Bear Ears (Beanie Add-On) - Free Pattern
- bramblesandhart
- Oct 16
- 4 min read
Beanie season is upon us, quite possibly the best season of the year! It's no secret that I love a beanie. I love to wear them, crochet them and make cute ones for my boys. I have quite a few beanie patterns including the ever popular Dino Beanie and Pumpkin Beanie.
The Dino Beanie pattern includes a base hat pattern written for aran/worsted weight yarn and also chunky/bulky weight yarn plus the instructions for the dinosaur spikes. You can then also purchase the Add-on pattern for the Hart (Reindeer) which includes cute ears and antlers (or vise versa, grab the full Hart Beanie pattern and the Dino Spike Add-ons). Both have proven super popular and I love the idea of having a simple ribbed beanie as a base pattern which you can then customise in multiple ways.
This pattern for the cute Bear Ears Add-ons is the first in a little collection of patterns that I'll be creating and releasing which will provide multiple different ways for you to elevate the simple, yet classic ribbed beanie.
Now let's get to the pattern!
Before you begin:
You will need:
Small amount of Aran/worsted or chunky/bulky weight yarn (whichever yarn you used to make your beanie) in 2 different colours - inner ear and outer ear.
A hook 0.5mm smaller than that recommended for your yarn
Scissors
Tapestry needle
For my Bear Ears I have used Paintbox Simply Aran in Soft Fudge and Yarnsmiths Create Aran in Parchment with a 4.5mm crochet hook.
Stitch Abbreviations
(US Terms)
MR - magic ring/magic circle
SC - single crochet
HDC - half double crochet
DC - double crochet
Sl st - slip stitch
Ch - chain
Pattern Notes:
Ch1 at the start of a round does not count as a stitch.
You will not turn your work at any point, both the inner and outer portion of the ear are made in the round without the need to turn.
The right side (RS) of your work is the side facing you as you crochet.
When joining the two sections of the ear together, you will want the RS of each piece to be facing outwards. This will have the RS of the outer ear facing the back and the RS of the inner ear facing the front when you look at your completed ear.
The Pattern:
Outer Ear - make 2
Using your Outer Ear colour, make a MR and ch1.
Round 1:
Into your MR, work 8 DC. Sl st to first st to join. Ch1 and do not turn. (8 sts)
Round 2:
2DC into the first 6 sts. 2HDC into both of the remaining 2 sts. Sl st to first st to join. Ch1 and do not turn. (16 sts)
Round 3:
(HDC into the first st, 2HDC into the next st), repeat this 5 more times. HDC into the next st. You should have 3 sts remaining. 2SC, SC, 2SC across the last 3 sts. Sl st to first st to join. (24 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching the ear to the beanie.
Note: Where we have just worked the 2SC, SC, 2SC, this is the bottom of your outer ear and will be the section you sew onto your beanie.
Inner Ear - make 2
Using your Inner Ear colour, make a MR and ch1.
Round 1:
Into your MR, work 8 DC. Sl st to first st to join. Ch1 and do not turn. (8 sts)
Round 2:
2HDC into the first 6 sts. 2SC into both of the remaining sts. Sl st to first st to join. Ch1 and do not turn. (16 sts)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for attaching the ear to the beanie.
Note: Where we have just worked the two 2SC, this is the bottom of your inner ear and should be lined up with the bottom of your outer ear when joining them together.
Constructing the Ears
Lay the inner ear inside the outer ear, with the RS of each piece facing out. Have the tails to the right-hand side so that the bottom section of both pieces are lined up.
Using the tail from the inner ear, sew the two pieces together. Work through the back loop only of the stitches of the inner ear and under the 3rd loop of the outer ear (see photo). This will prevent your stitches from being visible once the ear is complete.
For every third stitch of the inner ear, you will want to skip one stitch on the outer ear as the stitch counts are not the same. If you don't do this perfectly don't worry, it won't matter too much just get it as close as possible.
Once you have finished the ear should naturally curl in slightly and this is exactly what you want. Weave in the end by working the tapestry needle underneath the inner ear, taking care to not go through the outer ear. This way the end will be hidden on the inside of the ear.
Use the tail from the outer ear to attach your finished ears to your beanie and you are all done!
I really hope that you enjoyed making this free pattern. I'd love to see your work so please do tag me in your posts on social media @Brambles.and.Hart and use the hashtags #BHFreePatternMakes #BramblesandHart
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Happy crocheting!
Shelley ♡
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