Olympic Bear

Free Olympic Bear crochet tutorial. Author: Yulia Deynega @deynega_yuly.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush Olympic bear. Any plush yarn works well for this amigurumi: Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, Bonbon Panda Baby, and others.

The finished toy size is about 30 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Plush yarn
• 4.0-4.5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn or thread for embroidering eyebrows and a smile
• 10-12 mm safety eyes
• Safety nose
• Toy stuffing
• Needle for sewing parts together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• ch — chain stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (...) x n — repeat n times

Olympic Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Muzzle

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc

Head

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-7: 30 sc (2 rounds)
8: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
9-10: 36 sc (2 rounds)
11: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
12-15: 42 sc (4 rounds)
16: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
17: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
18: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
19: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

First crochet the head, stuff it, sew on the muzzle, and only then insert the eyes.

Body

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-10: 36 sc (4 rounds)
11: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
12-13: 30 sc (2 rounds)
14: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
15-16: 24 sc (2 rounds)
17: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
18-19: 18 sc (2 rounds)

Arms (2 pieces)

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3-4: 12 sc (2 rounds)
5: dec, 10 sc (11)
6: dec, 9 sc (10)
7-9: 10 sc (3 rounds)
10: dec, 8 sc (9)
11-15: 9 sc (5 rounds)

Stuff only the lower part up to round 6. Fold the piece and crochet 4 sc through both sides. Sew the arms along the seam between the head and body.

Legs (2 pieces)

1: 6 ch, starting in the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, turn and continue along the other side of the chain with 3 sc, inc (12) 2: inc, 3 sc, (inc) x 3, 3 sc, (inc) x 2 (18)
3: sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 2 sc (22)
4-5: 22 sc (2 rounds)
6: 6 sc, (dec, sc) x 4, 4 sc (18)
7: 5 sc, (dec) x 4, 5 sc (14)
8: 4 sc, (dec) x 3, 4 sc (11)
9-15: 11 sc (7 rounds)

Crochet 2 more sc to reach the center. Stuff the leg completely, fold it in half, and crochet 6 sc through both sides. Sew between rounds 8 and 9 of the body.

Ears (2 pieces)

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (3 sc, inc) x 3 (15)
4-5: 15 sc
6: (3 sc, dec) x 3 (12)

Inner Ear Pieces

1: 2 ch, 6 sc in the 2nd ch from hook

You can leave them as is, or make 1 ch and crochet increases in each stitch on the way back.

Toy Assembly

• Sew the inner ear pieces to the outer ears
• Sew the ears to the head
• Embroider the eyebrows and mouth with black thread
• Sew the head to the body
• Sew on the paws