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Crochet Bear Toy Pattern ( free)

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MATERIAL:
PAINTBOX cotton aran- soft fudge 3 skeins
PAINTBOX cotton aran- light caramel 1 skein
Eyes – 15mm
Nose – plastic (about 1” (25mm)) or make from baked clay.
Super glue – clear color.
Synthetic fiber
Hook 2.75mm for all parts
Hook 2.10mm only for eyelids

Abbreviations:
sc –single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
dec -2sc together –single crochet decrease
inc – crochet 2sc in 1 stitch -single crochet increase
()*# – repeat instructions in brackets # times
(#) – the number of stitches you should have in the round

Right arm
Dark brown color
Round 1: ch 5, start in second from hook: 3sc, 3sc in one chain, on other side of chain foundation: 2sc, inc (10)
Round 2: inc, 2sc, inc*3, 2sc, inc*2 (16)
Round 3-5: 16sc
Round 6: (3sc, dec)*3, sc (13)
Round 7: 13sc
Round 8: (3sc, inc)*3, sc (16)
Round 9, 10: 16sc
Round 11: (7sc, inc)*2 (18)
Round 12: 18sc
Round 13: 6 sl st, dec*2, 8 hdc (16)
Round 14: 8 sl st, 8 hdc (16)
Round 15: 8 sl st, 8 sc (16)
Round 16: 16sc
Round 17: (7sc, inc)*2 (18)
Round 18: 18sc
Round 19: (8sc, inc)*2 (20)
Round 20, 21: 20sc, turn
Round 22: skip 1 stitch, purl 11sc (11), turn
Round 23: 11sc, turn
Round 24: skip 1 stitch, purl 10sc (10), turn
Round 25: dec*5 (5), fasten off. Leave tail for sewing.

Left arm
Dark brown color
Round 1: ch 5, start in second from hook: 3sc, 3sc in one chain, on other side of chain foundation: 2sc, inc (10)
Round 2: inc, 2sc, inc*3, 2sc, inc*2 (16)
Round 3-5: 16sc
Round 6: (3sc, dec)*3, sc (13)
Round 7: 13sc
Round 8: (3sc, inc)*3, sc (16)
Round 9, 10: 16sc
Round 11: (7sc, inc)*2 (18)
Round 12: 18sc
Round 13: 8hdc, dec*2, 6 sl st (16)
Round 14: 8hdc, 8 sl st (16)
Round 15: 8sc, 8 sl st (16)
Round 16: 16sc
Round 17: (7sc, inc)*2 (18)
Round 18: 18sc
Round 19: (8sc, inc)*2 (20)
Round 20, 21: 20sc
Round 22: 12sc (12), turn
Round 23: skip 1 stitch, purl 11sc, turn
Round 24: dec, 9sc (10), turn
Round 25: (skip 1 stitch, purl sc)*5 (5), fasten off. Leave tail for sewing.

Stuff lightly

Left leg
Light yarn
Round 1: ch8, start in second from hook: 3sc, 3sc in one chain, on other side of chain foundation: 2sc, inc (10)
Round 2: inc, 2sc, inc*3, 2sc, inc*2 (16)
Round 3: 2sc, inc, (2hdc, hdcinc)*4, hdc, (2sc, inc)*2 (29)
Dark brown color
Round 4-6: 29sc
Round 7: 5sc, (sc dec)*6, 6sc (23)
Round 8: 5sc, (sc dec)*4, 6sc (19)
Round 9-11: 19sc
Round 12: 9sc, inc, 9sc (20)
Round 13: 3sc, (inc, 2sc)*3, (inc, 3sc)*2 (25)
Round 14: 6sc, (inc, 3sc)*3, 7sc (28)
Round 15: 7sc, (inc, 4sc)*3, 6sc (31)
Round 16: 26sc, inc, 2sc, inc, sc (33)
Work in rows: forth and back
Row 17: 21 sc, turn your work
Row 18: skip 1 stitch, purl 22sc (22) turn
How to make purl sc video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PAZDuYA7k
If you are not willing to learn how to make purl stitches, you can do regular single crochet
Row 19: dec*2, 14sc, dec*2 (18) turn
Row 20: skip 1 stitch, purl 16sc (17) turn
Row 21: dec*2, 9sc, dec*2 (13) turn
Row 22: skip 1 stitch, purl 12sc (12) turn
Row 23: dec*2, 4sc, dec*2 (8) turn
Row 24: skip 1 stitch, purl 7sc (7) fasten off. Leave tail for sewing.

Right leg
Light yarn
Work in rounds
Round 1: ch8, start in second from hook: 6sc, 3sc in one chain, on other side of chain foundation: 5sc, inc (16)
Round 2: inc, 5sc, inc*3, 5sc, inc*2 (22)
Round 3: (2sc, inc)*2, hdc, (hdcinc, 2hdc)*4, inc, 2sc (29)
Dark brown color
Round 4-6: 29sc
Round 7: 5sc, (sc dec)*6, 6sc (23)
Round 8: 5sc, (sc dec)*4, 6sc (19)
Round 9-11: 19sc
Round 12: 9sc, inc, 9sc (20)
Round 13: (3sc, inc)*2, (2sc, inc)*3, 3sc (25)
Round 14: 7sc, (3sc, inc)*3, 6sc (28)
Round 15: 7sc, (4sc, inc)*3, 6sc (31)
Round 16: sc, inc, 2sc, inc, 26sc (33)
Work in rows: forth and back
Row 17: 4 sc, turn your work
Row 18: skip 1 stitch, purl 22sc (22) turn
Row 19: dec*2, 14sc, dec*2 (18) turn
Row 20: skip 1 stitch, purl 16sc (17) turn
Row 21: dec*2, 9sc, dec*2 (13) turn
Row 22: skip 1 stitch, purl 12sc (12) turn
Row 23: dec*2, 4sc, dec*2 (8) turn
Row 24: skip 1 stitch, purl 7sc (7)
Row 25: 7sc, fasten off. Leave tail for sewing.

