Learn to crochet a sweet amigurumi bear with this free amigurumi pattern. The body and legs of the amigurumi bear are worked in one piece. The arms are attached with single crochet as you make the body. The finished amigurumi bear is about 12-13 cm (5″) tall.
Designed and photos by @keti_amigurumi
Translated by Amiguroom Toys
Materials:
- Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
- Hook size: 2.0 mm
- 5-8 mm safety eyes
- Black embroidery floss for a nose, eyebrows and eyelashes
- Some white yarn for eye whites
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Tailor’s pins
- Fiberfill
Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F. o. = finish off
( ) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 7 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
Free amigurumi bear pattern
Head
With brown yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 7 (21)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 7 (28)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 7 (35)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 7 (42)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 7 (49)
R 8: (6 sc, inc) * 7 (56)
R 9-19: 56 sc (11 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 14 and R 15.
R 20: (6 sc, dec) * 7 (49)
R 21: (5 sc, dec) * 7 (42)
R 22: (4 sc, dec) * 7 (35)
R 23: (3 sc, dec) * 7 (28)
R 24: (2 sc, dec) * 7 (21)
R 25: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)
F. o.
Arms (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: 12 sc
Change to sweater color yarn:
R 4: 12 sc
R 5: 2 dec, 8 sc (10)
R 6-14: 10 sc (9 rows)
Stuff ½ full.
Fold top of the arm and 4 sc through both sides across.
F. o.
Tail
With brown yarn:
R 1: 5 sc in mc (5)
R 2: (inc) * 5 (10)
R 3: 10 sc
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs and body
Legs (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3, 6 sc (15)
R 4-7: 15 sc (4 rows)
F. o.
Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg!
From the second leg: 4 ch, join with the first leg (38)
Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 1: 4 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 16 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 10 sc (42)
R 2-3: 42 sc (2 rows)
Change to sweater color:
R 4-7: 42 sc (4 rows)
R 8: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 10: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 11-12: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 13: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 14: 24 sc
R 15: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
R 16: Attach arms on the sides of the body (crochet sc of the body together with sc of the arm) – 18 sc
R 17: 18 sc
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
With brown yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: 18 sc
Fold the ear and sc through both sides across.
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Muzzle
With white yarn:
R 1: 7 sc in mc (7)
R 2: (inc) * 7 (14)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 7 (21)
R 4: 21 sc
F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Sew the head to the body.
- Sew the muzzle to the head, put some stuffing inside it before you finish.
- Sew the ears on the head.
- Sew the tail on the back side of body.
- Embroider a nose, eyebrows and eyelashes with black floss.
- You can knit a scarf with the I-cord technique.
