Sleepy Baby Bear & Bunny Lovey Blanket: Free Crochet Pattern

There’s just something so special about a handmade baby lovey. They become little comfort toys that get carried everywhere – tucked into prams, cuddled at nap time, and loved long after babyhood has passed. These Sleepy Baby Bear & Bunny Lovey Blankets combine a soft crochet blanket with a sweet amigurumi bear and bunny topper, making them such a special gift for a new baby or little one.

I designed this pattern to feel relaxing and approachable, especially for crocheters wanting to dip their toes into amigurumi while still enjoying the familiar rhythm of blanket-making and vice-versa for amigurumi lovers wanting to try something a little different

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Thoughtfully designed!

The Sleepy Baby Bear & Bunny Lovey is designed with both beginner crocheters and amigurumi makers in mind. Whether you’re confident with granny squares but new to amigurumi, or an amigurumi lover unsure about blanket-making, this pattern brings the best of both worlds together. It also pairs beautifully with the matching Sleepy Baby Bear & Bunny Stick Rattles, creating a gorgeous handmade gift set for baby showers, newborn gifts, or nursery decor.

As you crochet the head and ears, you’ll learn to work in spiral rounds using single crochet – an essential amigurumi skill. The blanket begins with a magic ring and includes a variety of stitches like double crochet, front post double crochet, chain stitches, and even treble crochet, expanding your crochet repertoire and helping you build skills and confidence as you go.

Why You’ll Love This Crochet Lovey Pattern

• Beginner-friendly introduction to amigurumi
• Combines blanket-making with soft toy crochet
• Creates a beautiful handmade baby gift
• Relaxing and repetitive stitches
• Includes both bear and bunny options
• Perfect confidence-building project
• Matches the Sleepy Baby Stick Rattles
• Soft, cuddly, and heirloom-quality
• Great stash-busting project for cotton yarn

Before You Start

Before beginning this project, you may find these beginner tutorials helpful:

• How to Make a Magic Ring
• How to Single Crochet into a Magic Ring
• Invisible Decrease Tutorial
• How to Determine the Right and Wrong Side of Crochet
• How to Close Amigurumi Pieces Neatly

These techniques are all used throughout the pattern and will help make the process feel much easier and more enjoyable.

Best Yarn for Crochet Baby Loveys

For the Sleepy Baby Bear & Bunny Lovey Blankets, I chose a soft cotton yarn that’s gentle, breathable, and durable – perfect for baby makes that are sure to be loved and cuddled often.

Cotton yarn provides beautiful stitch definition, which really helps the details of both the blanket and the amigurumi features stand out. It also holds its shape wonderfully, making these loveys feel extra special and heirloom-quality.

Because baby items are often washed frequently, cotton is also a practical choice thanks to its durability and easy-care properties.

The sample loveys were made using Heirloom Cotton 8 ply in soft neutral shades.

Yarn Substitutions

If you can’t find Heirloom Cotton 8 ply, some of my favourite alternatives include:

• Bendigo Cotton 8ply
• Berant Softee Cotton
• King Cole Cottonsoft DK
• Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK
• Sirdar Snuggly Cotton DK

Choose a soft DK-weight cotton yarn with good stitch definition for best results.

Skill Level

Easy / Beginner-friendly

This pattern is suitable for adventurous beginners and confident beginners wanting to learn simple amigurumi techniques alongside blanket-making.

(See project level details at Craft Yarn Council)

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Suggested Crochet Tools and Materials​

​​Materials for the presented lovey blanket are listed below; materials can be substituted at your discretion.

• 2.5mm (US C/2) crochet hook
• 4mm (US G/6) crochet hook
• DK cotton yarn (approximately 100–120g)
• Black embroidery cotton
• Toy stuffing (approximately 40g)
• Stitch marker
• Sharp scissors
• Yarn needle

The sample loveys were made using:

• Heirloom Cotton 8 ply in Oat (6630) and Parchment (6617) for the bear
• Glacier (6619) and Snow (6607) for the bunny

Gauge / Tension

Blanket Gauge
19 stitches and 9 rows in double crochet = 10cm x 10cm

Amigurumi Gauge
5 rounds = 3.7cm across
Tip: crochet the first 5 rounds of the head to use as a gauge swatch).

