TEDDY BEAR HEADBAND CROCHET PATTERN

SIZE:
Width: 4 cm
Circumference: Make the headband around 1 inch shorter than the circumference of the head of the person you make it for.

MATERIALS:
Yarn weight: Chunky / Size 5 / 12-14 Ply
Yarn: Dreamy Wool Cuddle Soft Chunky Yarn
COLOR A – Cookie Dough – You will need around 25-40 g depending on the size of the headband you make.

COLOR B (optional if you'd like to make the inner part of the ear in a lighter colour) - Tiramisu - you will need around 8 g

TOOLS:
6 mm crochet hook (J-10 US size)
Scissors, yarn needle.

CROCHET TERMS: UK Crochet terms.

ABBREVIATIONS:
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Dc – Double Crochet
Htr – Half Treble Crochet
Tr – Treble Crochet
Ch/Chs – Chain/Chains
St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches

CROCHETING TECHNIQUES:

Crocheting htr in rows in between stitches/posts – Instead of making sts under the 2 top loops of the st as standard, insert the hook lower, under all 3 lps of the st, in between the posts of the sts. Make the last stitch of the row between the last st and the 2 starting chains from the previous row. At the end of each row, you turn your work and start each row with 2 turning chs. The 2 turning chains don’t count as st in this pattern.

Crocheting on both sides of the starting chain in rows – Crocheting on both sides of the starting chain in rows – The starting chain has got top and bottom lps. The first set of sts is made in the top lps in the usual way, but after you make the required amount of sts in the last ch, your project naturally rotates upside down; you then continue to make sts in the bottom lps of the starting chain. After you reach the last bottom lp of the 1st ch, you make the required number of turning chs and turn your work as in crocheting in rows. You then continue to turn at the end of each following row.

HEADBAND CROCHET PATTERN

Pattern notes: This headband is crocheted in rows of htr in between posts/sts (see the crocheting techniques above). 2 chs don’t count as st.

Using colour A and a 6 mm hook, make 8 chs.

Row 1: Htr in a 3rd ch from hook, htr in next 5 chs, turn. (6 sts)
Row 2: 2 chs, htr in the space between posts of 1st and 2nd st, htr in between posts of all following sts to the end of the row (make last st between the last st and 2 chs). (6 sts)
Next row: Repeat row 2 until the headband is the same circumference as the head of the person you are making it for minus 1 inch (so it fits snuggly on the head and doesn’t slide off).

Pattern notes: Fasten off leaving around 8” tail. Thread the tail on the yarn needle and sew the last row of the headband to the starting chain to close it. Weave in the ends.

TEDDY BEAR’S EAR CROCHET PATTERN (Make 2)

Pattern notes: Ears are crocheted in rows on both sides of the foundation chain (see crocheting techniques). Each ear consists of two parts which are then joined together.

PART 1 – INNER PART OF THE EAR

Starting: Using colour A or B and a 6 mm hook, make 3 chs leaving around 6” starting tail.
Row 1: Dc in 2nd ch from hook, 4 dc in the last ch, on the other side of the foundation ch make dc in the remaining lp, do NOT join to the first st but turn. (6 sts)
Row 2: 1 ch, dc in next st, 2 dc in next 4 sts, dc in last st. (10 sts)
Finishing: Fasten off and weave in the tails, sewing any gaps in the foundation chain.

PART 2 – OUTER PART OF THE EAR

Starting: Using colour A and a 6 mm hook, make 3 chs leaving around 6” starting tail.

Pattern notes: Make a row 1 & 2 using the same instruction as for part 1.

Row 3: 1 ch, dc in each st. (10 sts)

Finishing: DO NOT fasten off yet but temporarily take out your crochet hook. Thread the starting tail and weave it in (on the side that will be hidden inside of the ear), sewing any gaps in the foundation chain at the same time. Place part 1 on top of part 2 and make a joining row of dc by inserting your hook under all 4 top loops of the sts on both parts at the same time. You will have 10 sts at the end of the row. Fasten off leaving around 15” tail on part 2 for sewing the ear to the head.

Attach the ears to the headband in the middle of the headband, around 4-6 rows apart from each other as shown in the photos below. Thread the yarn tail from the ar through the yarn needle and make overcast stitches catching the surface of the headband close to the ear and the bottom edge of the ear.

Once you secure the front of the ear, turn around and sew on the back of the ear.