Teddy Bear

Free Teddy Bear crochet tutorial by Anastasiya Kuzmina @club220862077.

With this pattern, you can crochet a plush teddy bear. For this amigurumi project, you will need YarnArt Dolce plush yarn. Yarn usage is 1.5 skeins. Choose any color you like or follow the author's recommendations. Shape the eye indentations on the head. Use safety eyes and a safety nose. The arms and legs are crocheted into the body.

Materials and Tools

• YarnArt DOLCE yarn (#771 or 765) or any other yarn (1.5 skeins)
• 4 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• 15 mm safety nose
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Cotton thread matching the main color
• Sewing needle for attaching parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations

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

Amigurumi Plush Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern

Upper Paws

Round 1. 6 sc in MR
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4-5. 18 sc
Round 6. 5 sc, 4 dec, 5 sc (14)
Round 7. 4 sc, 3 dec, 4 sc (11)
Round 8-13. 11 sc (6 rounds)

Stuff the piece. If needed, make shift stitches so the marker is centered at the back of the paw. Fold the piece in half and crochet 5 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Lower Paws

Round 1. 5 ch, starting in the second chain from hook: 3 sc, 3 sc in the last chain, turn, 2 sc, inc (10)
Round 2. inc, 2 sc, 3 inc, 2 sc, 2 inc (16)
Round 3. sc, inc, 2 sc, (sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc, (sc, inc) x 2 (22)
Round 4. 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc, (2 sc, inc) x 2 (28)
Round 5-6. 28 sc
Round 7. 8 sc, 6 dec, 8 sc (22)
Round 8. 22 sc
Round 9. 7 sc, 4 dec, 7 sc (18)
Round 10-16. 18 sc (7 rounds)

Stuff the paw, but not all the way full. Make shift stitches if needed. The marker should be centered on the back of the piece. Fold the piece in half and crochet 8 sc through both layers. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Tail

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

Fold the piece in half, crochet 3 sc through both layers, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Ears

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

Fold the piece in half and crochet 6 sc through both layers, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Sew the ears between rounds 15 and 16 with 9 stitches between them.

Body

Round 1. 6 sc in MR
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 7. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 8. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Round 9. 48 sc
Round 10. 8 sc, 8 sc together with the left leg, 16 sc, 8 sc together with the right leg, 8 sc
Round 11. 48 sc

In the next round, shift one stitch because of the tail.

Round 12. 46 sc, 3 sc together with the tail
Round 13. 47 sc
Round 14-15. 48 sc
Round 16. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Round 17. 42 sc
Round 18. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 19. 36 sc
Round 20. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 21. 30 sc
Round 22. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
In the next round, crochet in the arms.
Round 23. 6 sc, 5 sc together with the arm, 7 sc, 5 sc together with the arm, 1 sc
Round 24. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 25. 18 sc

Stuff the body firmly. Fasten off and cut the yarn.

Head

Round 1. 6 sc in MR
Round 2. 6 inc (12)
Round 3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5. 24 sc
Round 6. 9 sc, 6 inc, 9 sc (30)
Round 7. 9 sc, (sc, inc) x 6, 9 sc (36)

Insert the nose between rounds 1 and 2. Insert the eyes between rounds 5 and 6 with 6 increases between them, that is, at the start of the first increase and at the end of the sixth increase.

Round 8. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 9. (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Round 10-15. 48 sc (6 rounds)
Round 16. (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Round 17. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 18. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 19. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 20. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 21. (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Round 22. 6 dec

Pull the opening closed, cut and fasten the yarn, and hide the yarn tail inside the head.

Sew on the head, shape the muzzle, and your teddy bear is ready. Please tag the author on social media: Anastasiya Kuzmina.