Free Crochet Pattern: Amigurumi Bear by @beary_bearnita_
With this step-by-step guide, you can create an adorable little crochet bear with pink cheeks. The body and head are crocheted as a single piece, while the ears, arms, and legs are sewn on separately. The face is completed with a crocheted snout, embroidered nose, plastic eyes, and a touch of blush.
Materials and Tools
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (or any similar yarn) in bear color, snout color, and scarf color
- Crochet Hook: 2 mm
- Eyes: 6 mm plastic safety eyes
- Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill
- Markers for crocheting
- Pins for assembly
- Dry pastel or blush for cheeks
- Needle for sewing parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- KA: Magic ring (Amigurumi ring)
- sl st: Slip stitch
- ch: Chain
- sc: Single crochet
- hdc: Half double crochet
- inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
- dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)
- (…) x n: Repeat sequence in brackets n times
Crochet Instructions for Amigurumi Bear
Head
Insert the eyes between rows 13 and 14, spaced 8 stitches apart.
- 8 sc in KA (8)
- 8 inc (16)
- (1 sc, 1 inc) x 8 (24)
- (2 sc, 1 inc) x 8 (32)
- 1 sc, 1 inc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x 7, 2 sc (40)
- (4 sc, 1 inc) x 8 (48) 7-18. 48 sc (12 rows) (48)
- (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (42)
- (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)
- (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)
- (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
- Work in back loops only: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
- (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
- 6 dec (6)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Nose
- Ch 3, 1 inc, 4 inc in the last chain, 1 inc (8)
- 1 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, 1 inc (12)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Arms (Make 2)
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (9) 3-10. 9 sc (8 rows) (9)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Legs (Make 2)
- 8 sc in KA (8)
- 8 inc (16) 3-4. 16 sc (2 rows) (16)
- 5 sc, 3 dec, 5 sc (13)
- 5 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc (12) 7-11. 12 sc (5 rows) (12)
- 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Ears (Make 2)
- 6 sc in KA (6)
- Turn, ch 1, 6 sc (6)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Scarf
Ch 51, 1 sc, 48 hdc, 1 sc (50)
Fasten off.
Body
Attach to row 23 of the head, working through the remaining back loops.
- 24 sc (24)
- (3 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (30)
- 30 sc (30)
- (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36) 5-7. 36 sc (3 rows) (36)
- (6 sc, 1 dec) x 4, 4 sc (32) 9-11. 32 sc (3 rows) (32)
- (2 sc, 1 dec) x 8 (24)
- (1 sc, 1 dec) x 8 (16)
- 8 dec (8)
Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Assembly
- Sew all the parts together: Attach the ears, arms, and legs to the body.
- Face details: Sew on the snout, embroider the nose, and attach the eyes.
- Blush: Apply dry pastel or blush to the cheeks for a rosy effect.
Your crochet bear is ready! Please tag the designer on social media @beary_bearnita_ when sharing your creation.
