5 Little Monsters: Bewitching Bears Day 1- Little Witch Bear

Bewitching Bears Day 1- Little Witch Bear

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Today is Day 1 of the Bewitching Bears Crochet Along! I shared all of the details of the crochet along in a previous post, and I will update that post each day with the links to each new bear. But as a quick reminder of how the crochet along will work there will be a new pattern each day from today(10/20/25) through Saturday (10/25/25) for a total of 6 patterns. Each one will be a little Halloween Bear. The day 1 bear is a Little Witch Bear.


This whole idea started because a few years ago I made a pumpkin bear and as I was thinking of projects to make for Halloween this year I had the idea to make a witch bear to go along with the pumpkin bear. Then I started thinking of other Halloween bears I could make and I decided that instead of making one larger bear I would turn the idea into a crochet along and make several smaller bears. Since the idea of making a witch bear was the thing that started the whole idea I decided to have that be bear number one. 


The bears in this series will be a little bit bigger than the previous mini amigurumi in the crochet alongs I have done in the past. They all start with the same base pattern, though some will have little changes to create the design of that bear, as well as different accessories. 


The Little Witch Bear is just the basic bear, I made it in a light brown color, but it is wearing a pointy black hat. I added a purple band around the hat to give a little pop of color. I think purple, green, or orange would all work well for the hat band, or you could do gray if you don't want to add the color to it. I debated whether or not to have the witch bear wearing a little dress and ultimately decided to stick with just the hat, but once it was done I felt like I wanted to add something more, so I gave her a little broom to hold in her hand. 


The finished bear sits about 7" tall to the tip of the hat, probably closer to about 6" to the top of the head. It is made with medium/worsted weight yarn, I used a combination of Red Heart Super Saver and Loops & Threads Impeccable because that is what I had on hand and these little bears take a small enough amount of yarn that they are great for using up your stash. 


Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what Day 2's Bewitching Bear will be!


How to Crochet a Little Witch Bear


Finished Size: about 7" tall sitting

You will need:



Instructions:


The body and head are made in one piece, the other pieces are made separately and sew on. Most pieces are made beginning with a magic ring (mr), the beginning of each piece will indicate if it starts with a magic ring or a chain. 


Body/Head

Make 1 with light brown yarn, beginning with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 6: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 12: 1 sc in each st (30 sc)
Round 13: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 14: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 16: sc2tog, repeat around (12 sc)

Begin stuffing body, next round begins the head portion 

Round 17: 2 sc in each st (24 sc)
Round 18: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (30 sc)
Round 19: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Round 20: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 21: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 22: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 23: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 24: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 25: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 26: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (30 sc)

Insert eyes between rounds 23 and 24, about 5-6 stitches apart, begin stuffing head and continue to stuff as needed as you finish closing up the head

Round 27: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (24 sc)
Round 28: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 29: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 30: sc2tog, repeat around (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, use tail to weave around opening to close, weave in end

Muzzle

Make 1 with tan yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: [3 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2] repeat (10 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat (16 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 4 sts (20 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (20 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Add safety nose to the muzzle, and embroider a mouth if desired (I planned to embroider a mouth and didn't realize that I forgot to do that until after photos were taken)

Sew the muzzle to the face just below the eyes, adding stuffing behind it 

Ears

Make 2 with light brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Set the ears aside to sew on later

Arms

Make 2 with light brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 6: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 3] repeat around (12 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in each st (12 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Add a little bit of stuffing to the end (hand area) of the arm

Sew the arms to the side of the body

Legs

Make 2 with light brown yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)
Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)
Round 4: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 5: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)
Round 6: [sc2tog, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (15 sc)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 8: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 10: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)
Round 11: 1 sc in each st (15 sc)


Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Add a little bit of stuffing to the end (foot area) of the leg

Sew the legs to the bottom of the body in a sitting position

Hat

Make 1 with black yarn, beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 4 sc (4 sc)
Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st], repeat around (6 sc)
Round 3:  [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st], repeat around (9 sc)
Round 4: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts], repeat around (12 sc)
Round 5: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 3 sts], repeat around (15 sc)
Round 6: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts], repeat around (18 sc)
Round 7: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 5 sts], repeat around (21 sc)
Round 8: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 6 sts], repeat around (24 sc)
Round 9: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 sts], repeat around (27 sc)
Round 10: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 8 sts], repeat around (30 sc)
Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 4 sts] repeat around (36 sc)
Rounds 12-13: 1 sc in each st (36 sc)
Round 14: sl st to first st to join previous round, ch 2, work in front loop only for this whole round, [2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next st], repeat around, sl st to first dc to join (54 dc)
Round 15: ch 1, [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around, sl st to first sc to join (72 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Pull the hat down on the head so it sits just above the eyes and is pulled back on the head and stitch in place

Hat Band

Make 1 in purple or desired color, beginning with a chain

ch 40
sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch to the end (39 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Wrap the band around the hat and stitch in place to secure

Sew the ears to the head on top of the hat just over the brim on each side of the head. 

Broom

Make 1 in dark brown using tan for the bristles, beginning with a magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)
Rounds 2-10: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn 

Cut 13 pieces of tan yarn about 6" long for the bristles

Using 4 strands at a time pull them through the stitches across from each other in the final round of the broom stick- so 4 strands pulled through stitches 1 and 4, 4 strands pulled through stitches 2 and 5, and 4 strands pulled through stitches 3 and 6- 

Once all of the strains are pulled through gather them around the bottom of the broomstick and use the final strand to tie around the bristle to create the broom head, trim the bristles so they are all an even length 

Stitch the broom to the hand of the bear










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