Little Bears

Free Little Bears crochet pattern by Rnata @rnata6744.

With this pattern, you can crochet a small bear decorated with little leaves. Any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn will work well for this amigurumi project.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: the main bear color and a few colors for the leaves
• A suitable crochet hook
• Thread for embroidering the nose, mouth, and eyebrows
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Little Bears Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

1: 14 ch (14)
2: starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: 1 inc, 11 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, on the other side: 12 sc (28)
3: 2 inc, 11 sc, 3 inc, 11 sc, 1 inc (34)
4: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 11 sc, (1 sc, 1 inc) x 3, 12 sc, 1 inc (40)
5: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 11 sc, (2 sc, 1 inc) x 3, 13 sc, 1 inc (46)
6: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 11 sc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x 3, 14 sc, 1 inc (52)
7: 52 sc (52)
8: 4 sc, 1 inc, 25 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc (54)
9: 54 sc (54)
10: 5 sc, 1 inc, 26 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc (56)
11: 56 sc (56)
12: 6 sc, 1 inc, 27 sc, 1 inc, 21 sc (58)
13-17: (5 rounds) 58 sc (58)
18: 6 sc, 1 dec, 27 sc, 1 dec, 21 sc (56)
19: 56 sc (56)
20: 6 sc, 1 dec, 26 sc, 1 dec, 20 sc (54)
21: 54 sc (54)
22: 6 sc, 1 dec, 25 sc, 1 dec, 19 sc (52)
23: 52 sc (52)
24: (1 dec, 3 sc) x 3, 11 sc, (1 dec, 3 sc) x 3, 11 sc (46)
25: (1 dec, 2 sc) x 3, 11 sc, (1 dec, 2 sc) x 3, 11 sc (40)

Insert the eyes between rounds 16 and 17, 7 stitches apart.

Body

29: 1 sc, 1 inc, 13 sc, 1 inc, 12 sc (30)
30: (4 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (36)
31: 3 sc, 1 inc, (5 sc, 1 inc) x 5, 2 sc (42)
32: 1 sc, 1 inc, (6 sc, 1 inc) x 5, 5 sc, (48)
33: 6 sc, 1 inc, (7 sc, 1 inc) x 5, 1 sc (54)
34: 2 sc, 1 inc, (8 sc, 1 inc) x 5, 6 sc (60)
35: 8 sc, 1 inc, (9 sc, 1 inc) x 5, 1 sc (66)
36: Skip 14 stitches for the left arm, insert the hook into the 15th stitch and crochet 19 sc, skip 14 stitches for the right arm, 19 sc (38)
37: (1 inc, 18 sc) x 2 (40)
38-44: (7 rounds) 40 sc (40)
45: (1 dec, 18 sc) x 2 (38)
46: 38 sc (38)
47: (1 dec, 17 sc) x 2 (36)

Legs (2 pieces)

Work 9 stitches to reach the center of the body. Leave 18 stitches for the right leg and crochet the left leg.

48: 18 sc (18)
49: 9 sc, 1 dec, 7 sc (17)
50: 17 sc (17)
51: 9 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc (16)
52: 16 sc (16)
53: 9 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc (15)
54: 15 sc (15)
55: 9 sc, 1 dec, 4 sc (14)
56: 7 dec (7)

Arms (2 pieces)

1-9: 14 sc (14)
10: 7 dec (7)

Muzzle

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
4: (1 sc, 1 inc, 1 sc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc

Ears (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
4: (5 sc, 1 inc) x 3 (21)
5-7: 21 sc (21)

Leaves

11 ch. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, (1 dc inc) x 2, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, and 1 ch. On the other side: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, (1 dc inc) x 2, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, and 1 sl st. Chain 35 (to tie it around the bear's neck).