Finished Size

• Blanket: approximately 33cm x 33cm
• Head: approximately 22cm circumference

Pattern Notes

• Pattern written in US crochet terms
• Gauge is not important for this project
• Read the entire pattern before you start.
• Amigurumi pieces are worked in continuous spiral rounds unless otherwise instructed.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round..
• I use the ‘X’ single crochet method for amigurumi parts as opposed to the traditional ‘V’ stitch method. This results in a tighter fabric and the finished toy ends up smaller than when using the traditional method. If you need further information on he difference between the two ways to make a single crochet, you can read more about it HERE.
• Use a smaller hook size than recommended on the yarn label to reduce gaps when stuffing.
• Stuff firmly but gradually for best shaping.
• Pin pieces into place before sewing.
• Leave long yarn tails where instructed for assembly.

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terminology)

• […] ‘X’ times = repeat instructions within brackets as directed
• BLO = back loop only
• ch = chain
• cnr/s = corners
• dc = double crochet
• dec = decrease
• FLO = front loop only
• FPdc = front post double crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• inc = increase
• Rnd/s = round/s
• sc = single crochet
• slst  = slip stitch
• sp = space
• st/s = stitch/es
• tr = treble crochet

Special Stitch Instructions

Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc)

Work a double crochet around the post of the stitch from front to back instead of into the top loops.

Copyright Information

© 2026 Theodore And Rose – Alanna O’Dea. All rights reserved. This pattern is for PERSONAL USE ONLY! No part of this pattern may be published, resold, reproduced (in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, recording or otherwise), shared, translated or altered without prior permission in writing from the author. You cannot form or sell kits for my patterns without my written permission. You are permitted to sell the finished items made from my patterns, on the condition that they are handmade by yourself and you credit Alanna O’Dea (Theodore And Rose) as the designer. All Theodore And Rose toys are original designs. I dedicate considerable effort to creating these crochet designs, writing patterns, capturing photographs, and providing friendly customer service. Please honour my hard work by crediting me whenever you share items made using my patterns. Thank you.

Free Crochet Sleepy Baby Bear & Bunny Lovey Pattern

The full free crochet pattern is written below. Take your time, enjoy the process, and don’t forget to save this pattern to Pinterest so you can easily find it again later.

Happy crocheting!

Head

Magic Ring:

Using the 2.5mm (US C/2) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring (View tutorial on HERE)

Rnd 1:

ch 1, sc 6 into magic ring. Pull the ring closed. <6 sts>

Rnd 2:

sc inc in each st around <12 sts>

Rnd 3:

[sc in next st, sc inc in next st] 6 times <18 sts>

Rnd 4:

[sc in next 2 sts, sc inc in next st] 6 times <24 sts>

Rnd 5:

[sc in next 3 sts, sc inc in next st] 6 times <30 sts> 

Rnd 6:

sc in next 2 sts, sc inc in next st, [sc in next 4 sts, sc inc in next st] 5 times, sc in next 2 sts <36 sts>

Rnd 7:

[sc in next 5 sts, sc inc in next st] 6 times <42 sts>

Rnd 8:

sc in next 3 sts, sc inc in next st, [sc in next 6 sts, sc inc in next st] 5 times, sc in next 3 sts <48 sts>

Rnds 9-19:

sc in each st around <48 sts> (11 Rnds)

Rnd 20:

sc in next 3 sts, dec, [sc in next 6 sts, dec] 5 times, sc in next 3 sts <42 sts>

Rnd 21:

[sc in next 5 sts, dec] 6 times <36 sts>

Rnd 22:

sc in next 2 sts, dec, [sc in next 4 sts, dec] 5 times, sc in next 2 sts <30 sts>

Rnd 23:

[sc in next 3 sts, dec] 6 times <24 sts>

Rnd 24:

Work all sts in this round in BLO: [sc in next 2 sts, dec] 6 times <18 sts>

Note:

This BLO round will act as a guide when attaching the head to the blanket.

