Imagine holding a tiny, sweet holiday friend right in your hand! This fun tutorial shows you how to crochet an adorable Christmas bear keychain. The cute little bear looks like a festive snowman dressed in a bright Santa hat and a cozy red scarf. It makes a charming holiday gift or bag charm. With clear guidance, you can bring this soft, cheerful winter toy to life in no time at all!
Crochet Christmas Bear Wearing Hat & Scarf Plushie
This project is beginner-level because it only uses basic shapes worked in small rounds. Materials include chenille yarn, a 2.5mm hook, fiberfill, a needle, and safety eyes. Common abbreviations are ch, sc, inc, dec, and slst. The trickiest step is the hat pom-pom cluster: yarn over, draw up a loop, pull through two loops, repeat three times in the ring, and pull through all four loops to finish.
Materials & Tools
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Chenille Yarn: ~2 mm thickness (Brown, White, Red, and a small strand of Dark Brown for the nose line)
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Crochet Hook: 2.5 mm
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Safety Eyes: 4 mm
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Fiberfill: Polyester stuffing
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Tapestry / Yarn Needle
Other Materials:
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Scissors
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Stitch Marker
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Hot Glue Gun (used to attach the hat, nose, eyes, and scarf)
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Keychain Strap / Ring
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Blush & Makeup Brush (for the bear’s cheeks)
Pattern Abbreviations
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ch: Chain stitch
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sc: Single crochet
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inc: Single crochet increase (work 2 single crochets into the same stitch)
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dec: Single crochet decrease (crochet 2 stitches together into 1)
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slst: Slip stitch
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rnd: Round
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[#]: Stitch count at the end of the round
Difficult / Special Stitch: Hat Pom-Pom Cluster
The trickiest part of the project is the textured cluster used for the little white ball on top of the Santa hat:
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Start with a magic ring and make ch 2.
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Yarn over, insert your hook into the ring, yarn over, and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
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Yarn over and pull through the first 2 loops (2 loops remain on hook).
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Repeat steps 2–3 two more times into the ring until you have 4 loops on your hook.
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Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops at once.
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Make ch 1, cut the yarn, pull the magic ring tight, and tie the ends together to form a round puff.
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