Teddy Bear

A free Teddy Bear crochet tutorial by Marina Umerova @my_knitted_toys.
Using this pattern, you can crochet a Teddy bear. Any acrylic or cotton blend yarn and a matching crochet hook will work for this amigurumi project. To decorate the little bear, you can use different embellishments: ribbons, bows, and buttons.
Materials and Tools
- Acrylic yarn (50 g / 200 m)
- 2 mm crochet hook
- 8-9 mm safety eyes
- Toy stuffing
- Embellishments
- Needle for sewing pieces together
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Amigurumi Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern
Head
1. 8 sc
2. 8 inc = 16 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 8 = 24 sc
4. (2 sc, inc) x 8 = 32 sc
5. (3 sc, inc) x 8 = 40 sc
6. (4 sc, inc) x 8 = 48 sc
7. (5 sc, inc) x 8 = 56 sc
8-18. 56 sc (11 rounds)
19. (5 sc, dec) x 8 = 48 sc
20. (4 sc, dec) x 8 = 40 sc
21. 40 sc
22. (3 sc, dec) x 8 = 32 sc
23. 32 sc
24. (2 sc, dec) x 8 = 24 sc
25. 24 sc
Insert the eyes between rounds 16 and 17, 5 visible stitches apart.
Body
1. 6 sc
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 = 24 sc
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 = 30 sc
6. 30 sc
7. (4 sc, inc) x 6 = 36 sc
8-12. 36 sc (5 rounds)
13. 5 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 5, 16 sc = 31 sc
14. 5 sc, 5 dec, 16 sc = 26 sc
15. 6 sc, 2 dec, 16 sc = 24 sc
16-18. 24 sc (3 rounds)
Muzzle
1. 6 chain stitches
2. 4 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 4 sc
3. 4 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc
4. 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc
5-6. marker thread, 25 sc
Ear (make 2)
1. 6 sc
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
4-5. 18 sc
Tail
1. 6 sc
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3-4. 12 sc
Leg (make 2)
1. 6 ch
2. 4 sc, 3 sc in one stitch, 4 sc, 2 inc
3. 3 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 3 inc
4. 14 sc, 6 inc = 26 sc
5-7. 26 sc (3 rounds)
8. 16 sc, 5 dec = 21 sc
9. 15 sc, 3 dec = 18 sc
10. 16 sc, dec = 17 sc
11. 15 sc, dec = 16 sc
12-13. 16 sc
14. (2 sc, dec) x 4 = 12 sc
15-16. 12 sc
17. 6 dec = 6 sc
18. 6 sc
Pull closed with a needle.
Arm (make 2)
1. 6 sc
2. 6 inc = 12 sc
3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 = 18 sc
4-5. 18 sc
6. (2 sc, dec) x 4, dec = 13 sc
7-8. 13 sc
9. (2 sc, dec) x 3, 1 sc = 10 sc
10-14. 10 sc (5 rounds)
15. 5 dec = 5 sc
Pull closed with a needle.
Toy Assembly

- Arms and legs - thread jointing.
- Sew on the muzzle and embroider the nose.
- Sew on the ears and tail.
- Embroider the lashes, brows, blush, inner ear details, and seams.
- Make a small hair tuft and tie a bow.