How to Crochet Travel Hug Bear EarPods Pouch for Beginners

Learn how to crochet an adorable hug bear EarPods pouch for your daily or occasional travels with a step-by-step tutorial from AnDesign_Craft. It will keep your EarPods safe while looking cute hanging on your bag. The design features a bear flat bear wearing a backpack that will act as your EarPods pouch.
Besides an EarPods pouch, this creative pouch can also act as a nice hanging decor for your home and can accommodate few things. The tutorial provided is detailed, making it a even for beginners. It will improve your flat work and shaping skills.
The complete video tutorial for crocheting this EarPods pouches will be available at the end of this post. For getting more insights about it, read more below.
Skills Used: Chain stitch, single and double crochets, and applying increases and decreases to shape the bear pouch and its backpack. The tutorial also introduces a special method to avoid gaps in double crochets, ensuring a neat and professional finish.
Additional skills include crocheting in the back bump loop for clean edges, joining pieces with single crochets, and sewing details like ears, eyes, and a nose.
Guide Span: 21 Minutes Only
Personalization Tips: Adding embellishments like bows and blushes can give this bear a unique character. You can also modify the backpack by adding a small zipper, adjusting its size, or decorating it with patches or appliqués. It is a Scot Boy bag whose colors should be retained in yellow and green.
Travel Hug Bear EarPods Pouch Tutorial
This bear-shaped pouch will be a cherished gift idea. As there are usually few bear projects that are practical, too. You can experiment with colors and embellishments to create your own unique version. You can crochet it using cotton yarn with special techniques to avoid gaps between stitches, ensuring a neat finish.
The tutor’s suggestion is to make sure to insert the hook into the back bump loop of the chain for a more polished look. There are many more suggestions in the video tutorial. Here is a quick overview of the tutorial:
- Crochet Techniques: Begin with chains and double crochets, learning a special method to avoid gaps in double crochets for a neat finish. Rows involve increases and decreases to shape the bear and its accessories, like the ears, legs, and bag cover.
- Assembly and Details: Assemble the pouch by crocheting edges together and add details such as the bear’s ears, nose, and eyes. Magnets are inserted for closure, and the mini backpack is crocheted separately and sewn onto the bear’s back.
- Finishing Touches: Add embellishments and secure loose ends, resulting in an adorable, functional pouch perfect for gifts or personal use.
Crochet Stitches
Following are the crochet stitches that the tutor uses for crocheting these bear ear pods pouch:
- ch: Chain – Yarn over, pull through the loop on your hook.
- sc: Single Crochet – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through both loops on hook.
- dc: Double Crochet – Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through first two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.
- inc: Increase – Make two stitches in the same stitch to increase the stitch count.
- dec: Decrease – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through all loops on hook.
- sl st: Slip Stitch – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through both the stitch and the loop on your hook.
Supplies Used
Following are the crochet materials and tools you can use for crocheting this pouch:
- 4-ply cotton yarn
- 3mm crochet hook
- Needle
- Scissors
- Magnets (for closure)
Are you ready for crocheting the bear EarPods pouch?