Charming Bear Buddy Friendship Bracelet

Craft an adorable accessory with this delightful crochet pattern for a friendship bracelet featuring two sweet bear faces. Perfect for gifting or wearing, these tiny bears—one white and one orange, each with contrasting ears—are sure to bring a smile. The delicate design makes it a charming and personalized handmade treasure.

Crafting Cute Connections: A Heartfelt Handmade Gift

There’s something truly special about a handmade gift, and this bear buddy bracelet embodies that sentiment perfectly. It’s a wonderful way to show affection, celebrate friendship, or simply treat yourself to a unique piece of wearable art. The ability to customize colors makes each bracelet a unique expression of care and creativity.

Pattern Here

Crochet Pattern: Charming Bear Buddy Friendship Bracelet

Materials

Fingering weight yarn in White
Fingering weight yarn in Orange
Fingering weight yarn in Light Blue (Aqua)
Black embroidery floss
2.0mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Abbreviations

MR: Magic Ring
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
FO: Fasten off

Instructions

Gauge: Not crucial for this project, just ensure your stitches are tight enough to hold their shape.

Note: You will make one white bear with light blue ears, and one orange bear with white ears.

Bear Face (Make 2 – one white, one orange)

R1: Start with a MR. Ch 1, make 6 sc in the MR. Join with sl st to the first sc. (6 sts)
R2: Ch 1, [inc] in each stitch around. Join with sl st to the first sc. (12 sts)
R3: Ch 1, [sc in next st, inc] around. Join with sl st to the first sc. (18 sts)
R4: Ch 1, [sc in next 2 sts, inc] around. Join with sl st to the first sc. (24 sts)
FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Ears (Make 2 per bear)

Using the contrasting color yarn (light blue for the white bear, white for the orange bear), attach yarn with a sl st to a stitch on R3 of the bear face (approximately 4 stitches from the top center edge).
Ch 1, make 3 sc into the same stitch where you attached the yarn.
Sl st into the next stitch on the bear face to secure the ear shape.
FO, weave in ends. Repeat for the second ear on the opposite side of the bear face, ensuring symmetrical placement.

Facial Features (For each bear)

Using black embroidery floss and a tapestry needle, carefully embroider two small eyes (French knots or tiny straight stitches) and a small ‘V’ or inverted ‘Y’ shape for the nose and mouth onto each bear face.

Bracelet Cord

Using a single strand of light blue yarn and your 2.0mm hook, make a long chain (ch) of approximately 150-180 stitches, or to your desired wrist size plus extra for tying. This length will create enough cord to wrap around a typical wrist and leave sufficient tails for tying.
FO, leaving a short tail.

Assembly

Thread the long yarn tail left from the bear face onto a tapestry needle.
Position the two finished bear faces onto the light blue bracelet cord. They should be side-by-side, facing inwards, with a small gap in between (approximately 0.5-1 cm).
Carefully sew each bear face securely onto the bracelet cord, ensuring it lies flat and is firmly attached. Use the remaining yarn tail to secure and weave in any loose ends on the back of the bear.
Tie a knot at each end of the bracelet cord to prevent fraying and to create a neat finish for tying.