Button Bear
Free Button Bear crochet tutorial by Elena Znajdyuk @elenatoys43.
With this pattern, you can crochet a small bear with a bow. For this amigurumi project, you can use any plush yarn you like, for example, Himalaya Dolphin Baby. You can decorate the toy with a bow. It also works well as a keychain.
The finished bear is about 7 cm tall.
Materials and Tools
- Dolphin Baby yarn in the main color and white for the muzzle
- Black and white thread for embroidering the muzzle
- 3 mm crochet hook
- 9 mm safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Stitch markers
- Pins
- Bow
- Glue
- Needle for sewing parts together
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR — magic ring
- ch — chain stitch
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- popcorn stitch — 4 dc in one stitch joined at the top
- puff st — puff stitch
- inc — increase
- dec — decrease
- (...) x n — repeat n times
Button Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
Start with the Head
Rnd 1: ch 2, work 6 sc into the 2nd chain from the hook (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: ear popcorn stitch, 6 sc, ear popcorn stitch, 10 sc (18)
Rnd 5: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Rnd 6: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 7: 4 sc, change to white yarn – 3 puff sts (muzzle), 17 sc (24)
Insert the eyes between rounds 5 and 6, with 3-4 stitches between them, and secure them.
Rnd 8: 12 dec (12)
Rnd 9: 12 inc (24)
Rnd 10: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 11: 1 sc, arm popcorn stitch, 6 sc, arm popcorn stitch, 15 sc (24)
Rnd 12: 24 sc (24)
Rnd 13: 1 sc, leg popcorn stitch, 7 sc, leg popcorn stitch, 7 sc, tail popcorn stitch, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 14: (1 sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Stuff with fiberfill as you crochet.
Rnd 15: 8 dec, sl st, close the opening, and hide the yarn tail.
Finishing the Muzzle
Embroider the nose, eyelashes, and eyebrows. Sew or glue on the bow.
Your crocheted bear is ready! Please tag the author on social media: @elenatoys43.
