fiberfill.
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Round 9 (Closing the Head):

1. Crochet by inserting your hook into the first stitch and last stitch and make 1 SC.
2. Alternate as follows:
   • First pair: 2 stitches. SC.
   • Next pair: Make 3 HDC.
   • Continue to alternate SC and HDC stitches across.
3. At final stitch pair, make 1 SC and Sl St.
4. Work 4 Sl St across the next stitches.

Finish the Head:

• Cut yarn and use a darning needle to weave the remaining yarn tail into the stitches securely.

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Face Details

Eyes:

1. Use dark brown yarn.
2. Embroider two small eyes on round 6, ensuring they are 4 stitches apart.

Nose:

1. Locate the point between the eyes on round 7.
2. Using dark brown yarn, embroider a small triangular nose.

Blush:

1. Place 1 pink stitch (using pink yarn) under each eye along round 8.
2. Secure by tying the yarn tails at the back and trimming excess yarn.
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Finalize Face Details: Double-check alignment before tying off the threads.

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Scarf

Main Piece (Round Wrap):

1. Insert hook into the middle back side of the bear (rounds 3–4). Pull through the yarn for your scarf color.
2. Begin by Ch 2, then work 22 HDC around the head.
3. At the end, connect your last stitch to the first stitch using a Sl St.
4. Chain 1 and cut yarn.

Front Piece:

1. At the front stitches identified for placement, insert hook and Pull through yarn for the scarf front panel.
2. Ch 6.
3. Starting from the third chain from the hook, work 4 HDC down the chain.
4. Sl St to the second stitch. Cut yarn.
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Finalize Scarf:

• Tie and hide all yarn tails to keep the scarf tidy.

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Conclusion

Congratulations! You’ve just completed the Cute Bear Head with Scarf. This small yet delightful piece is perfect for gifting, using as a keychain, or adding to a collection. Remember to experiment with different colors for customization.

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Pattern Corrections

1. Ensure eyes, nose, and blush are aligned and proportioned evenly before securing the yarn.
2. When closing the head, tighten stitches to prevent stuffing from showing between gaps.

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Tips

1. Customization: Use different yarn textures (e.g., soft velvet yarn or variegated yarn) for more varied aesthetics.
2. Make Multiples: Create several bear heads with different scarf colors for gifting sets or decorative purposes.