Materials:
• Double knit yarn in colour of your choice.
• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Plastic security eyes
• Black yarn to embroider the nose
• Stitch marker • Fibrefill
This bear is 7/8 inches in size.
Abbreviations:
• R - Round
• Ch- Chain
• Sc- Single crochet
• St – stitch
• Inc- 2 Single crochet in the same stitch
• Dec- Single crochet 2 stitches together
• (12) - number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
• ( ) * 6 - repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times state
Start each component with Magic Ring, alternatively work a slip knot and chain 2,
start R1 each time by working your stitches in 2nd chain from the hook.
Head
R1- 6sc in MR (6)
R2- Inc * 6 (12)
R3- (1sc, Inc) * 6 (18)
R4- (1sc, Inc, 1sc) * 6 (24)
R5- (3sc, Inc) * 6 (30)
R6- (2sc, Inc, 2sc) * 6 (36)
R7- (5sc, Inc) * 6 (42)
R8- (3sc, Inc, 3sc) * 6 (48)
R9- R13- 48sc (48) (5 rounds)
Insert security eyes in
R9- R10 with 7/8 stitches apart.
R14- (6sc, Dec) * 6 (42)
R15- (5sc, Dec) * 6 (36)
R16- (4sc, Dec) * 6 (30)
R17- (3sc, Dec) * 6 (24)
R18- (2sc, Dec) * 6 (18)
R19- 18sc (18)
Stuff the head with some fibrefill and continue working on the body
Body
R1- (2sc, Inc,) * 6 (24)
R2- 24sc (24)
R3- (3sc, Inc) * 6 (30)
R4-R5- 30sc (30) (2 rounds)
R6- (4sc, Inc) * 6 (36)
R7-R8- 36sc (36) (2 rounds)
R9- (5sc, Inc) * 6 (42)
R10- R14- 42sc (42) (5 rounds)
R15- (5sc, Dec) * 6 (36)
R16- (4sc, Dec) * 6 (30)
R17- (3sc, Dec) * 6 (24)
Complete filling the body with fibrefill
R18- (2sc, Dec) * 6 (18)
R19- (1sc, Dec) * 6 (12)
R20- Dec * 6 (6)
Fasten off and stitch the gap using a darning needle
Legs (Make 2)
R1- 6sc in MR (6)
R2- Inc * 6 (12)
R3- (1sc, Inc) * 6 (18)
R4- (2sc, Inc,) * 6 (24)
R5- R6- 24sc (24) (2 rounds)
R7- (2sc, Dec) * 6 (18)
R8- Dec, 16sc (17) R9- Dec *3, 11sc (14)
R10- Dec *2, 10sc (12)
R11- R17- 12sc (12) (7 rounds)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for stitches.
Fill the legs up with fibrefill
Arms (Make 2)
R1- 6sc in MR (6)
R2- Inc * 6 (12)
R3- (1sc, Inc) * 6 (18)
R4- R5- 18sc (18) (2 rounds)
R6- (1sc, Dec) * 6 (12)
R7- R13- 12sc (12) (7 rounds)
R14- (Dec, 2sc) *3 (9)
R15- 9sc (9)
Fill the arm with fibrefill ¾ of the way.
Tail R1- 6sc in MR (6)
R2- Inc * 6 (12)
R3- 12sc (12)
R4- (1sc, Dec) * 4 (8)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to the body
Teddy Bear Ears (Make 2)
R1- 6sc in MR (6)
R2- Inc * 6 (12)
R3- (2sc, Inc) * 4 (16)
R4- 16sc (16) R5- (2sc, Dec) *4 (12)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Fold in half and do not stuff
Muzzle
R1- 6sc in MR (6)
R2- Inc * 6 (12)
R3- (1sc, Inc) * 6 (18)
R4- (1sc, Inc, 1sc) * 6 (24)
R5-R6- 24sc
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff with fibrefill before sewing on the Bear’s face.