Stuff the head:

Stuff the head firmly with fibrefill, taking your time and shaping as you go.

Rnd 25:

[sc in next st, dec] 6 times <12 sts>

Rnd 26:

[dec] 6 times <6 sts>

Fasten off. Weave the yarn tail through the FLO of Rnd 26 and pull firmly to close off the head. You can find a tutorial on how to close your stitches HERE.

Bear Ears (Make 2)

Magic Ring:

Using the 2.5mm (US C/2) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1:

ch 1, sc 6 into magic ring. Pull the ring closed. <6 sts>

Rnd 2:

sc inc in each st around <12 sts>

Rnd 3:

[sc in next st, sc inc in next st] 6 times <18 sts>

Rnd 4:

sc in each st around <18 sts>

Rnd 5:

[sc in next st, dec] 6 times <12 sts>

Rnd 6:

sc in each st around <12 sts>

Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail. Sew the ears to the top of the head between rounds 6-10 on either side.

Bunny Ears (Make 2)

​Magic Ring:

Using the 2.5mm (US C/2) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1:

ch 1, sc 4 into magic ring.  Pull the ring closed. <4 sts>

Rnd 2:

sc inc in each st around <8 sts>

Rnd 3:

[sc in next st, sc inc in next st] 4 times <12 sts>

Rnd 4:

[sc in next 2 sts, sc inc in next st] 4 times <16 sts>

Rnd 5:

[sc in next 3 sts, sc inc in next st] 4 times <20 sts>

Rnd 6:

[sc in next 4 sts, sc inc in next st] 4 times <24 sts>

Rnds 7-13:

sc in each st around (24 sts) <7 Rnds>

Rnd 14:

[sc in next 10 sts, dec] 2 times <22 sts>

Rnd 15:

[sc in next 9 sts, dec] 2 times <20 sts>

Rnd 16:

[sc in next 8 sts, dec] 2 times <18 sts>

Rnd 17:

sc in each st around <18 sts>

Rnd 18:

[sc in next 7 sts, dec] 2 times <16 sts>

Rnds 19-20:

sc in each st around <16 sts> (2 Rnds)

Do not stuff the ear. Flatten the top together and sc 8 sts through both layers to close the opening. Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing the ear to the head.

Pinch the ears together and using the yarn tail, secure in place with a couple of stitches. 

Sew the ears to the top of the head between rounds 5 and 6 on either side. 

Arms (Make 2)

Magic Ring:

Using the 2.5mm (US C/2) hook and chosen yarn, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1:

ch 1, sc 6 into magic ring. Pull the ring closed. <6 sts> 

Rnd 2:

[sc inc in next st, sc in next st] 3 times <9 sts>

Rnd 3:

[sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] 3 times <12 sts>

Rnd 4:

[sc inc in next st, sc in next 3 sts] 3 times <15 sts>

Rnds 5-9:

sc in each st around <15 sts> (5 Rnds)

Rnd 10:

[dec, sc in next 3 sts] 3 times <12 sts>

Rnds 11-22:

sc in each st around <12 sts> (12 Rnds)

Fill arms with a small amount of fiberfill (concentrated mostly in the hands). 

Flatten the top together and sc 6 sts through both layers to close the opening. Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail for sewing the arms to the blanket later. 

Blanket

Magic Ring:

Using the 4mm (US G/6) hook and chosen yarn, leaving a long yarn tail, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1:

ch 4 (counts as 1st tr throughout), into magic ring work 4 dc, [tr, 4 dc] 3 times. Pull the magic ring closed. Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-4 <20 sts> Note: tr stitch forms cnrs. 

