Little crochet teddy bear free pattern

Designer: Tatiana Medintseva

You will need:

• YarnArt Dolce yarn (100% micro polyester, 120 m/100 g, color 750)
• 4.0 mm and 5.0 mm crochet hook
• Black yarn (YarnArt Jeans, 55% cotton 45% acrylic, 160 m/50 g) for embroidering nose and eye brows
• Sewing thread
• Yarn needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Height: 16-17 cm (6.2-6.6″)

Crochet plush bear tutorial. Part 1

Amigurumi bear free crochet pattern

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (1 sc, dec) repeat 4 times [8]
R 6-9: 8 sc (4 rows)
Sl st, fasten off.

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 3-4: 9 sc (2 rows)
R 5: (1 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [6]
R 6-7: 6 sc (2 rows)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Sl st, fasten off.

Body
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
In the next row we will join the legs:
R 5: 8 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 8 sc, 4 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg – view video at 16:10
R 6: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 7: 30 sc
R 8: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 9: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 10: 18 sc
In the next row we will join the arms:
R 11: 6 sc, 3 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 8 sc, 3 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm – view video at 22:50
Sl st, fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Crochet plush bear tutorial. Part 2

Head
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6-8: 30 sc (3 rows)
R 9: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 10: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 11: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
R 12: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Sl st, fasten off.

How to sew the head to the body – view video at 09:42.

Muzzle
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: 18 sc
Fasten off.

How to sew the muzzle to the head – view video at 17:35.

Ears (make 2)
WIth 5.0 mm crochet hook.
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Fasten off.

25:43 – how to sew eyes to the head

28:15 – how to embroider the nose

35:45 – how to embroider eye brows