Little Teddy Bear

Difficulty Level: easy

Amigurumi little teddy bear crochet

Free Little Teddy Bear crochet tutorial by Kseniya @brooch_cott.

With this pattern, you can crochet a small teddy bear. For this toy, the author recommends using YarnArt Jeans or Alize Cotton Gold yarn, splitting the strand into two plies.

Materials and Tools

  • Cotton blend yarn (25 g / 160 m)
  • Suitable crochet hook (I used 1.25 mm)
  • Safety eyes
  • Thread for embroidering the nose
  • Toy stuffing
  • Needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • MR - magic ring
  • sl st - slip stitch
  • ch - chain stitch
  • sc - single crochet
  • inc - increase
  • dec - decrease
  • (...) x - repeat n times

Amigurumi Little Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern

Head

Start crocheting the head from the muzzle.

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc
4. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5. 3 sc, (sc, inc) x 6, 3 sc (24)
6. 4 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 6, 4 sc (30)
7. 3 sc, (3 sc, inc) x 6, 3 sc (36)
8. 5 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 5 sc (42)
9-14. 42 sc
15. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
16. 36 sc
17. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
18. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
19. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
20. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
21. 6 dec

Cut the yarn, close the opening, and hide the tail.

Ears (2 pieces)

Crochet a chain of 2 ch.

1. In the second chain from the hook, crochet 5 sc
Make one turning chain and turn your work
2. sc, inc, sc, inc, sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Head Shaping

Move on to shaping the head (secure all yarn ends at the bottom of the head, where the body will be attached).

Amigurumi teddy bear crochet. Head shaping

  • Make eye indentations and sew on the eyes between rounds 5 and 6 (about 7 sc from round 5 between the eyes).
  • Embroider the nose.
  • Sew on the ears roughly between rounds 11 and 12.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-8. 30 sc
9. 4 sc, (dec, 2 sc) x 5, dec, 4 sc (24)
10-11. 24 sc
12. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
13-14. 18 sc
15. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
16. 6 dec

Cut the yarn, close the opening with a needle, and hide the tail.

Legs (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. 18 sc (18)
5. 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
6. 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (9)
7. 9 sc
8. (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
9-11. 12 sc
12. 6 dec

Cut the yarn, close the opening with a needle, and hide the tail.

Arms (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in MR (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
4-8. 9 sc (9)
9. (sc, dec) x 3 (6)

Cut the yarn, close the opening with a needle, and hide the tail.

Tail

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 sc

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Toy Assembly

  • Sew the body to the head using thread jointing.
  • Sew the legs and arms using thread jointing.
  • Sew the tail to the body. Use a strong thread for thread jointing.