Rnd 2:

ch 4, work 2 dc into cnr tr (the base of the ch-4), [dc in each st across side to next cnr tr, into cnr tr work (2 dc, tr, 2 dc)] 3 times.  Dc in each st across side to beg cnr tr, work 2 dc into beg cnr tr to finish. Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-4 <36 sts> 

Rnd 3:

ch 5 (counts as dc and a ch 2 sp throughout), work 2 dc into cnr tr, [dc in each st across side to next cnr tr, into cnr tr work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)] 3 times.  Dc in each st across side to beg cnr tr, work dc into beg cnr tr to finish. Join Rnd with a slst into 3rd ch of beg ch-5 <48 sts & 4 ch-2 sps>

Rnd 4:

slst into ch-2 sp, ch 4, work 2 dc into same ch-2 sp, [dc in each st across side to next ch-2 sp, into ch-2 sp work (2 dc, tr, 2 dc)] 3 times. Dc in each st across side to beg ch-2 sp, work 2 dc into 1st ch-2 sp to finish. Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-4 <68 sts>

Rnd 5:

repeat Rnd 3 <80 sts & 4 ch-2 sps>

Rnd 6:

repeat Rnd 4 <100 sts>

Rnd 7:

repeat Rnd 3 <112 sts & 4 ch-2 sps>

Rnd 8:

repeat Rnd 4 <132 sts>

Rnd 9:

repeat Rnd 3 <144 sts & 4 ch-2 sps>

Rnd 10:

repeat Rnd 4 <164 sts>

Rnd 11:

repeat Rnd 3 <176 sts & 4 ch-2 sps>

Rnd 12:

slst into ch-2 sp, ch 4, 2 dc in same sp,  [(work a FPdc around 1st dc post, dc in next st) 22 times, into ch-2 sp work (2 dc, tr, 2 dc)] 3 times. Next (work a FPdc around 1st dc post, dc in next st) 22 times, work 2 dc into ch-2 sp to finish Rnd.  Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-4 <196 sts>

Rnd 13:

ch 4, 2 dc into same cnr tr, [(dc into next st, work a FPdc around next dc post) 24 times, into cnr tr work (2 dc, tr, 2 dc)] 3 times.  Next (work dc into next st, work a FPdc around next dc post) 24 times, work 2 dc into cnr tr to finish Rnd.  Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-4 <212 sts>

Rnd 14:

ch 4, 2 dc into same cnr tr, [(work a FPdc around 1st dc post, dc in next st) 26 times, into cnr tr work (2 dc, tr, 2 dc)] 3 times.  Next (work a FPdc around 1st dc post, dc in next st) 26 times, work 2 dc into cnr tr to finish Rnd. Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-4 <228 sts>

Rnd 15:

ch 2 (counts as hdc), sc into same st, [sc into each st across to next cnr tr, (sc, hdc, sc) into cnr tr] 3 times, sc into each st across to beg cnr tr, sc into beg cnr tr to finish Rnd.  Join Rnd with a slst into top of beg ch-2 <236 sts>

Fasten off.  Weave in finishing yarn tail only. 

Embroidery Work

Embroider the eyes, nose and eyebrows on to the head with black thread.  I placed the eyes and the top of the nose between rounds 16 and 17 with 9 stitches between the eyes.  Use pink yarn to add little pink cheeks under the eyes.

Take your time when embroidering the face – these little details really bring your sleepy lovey to life.

TIP:

Bring embroidery yarn up through the base of the head and return it back down through the same area so all yarn tails remain hidden once attached to the blanket.

Lovey Blanket Assembly

Step 1:

Lay the blanket flat and position the head on the blanket with the face centred on a diagonal with the blanket seam (starting point of each round) at the back. 

Step 2:

Place the head onto the blanket in your desired position. While holding the head firmly in position, carefully turn your work over and using the yarn tail from the head, sew an ‘X’ as shown, being sure to pass through both the blanket and the head together. Don’t go outside the bounds of BLO Rnd 25 of the head.

Step 3:

Turn your work again and check that you are still happy with the position of the head. Next, begin sewing the blanket to the head from the right side, making your stitches above the BLO Rnd 25 of the head, as shown above. Pause sewing regularly to check the head is still in the correct position – you will be able to move it about a little if it is not. When you have made your way all around the head, secure & weave in the yarn tail. Your head & blanket should now be firmly attached.

Step 4: 

Hold arms in position to the side of the head (lining it up with the blanket’s diagonal) & sew securely into place using the long yarn tail.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your Sleepy Baby Lovey is finished!

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