Teddy Bear

Free Teddy Bear crochet tutorial by Anna @burgardt_toys.

With this pattern, you can crochet a small teddy bear. For the patches, you will need small pieces of felt or fabric. For this amigurumi project, any thin yarn and a matching crochet hook will work. You can turn the bear into a brooch or a keychain using special hardware.

Finished toy size is about 5-6 cm.

Materials and Tools

• Gamma Iris yarn, color 0078, plus a little pink, black, and white yarn
• 1 mm crochet hook
• 3-4 mm safety eyes
• Synthetic poly filling
• Black sewing thread
• 10 cm wire (1 mm thick)
• Felt for patches
• Glue
• Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• hsc - half single crochet
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet
• tr - treble crochet
• inc - increase (2 sc in 1 stitch)
• dec - decrease (sc2tog)
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Teddy Bear Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Head

1: 6 sc in MR (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)
6-11: 30 sc (6 rounds)
12: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
14: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
15: (dec) x 6 (6)

Ears (2 pieces)

Make a magic ring, but do not join. Turn the work and crochet 6 sc around it. Leave a tail for sewing.

Muzzle

1: 5 ch
2: Along the chain: 3 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 2 sc, inc (10)
3: inc, 2 sc, (inc) x 3, 2 sc, (inc) x 2 (16)
4: 16 sc

Leave a tail for sewing and add a little stuffing while sewing it to the head.

Legs (2 pieces)

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

Keep decreasing until the opening is closed.

Arms (2 pieces)

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2-6: 6 sc (5 rounds)

Body

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: (inc) x 6 (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5-8: 24 sc (4 rounds)
9: 6 sc, (dec) x 6, 6 sc (18)
10-13: 18 sc (4 rounds)
14: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
15: 12 sc
16: (dec) x 6 (6)

Assembly

• Sew on all pieces
• Sew on the bead eyes
• Shade the muzzle if desired
• Make felt patches