Winnie the Pooh

Free Winnie the Pooh crochet tutorial by Vera Izgrebina.
With this pattern, you can crochet a yellow Winnie the Pooh bear. Any acrylic yarn, cotton yarn, or cotton blend yarn with a suitable crochet hook will work for this amigurumi. If you like, you can embroider the nose or use a ready-made safety nose.
Materials and Tools
- Yellow and red yarn
- Crochet hook
- Thread for embroidering the muzzle
- Safety eyes
- Safety nose
- Toy stuffing
- Pastels or blush
- Needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain stitch
- sc - single crochet
- inc - increase
- dec - decrease
- (...) x n - repeat n times
Amigurumi Winnie the Pooh Crochet Pattern
Arms (make 2)
Stuff lightly. Crochet with the main color yarn.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9), change to the shirt color
3-12: 9 sc
13: fold in half and crochet 4 sc through both layers
Legs (make 2) and Body
Stuff as you go.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3-8: 12 sc
Do not cut the yarn on the second leg. Join it to the first leg.
9: 6 sc, 12 ch, 12 sc around the first leg, 12 sc along the chain stitches, 6 sc around the second leg (48)
10-14: 48 sc, change to the shirt color
15: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
16-18: 42 sc
19: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
20-22: 36 sc
23: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
24-26: 30 sc
27: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
28: 13 sc, 4 sc through the arm stitches, 7 sc (24)
29: 1 sc, 4 sc through the arm stitches, 19 sc (24)
30-31: 24 sc
Finish crocheting and leave a tail for sewing.
Head
Crochet with the main color.
1: 21 ch, starting in the 2nd chain from the hook: 19 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, 18 sc, inc (42)
2: inc, 18 sc, 3 inc, 18 sc, 2 inc (48)
3: 48 sc
4: 1 sc, inc, 18 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 3, 18 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 2 (54)
5-19: 54 sc
20: (1 sc, dec) x 2, 18 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3, 18 sc, 1 sc, dec (48)
21: (1 sc, dec) x 2, 15 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3, 15 sc, 1 sc, dec (42)
22: (1 sc, dec) x 2, 12 sc, (1 sc, dec) x 3, 12 sc, 1 sc, dec (36)
23: (dec, 1 sc) x 2, 9 sc, (dec, 1 sc) x 3, 9 sc, dec, 1 sc (30)
Finish crocheting here. Leave a tail and sew the remaining opening closed through both edges.
Muzzle
Crochet with the main color.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Leave a tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2)
Crochet with the main color.
1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4-6: 18 sc
7: (1 sc, dec) x 6
Leave a tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Sew on the eyes, muzzle, and ears.
- Shape the face to your liking, or make it the same way as mine.