The legs and arms of these bears are worked directly from the body, so they don’t need sewing. The only parts that need sewing are the ears to the head, the head to the body and the heart to the arms (optional).
Materials needed
DK yarn in
– brown,
– cream
– black
– coat colour (optional)
– red or orange for the heart
3 mm crochet hook (or 2.50 mm for a smaller version)
1 pipe cleaner
Yarn needle
Polyfiber stuffing
6 mm black safety eyes
Stitch marker
Note: The colours in some of the pictures might differ from the ones indicated in the pattern. I apologise for any confusion this might cause. The idea is to use contrasting colours for the body and the coat. Please feel free to use your imagination and experiment with your own combinations.
Head
Start with black.
R1: 4 sc in MR, CC to cream. (4)
R2: inc x 4 (8)
R3-4: sc in each CC to brown (8)
R5: (inc, 2) x 4 (12)
R6: (inc, 1) x 3, 6 (15)
R7: 1, (inc, 2) x 3, 5 (18)
R8: (inc, 3) x 3, 6 (21)
R9: (inc, 4) x 3, 6 (24)
Insert safety eyes btw R 6 and 7 (2 rounds down from your current round) approx. 6 sts apart.
R10-11: sc in each (24)
R12: (dec, 2) x 6 (18)
R13: (dec, 1) x 6 (12)
Stuff head.
R14: dec x 6 (6)
FO.
Ears (make 2)
With brown, start with a MR.
6 hdc, 2 sc in MR.
Ss in next.
FO, leaving long tail for sewing.
Sew ears to head.
Body
Start with cream. Ch 6, leaving long tail at the beginning. (Keep this initial tail on the outside. You will use it to attach the head to the body. )
R1: sc in 2nd ch from the hook and in next 3 chs, 3 sc in last ch. Working on the opposite side, sc in next 3 chs, 2 sc in last ch
(12)
R2-3: sc in each, CC to brown or coat colour. (12)
R4: inc in each (24)
R5: sc in each (24)
R6: (inc, 3) x 6 (30)
R7: sk first 6 sts, sc in next 9, sk next 6 sts, sc in next 9 (18)
R8: (inc, 2) x 6 (24)
R9-10: sc in each (24)
R11: (dec, 2) x 6 (18)
R12: sc in each (18)
Stuff body.
R13: sc in first st, ch 1, sc both sides together going through 4 loops at once. (9)
Don’t FO.
First leg
Continue from body in brown or coat colour.
R1: ch 1, turn, sc in front loops of first 4 sts, turn, sc in remaining loops of same 4 sts (8)
R2-10: sc in each, CC to cream (8)
R11-12: sc in each (8)
R13: inc x 4, 4 (12)
Stuff leg.
R14: dec x 6 (6)
FO.
Second leg
R1: Go back to working on the remaining sts of last round of body (R13). Sk next st (the fifth). Attach coat colour in the front loop of next st. Sc in same st and in next 3 (FLO), turn, sc in remaining loops of same 4 sts (8)
R2-10: sc in each, CC to cream. (8)
R11-12: sc in each (8)
R13: inc x 4, 4 (12)
Stuff leg.
R14: dec x 6 (6)
FO.
Arms
Work each arm in the 6 sts you skipped on R7 of body. R1: attach coat colour in the first st, sc in same st and in next 5, sc in the space after the 6 sts (see photo) (7)
R2-9: sc in each, CC to cream (7)
R10-11: sc in each (7)
Cut a quarter of a pipe cleaner. Fold in two and insert into arm.
R12: dec x 2 (5)
FO.
Sew head to body using the initial tail left at the beginning of the body.
For heart pattern, click here.
Using coat colour yarn, secure heart by sewing it to bear arms (optional).
