Marshmallow Bear

Free Marshmallow Bear crochet tutorial by Tatyana Chelnokova @t.chelnokova83.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush bear. For this toy, you can use any plush yarn: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, and others.

Approximate plush yarn usage is 50-60 grams. For the muzzle and ears, you will need about 10 grams of fluffy yarn.

Finished toy size is about 20 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn. I use YarnArt Dolce or Himalaya Dolphin Baby
• Alize Softy, Nako Paris, or any other fluffy yarn
• Cotton yarn for embroidering the muzzle, sculpting, and sewing on the paws. I use Iris by PNK named after S.M. Kirov
• 4-5 mm crochet hook for plush yarn
• 2.5-3 mm crochet hook for the muzzle and ears
• 10-12 mm safety eyes
• Safety nose
• Toy stuffing
• 4 buttons for jointed button attachment
• Ribbon
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• sc - single crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• inc - increase, work 2 sc into one stitch
• dec - decrease, turn two stitches into one
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Marshmallow Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Left Arm

With the main color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: (sc, inc) x 3 times (9)
Rounds 3-4 (2 rounds): 9 sc (9)
Round 5: 3 dec, 3 sc (6)
Rounds 6-8 (3 rounds): 6 sc (6)

Right Arm

With the main color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: (sc, inc) x 3 times (9)
Rounds 3-4 (2 rounds): 9 sc (9)
Round 5: 3 sc, 3 dec (6)
Rounds 6-8 (3 rounds): 6 sc (6)

Do not stuff the arms. Fold each in half and join with 3 sc. Fasten off and hide the yarn tail inside the arm.

Legs (2 pieces)

With the main color yarn:

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 times (12)
Round 3: 3 hdc inc, 3 sc, 3 hdc inc, 3 sc (18)
Rounds 4-5 (2 rounds): 18 sc (18)
Round 6: dec x 4, 8 sc, dec (13)
Round 7: dec x 3, 7 sc (10)
Rounds 8-10 (3 rounds): 10 sc (10)
Stuff the legs with fiberfill to about rounds 6-7.
Round 11: dec x 5 times, slip stitch.

Tighten the opening. Fasten off and hide the yarn tail inside the leg.

Body and Head

With the main color yarn.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 times (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Rounds 6-9 (4 rounds): 30 sc (30)
Round 10: (8 sc, dec) x 3 (27)
Round 11: (7 sc, dec) x 3 (24)
Round 12: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
Round 13: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
Round 14: (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
Round 15: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)
Do not cut the yarn, start crocheting the head:
Round 16: in front loop only (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 17: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Stuff the body.
Round 18: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 19: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Rounds 20-24 (5 rounds): 36 sc (36)
Round 25: (4 sc, dec) x 6 times (30)

Insert the eyes between rounds 22 and 23 (rounds 6 and 7 of the head) so there are 4 sc between them (this is clearly shown in the photo).

Round 26: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 27: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 28: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Stuff the head.
Round 29: dec x 6 times (6), slip stitch.

Tighten the opening and hide the yarn tail.

Muzzle

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 times (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: 3 hdc inc, 6 sc, 3 hdc inc, 6 sc (24)
Rounds 5-6 (2 rounds): 24 sc each round (24)

Finish with a slip stitch to even the edge.

Ears (2 pieces)

Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 times (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
Rounds 5-6 (2 rounds): 24 sc each round
Round 7: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)

Assembly

Step 1: Lightly stuff the muzzle and place it symmetrically relative to the eyes. The top edge of the muzzle is between rounds 22 and 23, and the bottom edge is between rounds 18 and 19. Sew it on carefully, gradually adding more stuffing to make the muzzle denser.

Step 2: Embroider the nose. Bring the thread out where the mouth would theoretically be (between rounds 3 and 4 from the edge), bring it out at the top between the first and second rounds from the edge, and embroider the nose. At the end, bring the thread to the mouth area 1 sc to the left or right, tie the ends in knots, and hide the tails. Or insert a safety nose.

Step 3: Sculpting. I will use black Iris yarn. I will also embroider the muzzle with this same yarn. Bring the yarn into the mouth area, leaving a tail. Bring the needle out at the outer side of the left eye, then insert the needle at the inner side of the left eye. Bring it out at the inner side of the right eye and pull the yarn through.

The thread should pass above the left eye, slip between the eye and the yarn, and lie on the eye post. Next, insert the needle from the outer corner of the right eye and bring it out at the mouth, stepping 1 sc away from the yarn tail. Pull the thread until you get a muzzle shape that looks pleasing. Tie a knot. Repeat the same shaping one more time. Embroider the bridge of the nose, tie knots, and hide the yarn tails.

Step 4: Place the ears symmetrically to the eyes and muzzle across four rounds. Sew them on.

Step 5: Embroider the eyebrows.

Step 6: Attach the paws. The paws are attached with buttons. So-called "button jointing." When making this type of attachment, along with thread, I recommend using thin fishing line.

I use 13 mm buttons and a long needle. First, I attach the "arms." They are closest to the muzzle, which makes them easier to place symmetrically to the muzzle.

I start with the left arm. I always insert the needle from the side that will touch the body. In the middle of the row between the last and second-to-last rounds. Inserted the needle, brought it out on the other side, threaded the button, and returned the needle to the same hole on the arm.

Now you need to pass the threaded needle through the body symmetrically. I do this at the level between rounds 2 and 3 from the neck. That is, between the rounds where there are 18 sc and 24 sc. Then the second arm is threaded onto the needle, then a button, and the needle goes back through the body to the left arm. I make the knot under the arm and pull the ends together with the knot inside the left arm.

I attach the "legs" the same way. Between rounds 5 and 6 of the body. The bear is ready!