Free Crochet Pattern for Christmas Bear

SUPPLIES

cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in two colors: brown and green, a bit of red for the hat and black for the nose, crochet hook 3 mm, Polyester fiberfill stuffing, 2 buttons, 2 black beads or safety eyes, scissors, yarn needle.

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

SIZE

The ready amigurumi is approx. 24 cm, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.

SKILLS YOU NEED

chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch =chain

St = stitch

Sc =single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)

inc = increase stitch (two single crochets into one stitch)

Dc = double crochet

Rnd = Round

TIPPS

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
• Amigurumi can be made in any desired colours.

Seamsless way of changing color when working in the round

Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.

SHIFT STITCH

Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).

Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch in the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd st of the round becomes 1st). this is shift stitch.

The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.

You may think this is a increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the amount of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.

INSTRUCTIONS

LEG (2x)

Start with darkbrown color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in each of next 3 sts, inc* (15 stitches)

Rnd 4-5: sc in each of next 15 stitches 

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 4 sts, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 7-9: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 10: *sc in each of next 5 sts, inc* (21 stitches)

Rnd 11-15: sc in each of next 21 stitches

Bind off. Work the second leg the same way but don´t cast off.

BODY

Continue crocheting in rounds:

Rnd 1: chain 5 stitches, work one round over both legs (21 stitches  of the first leg, sc in each of next 5 sts, 21 stitches of the second leg)

Rnd 2: sc in each of next 15 sts, inc, sc in each of next 25 sts, inc, sc in each of next 10 sts (54 stitches)

Rnd 3: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Rnd 4: sc in each of next 16 sts, inc, sc in each of next 26 sts, inc, sc in each of next 10 sts (56 stitches)

Rnd 5-8: sc in each of next 56 stitches

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 14 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 23 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 9 sts (52 stitches)

Rnd 10-13: sc in each of next 52 stitches

Rnd 14: sc in each of next 13 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 21 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 8 sts (48 stitches)

Rnd 15-17: sc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 18: sc in each of next 12 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 19 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 7 sts (44 stitches)

Rnd 19-20: sc in each of next 44 stitches

Start stuffng the body and keep stuffing while crocheting.

Rnd 21: sc in each of next 11 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 17 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 6 sts (40 stitches)

Rnd 22-23: sc in each of next 40 stitches

Rnd 24: sc in each of next 10 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 15 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 5 sts (36 stitches)

Rnd 25: sc in each of next 36 stitches

Rnd 26: sc in each of next 9 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 13 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 4 sts (32 stitches)

Rnd 27: sc in each of next 32 stitches

Stuff the body firmly.

Rnd 28: sc in each of next 8 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 11 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 3 sts (28 stitches)

Rnd 29: sc in each of next 28 stitches

Rnd 30: sc in each of next 7 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 9 sts, dec, sc in next st, dec, sc in each of next 2 sts (24 stitches)

Rnd 31-32: sc in each of next 24 stitches

HEAD

Rnd 1: *sc in next st, inc* (36 stitches)

Rnd 2: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (48 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in each of next 7 sts, inc* (54 stiitches)

Rnd 4: *sc in each of next 8 sts, inc* (60 stitches)

Rnd 5-16: sc in each of next 60 stitches

Rnd 17: *dec, sc in each of next 8 sts* (54 stitches)

Rnd 18: sc in each of next 54 stitches

Rnd 19: *dec, sc in each of next 7 sts* (48 stitches)

Rnd 20: *dec, sc in each of next 6 sts* (42 stitches)

Rnd 21: *dec, sc in each of next 5 sts* (36 stitches)

Rnd 22: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (30 stitches)

Rnd 23: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (24 stitches)

Rnd 24: *dec, sc in each of next 2 sts* (18 stitches)

Stuff the head firmly.

Rnd 25: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 stitches)

Rnd 26: *dec*, repeat 6 times.

Bind off.

ARM (2x)

Start with brown color yarn.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 4-8: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Stuff slightly

Rnd 9: *dec, sc in each of next 4 sts* (15 stitches)

Rnd 10-20: sc in each of next 15 sts

Rnd 21: *dec, sc in each of next 3 sts* (12 stitches)

Rnd 22: sc in each of next 12 sts

Rnd 23: *dec* 6 times.

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Arm Nr.2 work the same way.

EAR (2x)

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 4-5: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 6: *dec, sc in the next st* (12 stitches)

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing. Work the second ear the same way.

MUZZLE

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 3: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 4-5: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 6: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 stitches)

Rnd 7: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Stuff slightly. Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

PANTS

Work with green color yarn.

Front Post Double Crochet:

Yarn over, insert your hook between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches

Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch. You now have 3 loops on the hook

Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice. 

One front post double crochet (FP dc) is complete.

LEGS

Cast on 25 stitches and  joing for crocheting in rounds.

Rounds 1-4: hdc in each of next 25 stitches, slip stitch.

Cast off. Work the second leg the same way but don´t cast off!

Rnd 1: chain 5 stitches, work one round in hdc over both legs (25 stitches of the first leg, dc in each of next 5 sts, 25 stitches of the second leg)

Rnd 2: hdc in each of next 60 stitches

Rnd 3: hdc in each of next 15 sts, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in each of next 25 sts, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in each of next 10 sts (56 stitches)

Rnd 4-5: hdc in each of next 56 stitches

Rnd 6: hdc in each of next 14 sts, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in each of next 23 sts, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in each of next 9 sts (52 stitches)

Rnd 7: hdc in each of next 52 stitches

Rnd 8: hdc in each of next 13 sts, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in each of next 21 sts, dec, hdc in next st, dec, hdc in each of next 8 sts (48 stitches)

Rnd 9: hdc in each of next 48 stitches

Rnd 10-12: chain 3 stitches, *1 fpdc, 1 dc*, repeat from* to* till the end of the round.

STRAP

For the strap chain 38 stitches, dc in the 4th stitch from hook and each of next 34 stitches.

Bind off. Weave in all ends. Attach two buttons to the pants. Embroider snowflakes with white color yarn.

HAR

Mit Rot anfangen.

Rnd 1: 6 sc into Magic Ring

Rnd 2: sc in each of next 6 stitches

Rnd 3: inc 6 times (12 stitches)

Rnd 4: sc in each of next 12 stitches

Rnd 5: *sc in next st, inc* (18 stitches)

Rnd 6: sc in each of next 18 stitches

Rnd 7: *sc in each of next 2 sts, inc* (24 stitches)

Rnd 8: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Change the color

Rnd 9: sc in each of next 24 stitches

Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.

ASSEMBLY

Sew arms to the body.

Position ears and sew them to the head of the bear. 

Sew the muzzle on the head.

Mark where you want the eyes to be placed with pins and sew them with the distance of 2-3 stitches to the head of the bear.

Begin with the outline of the upside down triangle. Insert the needle through the top of the head and pull it through leaving a little bit of a tail. Then insert the needle again and pull it through where you want your bear’s nose to be. Fill in the triangle, and finish the uneven lines. At the end pull the needle out the same hole it originally went into, so that both yarn tails are coming out of the same hole. Tie a knot with both yarn tails, as close to the surface of the head as possible. Hide the yarn tails inside the head.

Add a line to the nose using black color yarn.Proceed to the smile if desired. You can also embroider eyebrows and add eyelashes.Weave in all ends.

Happy crocheting! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!