This crochet bear hat is easy to make and fast in chunky yarn. Crochet bear ears are super simple and make for a sweet little baby bear beanie. Is there anything cuter than a little baby in a bear hat? These chunky crochet bear hats work up fast in Lion Brand’s Hometown USA yarn, almost as fast as those babies grow!? Chunky yarn and chubby cheeks, yes please!
I love gifting handmade hats for babies, and it’s all the more fun when the hat is as adorable the baby sporting it! The simple addition of the bear ears takes this hat from functional to sweet.

Chunky Bear Beanie is a top-down crochet bear hat pattern worked in the round in super bulky yarn, sized from newborn through adult. The half double crochet body works up quickly at this gauge, and the simple crocheted bear ears are a one-step addition that takes a plain beanie straight into something worth photographing. Beginner level throughout.

Construction and technique

• Worked top-down, in the round, unisex construction
• Half double crochet (hdc) body with simple bear ear appliques
• No shaping beyond basic crown decreases
• US crochet terminology throughout
• Beginner level; a solid first hat project

Materials

• Yarn: super bulky weight; Lion Brand Hometown (super bulky, 5-6 WPI) is the sample yarn
• Yardage: approximately 50-91 yards (46-83 m) depending on size
• Hook: 9 mm (US 13)
• Gauge: 4 sts x 3 rows = 2 inches in half double crochet
• Notions: tapestry needle for weaving in ends; stitch marker helpful

Sizing

• 10 sizes: NB-2 weeks, 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2-5 years, child, teen/small adult, and medium/large adult
• Low yardage across all sizes makes this a natural stash project

What’s included

• Written pattern instructions in US crochet terminology
• Step-by-step photo tutorial
• Instant PDF download (ad-free, printable)
• Free ad-supported version also available at christacodesign.com

Crochet one for the new baby, then make a matching size for an older sibling or a parent. These make a ready-to-wrap baby shower gift and work up fast enough to finish in a single sitting at this yarn weight.

Happy hooking!