Adorable DIY Crochet Bear Pencil Keychain Pattern

Crochet Pattern: Adorable DIY Crochet Bear Pencil Keychain Pattern

Materials

• Sport weight cotton yarn in Brown, Yellow, Pink, Light Grey, Beige, and Dark Grey
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss for the muzzle details
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Keychain ring with chain attachments
• Yarn needle and scissors

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 single crochet in one stitch)
• dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
• sl st – slip stitch
• MR – magic ring
• BLO – back loops only
• st(s) – stitch(es)

Instructions

Step 1: The Pencil (Eraser, Band, Body, and Tip)

Start with Pink yarn (for the eraser):

• Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
• Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
• Round 3: (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• Rounds 4-6: sc in each st around (18)

Change to Light Grey yarn (for the metal band):

• Round 7: BLO, sc in each st around (18)
• Rounds 8-9: sc in each st around (18)

Change to Yellow yarn (for the pencil body):

• Round 10: BLO, sc in each st around (18)
• Rounds 11-28: sc in each st around (18)

Begin stuffing the pencil firmly with fiberfill and continue stuffing as you work.

Change to Beige yarn (for the sharpened wood tip):

• Round 29: BLO, (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
• Rounds 30-31: sc in each st around (12)
• Round 32: dec * 6 (6)

Change to Dark Grey yarn (for the graphite lead tip):

• Rounds 33-34: sc in each st around (6)
• Fasten off, weave the tail through the remaining stitches to close, and hide the end.

Step 2: The Bear Head

Using Brown yarn:

• Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
• Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
• Round 3: (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
• Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
• Rounds 6-11: sc in each st around (30)

Insert the 6 mm safety eyes between Rounds 8 and 9, leaving about 5 stitches between them.

• Round 12: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
• Round 13: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
• Stuff the head firmly with fiberfill.
• Round 14: (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
• Round 15: dec * 6 (6)
• Fasten off, leaving a short tail to close.

Step 3: Bear Muzzle, Ears, and Limbs

Muzzle: Using Beige yarn, create a MR and work 6 sc. Sl st to first st to close. Fasten off. Use black embroidery floss to stitch a small nose and mouth onto the muzzle. Sew the muzzle centered below the safety eyes.

Ears (Make 2): Using Brown yarn, create a MR, work 6 sc, and pull tight. Do not join in a circle; fold in half and sew directly to the top of the bear’s head.

Body: Using Brown yarn:

• Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
• Round 2: inc in each st around (12)
• Round 3: (sc, inc) * 6 (18)
• Rounds 4-9: sc in each st around (18)
• Round 10: (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
• Stuff firmly and sew the body directly to the bottom of the bear’s head.

Arms and Legs (Make 4): Using Brown yarn:

• Round 1: MR, 6 sc (6)
• Rounds 2-6: sc in each st around (6)
• Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.

Step 4: Assembly

First, sew the bear’s head and body together securely. Next, attach the bear’s body to the upper-middle section of the yellow pencil. Position the arms and legs so they wrap around the pencil in a hugging pose, then sew them securely to both the bear’s body and the yellow surface of the pencil. Finally, attach the keychain loop to the top of the pink eraser.