Crochet Woodland Bear Ornament Free Pattern

Bring a touch of cozy woodland charm to your holiday décor with this free Woodland Bear Ornament crochet pattern! Perfect for hanging on the Christmas tree, gifting to nature-loving friends, or adding to your collection of handmade holiday keepsakes. This adorable little bear works up quickly and uses only small amounts of yarn, which makes it a great stash-buster project.

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Free Crochet Woodland Bear Ornament Pattern

Materials

Worsted weight yarn in dark brown, light brown, black, and blue

4.00 mm crochet hook

Polyfil stuffing

7mm safety eyes (2)

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Ribbon or string (optional)

Crochet Pattern Notes

When making the sc2tog, work in the front loops only for a cleaner finish.

Abbreviations: (US terms)

Ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, st = stitch, sc2tog = single crochet two together, dc = double crochet

Crochet Pattern

Use dark brown yarn.

Round 1: Ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to first st (8)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (16)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (24)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 st, 2sc in next st, *sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st (32)

Round 5-10: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Round 11: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (24)

Round 12: Ch 1, *sc in next st, sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (16)

Round 13: Ch 1, *sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st (8)

Stuff body with polyfil.

Round 14: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (16)

Round 15: Ch 1, 2sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Round 16-22: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join to first st (32)

Make snout with light brown yarn.
Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 6sc in ring, join to first st. Fasten off. Use black yarn to sew on nose.

Sew onto face between Rows 16-20.

Add safety eyes between rows 20 + 21.

Continue with head.

Round 23-24: Ch 1, *sc2tog over next 2 st, repeat from * around, join to first st

Stuff with polyfil.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Ears

Use dark brown yarn.

Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 8sc in ring, join to first st.

Fasten off and leave a long tail. Make two ears. Sew onto head.

Paws

Use dark brown yarn.

Round 1: Magic ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join to first st

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Make two paws and sew onto body.

Scarf

Use blue yarn.

Row 1: Ch 40, dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across

Fasten off and weave in ends. Secure scarf around neck by pulling one end between stitches. Add ribbon, string, or yarn on the top of the head for hanging.

What’s Next?

10 Days of Crochet Christmas

This pattern is part of the 10 Days of Crochet Christmas Event from 12/1/25 – 12/10/15. You can check out the other patterns from this collection when I post them here.

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