Crochet Bernat Bear Hat

A new hat pattern! Yay! It’s been awhile! You can completely customized this Crochet Bernat Bear Hat with different embellishments and facial features! Not to mention all the different shades of Bernat Super Value that you can use!

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value Yarn in topaz (brown), oatmeal (cream color), black, white (for eyes), and an accent color (lush green, bright yellow, magenta, aqua). Shop all colors HERE on Yarnspirations.com!
– Size H Crochet Hook
– 2 small black buttons (for eyes- optional)
– Tapestry Needle

Hat Pattern:

Size: Newborn
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each stitch around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5-7: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 8-9: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 10: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Size: 3-6 Months
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6-10: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Change to accent color
Round 11: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Size: 6-9 Months
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7-11: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Change to accent color
Round 12: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Size: 9-12 Months (Should fit up to about 16 months)
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8-12: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Change to accent color
Round 13: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Size: Toddler/Preschooler
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9-13: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Change to accent color
Round 14: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Size: Child
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 14, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Round 10-14: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Change to accent color
Round 15: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Size: Teen/Adult
Starting with darker brown (topaz) yarn
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 14, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Round 10: 2 DC in first, DC in next 15, join, chain 2 (68 DC)
Round 11-15: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (68 DC)
Change to accent color
Round 16: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (68 DC)
Do not fasten off, continue to make earflaps as written below.

Earflaps for Newborn – Preschooler
Earflap 1:
Chain 1, SC in next 10, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (8 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across (4 SC)
Row 8: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC decrease, fasten off, weave in ends

Second earflap placement: Fold hat in half leaving slightly more stitches in the front of the hat than the back. Place the second earflap to line up with the first earflap

Earflap 2:
Join yarn, chain 1, SC in next 10, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (8 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across (4 SC)
Row 8: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC decrease, and continue to SC around hat and earflaps and fasten off when you get the entire way around and weave in ends.Earflaps for

Child – Adult:
Earflap 1: 
Chain 1, SC in next 12, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 8, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (10 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across (8 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 8: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC across (4 SC)
Row 10: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 11: SC decrease, fasten off, weave in ends

Second earflap placement: Fold hat in half leaving slightly more stitches in the front of the hat than the back. Place the second earflap to line up with the first earflap (see picture above).

Earflap 2:
Join yarn, chain 1, SC in next 12, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 8, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (10 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across (8 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 8: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC across (4 SC)
Row 10: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 11: SC decrease, and continue to SC around hat and earflaps and fasten off when you get the entire way around and weave in ends.

Braided Tails: Optional! I decided to leave my hats without tails.
Cut six 18 inch strands of accent color yarn.
Pass halfway through last space in earflap. You should now have 12 strands to braid with.
Make knot and braid approx 5.5 inches long, knot, trim ends.

Snout:
with cream yarn
Chain 10, DC in 3^rd chain from hook and in next 6, 3 DC in last, now working on other side of chain, DC in first 7, 3 DC in last, join to first DC, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next 6, 2 SC in next 4, SC in next 6, 2 SC in last 3 stitches, join to first SC, fasten off leaving long tail.

Nose:
with black yarn
magic ring, chain 2 and make 5 DC in ring, chain 2 and join back to magic ring loop, pull tight making a half circle. Use long tail to stitch onto snout.

Inner Ear (make 2)
with cream yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, add in brown yarn, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off, weave in ends (20 SC)

Outer Ear (make 2)
with brown yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail (20 SC)

Place inner and outer ear together, stitch edges together with long tail and tapestry needle.

So many different options for the eyes! I have made a video on different facial embellishments!

The hat looks adorable on a baby head! Say hi to baby Weston! This is my friend Tara’s FOURTH boy! She is a rockstar and the most amazing mama to 4 boys plus an amazing friend and down to earth and FUN! I love her! I want to take this moment to send lots of love to her and her family! This hat is for her youngest!

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