Palm-Sized Bear

Difficulty Level: medium

Amigurumi palm-sized crochet bear

Free Palm-Sized Bear crochet tutorial by @malina.toy.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush bear. For this amigurumi project, you can use any single-color plush yarn. The muzzle is crocheted with cotton blend yarn. The nose is embroidered. You can dress the toy in overalls. This pattern does not include clothing instructions.

Materials and tools

  • Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn (main color)
  • YarnArt Jeans yarn (for the muzzle)
  • Crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Toy stuffing
  • Stitch marker
  • Pins
  • Decorative buttons
  • Needle for sewing parts
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Palm-Sized Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 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. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
9-18. 48 sc (10 rounds)
19. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
20. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
21. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
22. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
23. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

Insert safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15, with 8 sc between them.

Body

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 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. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8-13. 42 sc (6 rounds)
14. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
15-16. 36 sc (2 rounds)
17. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
18-19. 30 sc (2 rounds)
20. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
21-22. 24 sc (2 rounds)
23. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
24-25. 18 sc (2 rounds)

Upper paws

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc (2 rounds)
5. (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
6-13. 9 sc (8 rounds)

Fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers.

Ears

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3-4. 12 sc

Fold in half and crochet together.

Lower paws

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-5. 18 sc (2 rounds)
6. 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (14)
7. 5 sc, 2 dec, 5 sc (12)
8-15. 12 sc (8 rounds)

Fold in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers.

Muzzle (crochet with YarnArt Jeans)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. 30 sc

Assembly

  • Sew the head to the body.
  • Make a face shaping pull.
  • Sew on the muzzle.
  • Embroider the nose, eyelashes, and eyebrows.
  • Sew on the ears.
  • Sew the upper paws as close as possible to the head-body seam.
  • Sew the lower paws between rounds 10 and 9.

Your crocheted bear is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @malina.toy.