Do you ever have this great idea, and it just sits there forever because instead of making it, you are making peanut butter sandwiches, memories, and excuses for why your house isn’t clean? That is me!! I have been working on this for MUCH longer than it warranted… But these kids won’t stay little for ever, right? So it has been a little hit and miss on the blog, but I am finally back with a free pattern! This little teddy bear is so sweet! It is also a great beginner pattern. The finished bear is about 13 inches tall- perfect size for snuggling! I love that it has a more anthropomorphic shape… That makes it easy to dress up!
You will need:
- worsted weight yarn size 4 in tan (or whatever color you choose!)
- Crochet Hook in Size 4.0 or 3.75
- yarn needle
- Polyfil
- 12 mm safety eyes
- 12 mm safety nose (you can also use yarn!)
- stitch marker
*Lightly Stuff as you go!
Legs
Round 1: In a magic circle, SC 6
Round 2: SC INC in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4-28: SC in each stitch around. (18)
Fasten off.
Repeat for the second leg but do not fasten off. Instead, chain 3 and then SC in the next stitch of the other leg. Take care to crochet over the tail left over by fastening off. SC around the entire leg. When you come to the three chains, SC in each chain across. Then around the next leg. SC over the chain back to the other leg. In the last SC on the last chain place your stitch marker. (This is round 29.)
Round 30: SC around. (42)
Rounds 31-45: SC around (42)
Round 46: 4 SC, INV DEC, repeat around. (35)
Round 47: 3 SC, INV DEC, repeat around. (28)
Round 48: 2 SC, INV DEC, repeat around.(21)
Round 49: 1 SC, INV DEC, repeat around. (14)
Round 50: SC in each stitch around. Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew on head. (14)
Head
Round 1: In a magic circle, 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Round 3: SC in first, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 4: SC in first 2, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 5: SC in first 3, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 6: SC in first 4, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 7: SC in first 5, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 8: SC in first 6, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (48)
Round 9: SC in first 7, SC INC in next. Repeat around. (54)
Round 10-20: SC in each stitch around. (54)
Place the safety eyes in between rows 15 and 16, eight stitches apart. Place the nose (safety or yarn) two rows down and centered between the eyes.
Round 21: SC in the first 7, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (48)
Round 22: SC in the first 6, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (42)
Round 23: SC in the first 5, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (36)
Round 24: SC in the first 4, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (30)
Round 25: SC in the first 3, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (24)
Round 26: SC in the first 2, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (18)
Round 27: SC in the first, INV DEC in the next. Repeat around. (12)
Round 28: INV DEC around. (6)
Fasten off and carefully sew the remaining hole closed. Sew onto body!
Arms (make 2)
Round 1: In a magic ring, crochet 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Rounds 3-22: SC in each around. (12)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew onto body.
Ears (make 2)
Round 1: In a magic ring, crochet 6 SC.
Round 2: SC INC in each around. (12)
Rounds 3-6: SC in each around. (12)
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew onto head.
