Materials:
• Velvet or Plush yarn in Grey and White.
• 5mm crochet hook
• Black Doble knit yarn for eyebrows
• 12mm Plastic security eyes
• Stitch marker
• Fiberfill
• Plastic nose
• Scissors
• Darning needles
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
R 1- 6sc in MC (6)
R 2- Inc* 6 (12)
R 3- (1sc, Inc) * 6 (18)
R 4- (1sc, Inc, 1sc) * 6 (24)
R 5- (3sc, Inc) * 6 (30)
R 6- (2sc, Inc, 2sc) * 6 (36)
R 7- (5sc, Inc) * 6 (42)
R 8- (3sc, Inc, 3sc) * 6 (48)
R 9- R14- 48sc (48) (6 rounds)
Insert security eyes between R9- 10 With a gap of 5/6 stitches
R 15- (6sc, Dec) * 6 (42)
R 16- (5sc, Dec) * 6 (36)
R 17- (4sc, Dec) * 6 (30)
R 18- (3sc, Dec) * 6 (24)
R 19- (2sc, Dec) * 6 (18)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff the head with fiberfill
Arms (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: Inc* 6 (12)
R3- (5sc, Inc) *6 (14)
R4- (3sc, Inc) *3, sc, sc (17)
R5- 17sc (17)
R6- Dec, (1sc, Dec) *5 (11)
R7- R11- 11sc (11) (5rounds)
R12- 9sc, Dec (10)
R13-R14- 10sc (10 (2 rounds)
R15- 8sc, Dec (9)
R16-R17- 9sc (9) (2 rounds)
Fill ¾ of the arm up with fiberfill
R18- Fold the arm flat and work 4sc across
Legs (make 2)
Slip knot and Ch7 R1- 5sc in a row starting from 2nd ch from the hook, 4sc in the last st, Turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chains4sc in a row, 3sc in last st (16)
R2- Inc, 4sc, Inc*4, 4sc, Inc*3 (24)
R3- (1sc, Inc), 4sc, (1sc, Inc) *4, 4sc, (1sc, Inc) *3 (32)
R4- 32sc in Back loops only
R5- 32sc
R6-7sc, Dec *6, 8sc, Dec*2, sc (24)
R7- 6sc, Dec*4, 10sc (20)
R8- 3sc, Dec*6, 5Sc (14)
R9-R13- 14sc (14) (5 rounds)
R14- 12sc, Dec (13)
R15- 13sc (13)
R16- 11sc, Dec (12)
R17- R19- 12sc (12) (3 rounds)
Fill the leg up with fiberfill
R20- 1sc, Fold the leg flat and work 6sc across the top
Ears (make 2)
R 1- 8sc in mc (8)
R 2- Inc* 8 (16)
R 3- 16sc (16)
R 4- (2sc Dec) *4 (12)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Tail
R 1- 5sc in mc (5)
R 2- Inc* 5 (10)
R 3- 15sc (15)
R 4- (1sc, Dec) * 5 (10)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
Slip Knot and Ch5
R1- 3sc in a row starting from 2nd c from the hook, 3 in the last st, Turn to make an oval, 2sc in a row, Inc in the last st.
R2- Inc, 2sc, Inc*3,2sc, Inc*2 (16)
R3- (1sc, Inc), 2sc, (sc, Inc) *3, 2sc, (sc, Inc) *2 (22)
R4- R5- 22sc (22) (2 rounds)
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Hold the oval part of the muzzle horizontal. Insert a plastic nose between R2/3
Body
R 1- 8sc in MC (8)
R 2- Inc* 8 (16)
R 3- (1sc, Inc) * 8 (24)
R 4- (3sc, Inc) * 6 (30)
R 5- (2sc, Inc, 2sc) * 6 (36)
R 6- (5sc, Inc) * 6 (42)
R 7- 42sc (42)
R 8- 8sc, join the 1st leg to the body by working 6sc through leg and body, 14sc, join 2nd leg with 6sc, 8sc (42)
R 9- R10- 42sc (42) (2 rounds)
R 11- (5sc, Dec) * 6 (36)
R 12- R13- 36sc (36) (2 rounds)
R14- (4sc, Dec) *6 (30)
R15-30sc (30)
R16- (3sc, Dec) *6 (24)
R17-R18- 34sc (24) (2 rounds)
R19- (2sc, Dec) *6 (18)
R20- 5sc, 4sc joining the 1st arm, 5sc, 4sc joining the 2nd arm
R21- 18sc (18) Stuff the body up with fiberfill
Finish off with a slip stitch leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
1. Fill the muzzle up with fiberfill and stitch muzzle onto the face positioned in the middle of the two eyes. Sew a straight line down the middle of the muzzle to represent the mouth of the bear. Refer to the main picture for reference.
2. Embroider the eyebrows and the nose (if not using the plastic nose)
3. Stitch ears on the head, place the end of the ear just after R3 from the top of the head.
4. Sew the head and the body together.
5. Stuff the tail with fiberfill and stitch it to the bottom in the same round as the legs.