Tail
Dark brown color
Round 1: in amigurumi ring 6 (6)
Round 2: inc*6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc)* 6 (18)

Body
Dark brown color
Round 1: in amigurumi ring 6 (6)
Round 2: inc*6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
Round 4: (2sc, inc)*6 (24)
Round 5: (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
Round 6: (4sc, inc)*6 (36)
Round 7: (5sc, inc)*6 (42)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)
Round 9: (7sc, inc)*6 (54)
Round 10: (8sc, inc)*6 (60)
Round 11-21: 60sc
Round 22: (8sc, dec)*6 (54)
Round 23: 18sc, (7sc, dec)*4 (50)
Round 24: 50sc
Round 25: 18sc, (6sc, dec)*4 (46)
Round 26-27: 46sc
Round 28: 18sc, (dec, 5sc)*4 (42)
Round 29-30: 42sc
Round 31: 18sc, (4sc, dec)*4 (38)
Round 32-33: 38sc
Round 34: 18sc, (dec, 3sc)*4 (32)
Round 35: 18sc, (2sc, dec)*4 (28)
Round 36: on back loops only: (dc, dcdec)*9, dcdec (18)
Stuff with fiber
Round 37: dec*9 (9)
Round 38: make decreases all round to close

Ears (make 2)
Dark brown color

Round 1: in amigurumi ring 6 (6)
Round 2: inc*6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
Round 4: 18sc
Round 5: both sides together: hdc*2, 5sc, hdc*2 (9)
Fasten off

Lower jaw
Dark brown color

Row 1: in amigurumi ring 5sc (5) turn your work
Row 2: sc, inc, dcinc, inc, sc (12)

Head

Dark brown color

Round 1: in amigurumi ring 6sc (6)
Round 2: inc*6 (12)
Round 3: (sc, inc)* 6 (18)
Round 4: (2sc, inc)*6 (24)
Round 5: (3sc, inc)*6 (30)
Round 6-7: 30sc
Round 8: insert hook in the middle of lower jaw’s last row and crochet together with head 1sc, repeat: insert hook in the next (last) stitch of lower jaw’s last row and crochet together with head 1sc, 26sc only on head, insert hook in the first stitch of lower jaw’s last row and crochet together with head 1sc, insert hook in the second stitch of lower jaw’s last row and crochet together with head 1sc (30)

Round 9: 6sc, only on front loops (2sc, inc)*6; 6sc (36)

Round 10: 6sc, (inc, 3sc)*6, 6sc (42)

Round 11: 6sc, (4sc, inc)*6, 6sc (48)

Round 12: 6sc, (inc, 5sc)*6, 6sc (54)

Round 13: (8sc, inc)*6, 6sc (60)

 

Round 14: 20sc, only on front loops dc*6, 8sc, only on front loops dc*6, 20sc (60)

Round 15: 20sc, dc*6, 8sc, dc*6, 20sc (60)

Round 16: 4sc, (7sc, inc)*2, round 16 and round 14 together: 6sc, 8sc, round 16 and round 14 together: 6sc, (inc, 7sc)*2, 4sc (64)

Look on picture under.

Round 17: 18sc, (4sc, inc)*6, 18sc (70)

Round 18-19: 72sc

Round 20: 6sc, (sc, dec)*4, 36sc, (dec, sc)*4, 6sc (64)

Round 21: 16sc, 9sc together with ear, 14sc9sc together with ear, 16sc (64)

Round 22-27: 64sc

Round 28: 4sc, (8sc, dec)*6 (58)

Round 29: (dec, 7sc)*6, 4sc (52)

Round 30: 4sc, (6sc, dec)*6 (46)

Round 31: (dec, 5sc)*6, 4sc (40)

Round 32: 4sc, (4sc, dec)*6 (34)

Round 33: (dec, 3sc)*6, 4sc (28)

Round 34: 4sc, (2sc, dec)*6 (22)

Round 35: (dec, sc)*6, 4sc (16)

Round 36: 4sc, (dec, sc)*6, 4sc (10)

Round 37: dec*5 (5)

Sew the hole

Cut out from plastic sheet (for example: from ice-cream box) or cartoon pieces, little bit smaller than size of feet and put it inside.

Eyes

Glue eyes (15mm) with super glue

Cut out 2 stripes of crafting felt fabric big enough to fit under eyes.

Glue under the each eye. 

Bottom Eyelid (make2) 

Hook 2.10mm 

Divide your string of yarn on half, make about 20” long. 

Chain 12, start in second from hook 10 sl st 

Glue under each eye, sew from each end  

Upper eyelid 

Hook 2.10mm 

Divide your string of yarn on half, make about 20” long.   

Chain 11, start in second from hook 2 sl st, 6sc, 2 sl st

Glue on head near the top of eye. Sew from each end. Use regular needle for sewing. 

Embroider finger on hands with some dark brown yarn 

Glue nose. 

Sew all parts together 

Pulling 

Belly button 

Insert needle with yarn from back (where tail is going to be) and pull needle out where belly button going to be, skip 2 stitches and insert needle back to tail place. Make knot and pull to create belly button, make one more knot, and weave tails of yarn inside.  Sew on a tail. 

Create the face. 

Insert the yarn like on picture. Start point is 1. 

Make knot and pull to create the face, make one more knot, and weave tails of yarn inside.  Use likewise color with head (I showed you with different color for better view. 

 

Done!!!!