Soldier Bears

This free Soldier Bears crochet pattern was designed by Valentina Voskovnyuk @valentinavoskovnyuk.

With this pattern, you can crochet two soldier bears: one wearing a helmet and one dressed as a paratrooper. These toys make wonderful gifts for a military appreciation holiday or any military-themed occasion. You can use any cotton blend yarn and a suitable crochet hook to make these amigurumi bears.

The finished toy is about 5.1 inches (13 cm) tall.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: 40 brown, 52 green, 48 beige, yellow, red, black, and dark brown (for the bear wearing a helmet)
• YarnArt Jeans yarn: 05 skin tone, 03 cream, 16 blue, 07 sand, black, red, and yellow (for the paratrooper bear)
• 2 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Needle for sewing the pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Soldier Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Arms (Make 2)

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: 24 sc, sl st
Change to brown:
6-7: 24 sc
8: (6 sc, dec) x 3 (21)
9: 21 sc
10: (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
11-16: 18 sc

Stuff the arm two-thirds full, fold it in half, and crochet 8 sc through both sides to close. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Ears

1: Ch 5. Starting in the second ch from the hook, work 3 sc along one side of the chain, 3 sc in the last ch, and 3 sc along the other side of the chain (9)
Continue working in turning rows.
2: Ch 1, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc (12)
3: Ch 1, 5 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc (15)
Make 4 pieces: 2 beige and 2 brown.
4: Place one beige and one brown piece together and join them by working 15 sc through both layers with brown yarn. Repeat for the second ear.
5: Ch 1, 15 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Belt

With dark brown yarn, ch 85. Starting in the second ch from the hook, work 84 sc. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Buckle

1: With yellow yarn, ch 4. Starting in the second ch from the hook, work 3 sc.
2-3: Ch 1, 3 sc

Fasten off and cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Legs, Body, and Head

Start with beige yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (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, sl st
Change to brown:
7-10: 30 sc
Change to green:
11-12: 30 sc, sl st

Cut the yarn. Make the second leg, but do not cut the yarn. Ch 3 and work 1 sc into the first leg to join the legs. This sc marks the beginning of the round.

13: 30 sc around the first leg, 3 sc across the chain, 30 sc around the second leg, 3 sc across the other side of the chain (66)
14-24: 66 sc
In the next round, make the belt loops.
25: (10 sc, 1 sc into the stitch two rounds below) x 6

Insert the belt, sew the ends together, and sew on the buckle. Stuff the legs, then continue stuffing as you crochet. Continue with the body.

26: 66 sc in BLO
27-31: 66 sc
32: 66 sc, crocheting in the arms at the sides of the body
33-35: 66 sc
36: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
37: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
38: (16 sc, dec) x 3 (51)
39: (15 sc, dec) x 3 (48)

If you are using safety eyes, insert them between rounds 33 and 34, with 2 stitches between them.

40: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
41: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
42: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
43: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
44: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
45: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
46: 6 dec

Close the remaining opening neatly. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Muzzle

With black yarn, ch 6. Starting in the second ch from the hook, work: inc, 3 sc, 4 sc in the last ch, 3 sc, inc, sl st.

Cut the yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Sew the muzzle to the center of the face between rounds 29 and 32.
• Sew the eyes above the muzzle, with 2 stitches between them.
• Embroider a smile.
• Sew on the ears from round 36 up toward the top of the head.

Helmet

Crochet with green yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (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)
8-12: 42 sc
13: (13 sc, inc) x 3 (45)
14: (14 sc, inc) x 3 (48), sl st

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Embroider a star with red yarn, or cut one from red felt and glue it on.

Paratrooper Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Ears

Follow the ear instructions above. Make 4 pieces: 2 in skin tone and 2 in sand. Pair one of each color and join the layers with skin-tone yarn.

Arms (Make 2)

Follow the arm instructions above.

With sand-colored yarn:
Rounds 1-5
With skin-tone yarn:
Rounds 6-16

Legs, Body, and Head

Follow the instructions above.

With sand-colored yarn:
Rounds 1-6
With skin-tone yarn:
Rounds 7-14
Next, crochet stripes, changing colors every two rounds:
15-16: 66 sc in cream
17-18: 66 sc in blue
19-20: 66 sc in cream
21-22: 66 sc in blue
23-24: 66 sc in cream
25-26: 66 sc in blue
27-28: 66 sc in cream
Continue with skin-tone yarn:
29: 66 sc in BLO
30: 66 sc
31: 66 sc, crocheting in the arms at the sides of the body
32-35: 66 sc
36-46: Continue following the instructions above.

Insert the safety eyes between rounds 34 and 35, with 2 stitches between them.

Muzzle

Follow the instructions above.

Assembly

• Sew the muzzle to the center of the face between rounds 30 and 33.
• Sew the eyes above the muzzle, with 2 stitches between them.
• Embroider a smile.
• Sew on the ears from round 35 up toward the top of the head.

Beret

Start with blue yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: inc in each stitch (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: 48 sc
10: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
11: 42 sc
12: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
13: 36 sc, sl st
Change to black:
14: (10 sc, dec) x 3 (33), sl st

Fasten off and cut the yarn. Embroider a cockade (badge).