Hi friends! I would like to introduce to you something very near and dear to my heart, Disneybounding! Some of you may know what this is, but if you don’t, Disneybounding is when you dress up in regular clothes to look like a Disney character. Disneybounds are not costumes, but it’s a fun way to subtly dress up like your favourite Disney characters.
I always Disneybound when I go to Disney Parks, but I also enjoy Disneybounding when I’m not visiting the parks. Since Halloween is more or less cancelled this year, I thought that Disneybounding could be a fun way to dress up without actually wearing a costume.

Here’s my outfit for Eeyore!

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Yarn I Used
I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran for this toy; however, you can use any worsted weight yarn as long as you correspond your hook to the weight of your yarn. For this pattern, I used roughly 18g of Raspberry Pink & 25g of Dolphin Blue. Each skein of yarn is about 50g.
The difficulty level of this pattern is Easy. This pattern in written in US crochet terminology. The ears measure to be about 6.5” (17 cm) long.
For those of you who are new to crochet/amigurumi but would like to learn, I have some video tutorials for beginners here!
Free Eeyore (Winnie the Pooh) Crochet DIY Headband Ears Pattern

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Terminology Used In This Pattern
st(s): stitch(es)
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
inc: two single crochet in one stitch
(…) x #: repeat anything in the parenthesis however many times the number indicates
[#]: total number of stitches for that row
#sc/hdc/dc: one sc/hdc/dc in the following # stitches
sc/hdc/dc#: make # of sc/hdc/dc in the next stitch
Things You Need
- Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran in Mustard Yellow
- 3.5mm Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Darning Needle
- Locking Stitch Markers (Optional)
- Headbands- preferably about an inch wide and covered in fabric, I used Goody Classics Fabric Headband.*
- 14 or 16-gauge Craft Wire
- Wire Cutter
- Hot Glue Gun & Hot Glue Sticks
- Washable Marker
*Note about Headband:
I have included instructions for attaching the ears to headbands for the longer ears. I’m using the Goody brand Girls Classic Fabric Headband. These are great and come in cute pastel colours that work well with the ears, but they don’t stay on as well as the headbands with “teeth” (especially for the longer ears). If you plan to wear your headband out to a party or to a theme park (or if you have a smaller head), you might want to get headbands that stay on a bit better.
Note about Craft Wire + Glue:
You will need to use some craft wire to prop up the ears. The ears will not stay up or be poseable without the wires.
I also find that hot glue gun glue adheres very well to fabric headbands and dries quickly, so it’s the best option for attaching the wires to the headbands. You can use E6000 as well, but I don’t’ recommend it because the drying time is much longer and you’ll have to hold it in place while the glue sets.

Eeyore Ears
Inner Ear

Make 2
with Raspberry Pink yarn (photos in this section show Dolphin Blue yarn instead of Raspberry Pink)
1 Ch 29, work the following into the back bumps of the chain: sc in 2nd ch from hook (see first photo below), 7sc, 5hdc, 10dc, 3hdc, sc, sc3 into the final bump (2nd photo below), continue in the front of the chain (green st in the 3rd photo below): sc, 3hdc, 10dc, 5hdc, 8sc, turn [57]
2 Ch 1, 10sc, 4hdc, 8dc, dc2, 2hdc, sc, hdc, dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next st, dc, hdc, sc, 2hdc, dc2, 8dc, 4hdc, 10sc, turn [61]

3 Ch1, 12sc, 4hdc, 6dc, 5hdc, 2sc, (hdc, dc) in the next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, (dc, hdc) in the next st, 2sc, 5hdc, 6dc, 4hdc, 12sc [65]

Fasten off and weave tails in.
Outer Ear
Make 2
with Dolphin Blue yarn
1 Ch 29, work the following into the back bumps of the chain: sc in 2nd ch from hook, 7sc, 5hdc, 10dc, 3hdc, sc, sc3 into the final bump, continue in the front of the chain: sc, 3hdc, 10dc, 5hdc, 8sc, turn [57]
2 Ch 1, 10sc, 4hdc, 8dc, dc2, 2hdc, sc, hdc, dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next st, dc, hdc, sc, 2hdc, dc2, 8dc, 4hdc, 10sc, turn [61]
3 Ch1, 12sc, 4hdc, 6dc, 5hdc, 2sc, (hdc, dc) in the next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, (dc, hdc) in the next st, 2sc, 5hdc, 6dc, 4hdc, 12sc, turn [65]
Line the inner ear in front of the outer ear, work the next round through both pieces.
4 Ch 1, 10sc, 4hdc, 4dc, dc2, 4dc, 6hdc, sc, inc, (hdc, dc) in the next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the ch sp, (dc, hdc) in the next st, inc, sc, 6hdc, 4dc, dc2, 4dc, 4hdc, 10sc [73]
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Weave the yarn tails from the inner ear in.
Assembly
- Line the ears up to the headband, roughly 6” (15cm) between the ears. You can put the headband onto your head and position the ears to see where you want them to be.
- Mark the position of the ears with a marker once you are happy with where they are.

- With the wire starting at the centre of the base of the ear, make a 3” (7.5cm) long rectangular frame that is a little bit narrower than the inner ear because it will be going inside the ears. Cut the wire at the base with a wire cutter.

- Heat up your glue gun and spread down a layer of glue in the marked spots on the headband. While the glue is still hot, glue the base of the wire to the headband.
- Reinforce the base of the wire with more glue if you need to.
- Carefully slip the ears over the wire. The wire might bend when you do this, just make sure to adjust it back to the shape of the ears.
- With the tail we left for sewing, whip stitch the ears to the headband. Do so by wrapping the yarn under the headband then insert the needle through the bottom of the ears. Make sure to go over the wire when you are going through the bottom of the ears. Pull tightly to close the gap off between the ears and the headband.
- Once you’ve whip stitched all the way across the bottom of the ear, whip stitch back across to further secure the ears onto the headband. Weave the tails in and repeat on the other ear.
- Bend the ears downwards for Eeyore’s signature sad ear droop.

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I love this! I am looking for Eeyore ears in gray and can’t find any, so this would be perfect for me to sub out the blue for a gray yarn! I am going to ask my cousin’s wife if she would be able to make them and will purchase the $4 printable pattern for her! I have one question… headbands tend to give me earaches after a while. Have you tried attaching ears (these or any others) to clips or barrettes? If so, do you have any recommendations for some that would work well in thin, fine hair? I will probably double braid my hair to help them not slip out, but would love to hear some advice on these if you have tried it.
THANKS!
Hi Andrea,
Unfortunately, with the bigger ears (like eeyore and piglet), the clips won’t work because they’re just a little too heavy. I also don’t really have experience with thin/fine hair so I don’t really have a suggestion for you here, sorry! The headbands I used are super comfortable, but they are quite slippery.
Wish I could’ve helped, but good luck with your search for the perfect headband!
Abby