How to Crochet a Cute Little Bear: A Beginner's Guide

If you're looking for a fun and creative project, why not try your hand at crocheting a little bear? Crochet is a versatile and enjoyable craft that allows you to create all sorts of cute and cuddly creatures. With just a few basic stitches and some yarn, you can bring your very own little bear to life.

Project Details

Skill Level

Beginner

Yarn

Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Spice, Pink, and Black

Other Materials

• Polyester Fiber Filling
• Yarn Needle

Hook Sizes

E/3, 25 mm

Stitches Used and Abbreviations

magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).

Instructions

Work in rows (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each row) unless otherwise instructed.

Legs and Body (Spice and Pink Yarn)

Make Two:

1. Start working with spice yarn, 6 sc in a mr (6).
2. *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat **twice (8).
3. 3-6) sc even (8); F/O and hide the yarn and stuff the leg.

Do not cut the yarn once you have completed the 2nd leg, CH 8 INSTEAD.

Merge the Two Legs Together

1. Join the yarn with a sl st to the 1st leg, ch1 and sc in the same st, crochet around 7 sc, work 1 hdc in each stitch between the two legs, keep working on the second leg, 8 sc, work 1 hdc in each stitch in between the two legs (32).
2. 8-11) sc even (32); keep stuffing the body.
3. 12) 11 sc, switch to pink yarn, 4 sc, switch back to spice yarn, 17 sc (32).
4. 13) Repeat round 12 (32).
5. 14) Keep working with spice yarn, 10 sc, switch to pink yarn, 6 sc, switch back to spice yarn, 16 sc (32).
6. 15-16) Repeat round 14 (32).
7. 17) Keep working with spice yarn, 9 sc, switch to pink yarn, 8 sc, switch back to spice yarn, 15 sc (32).
8. 18) Repeat round 17 (32).
9. 19-22) Keep working with spice yarn, sc even (32).
10. 23) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat **around (24).
11. 24) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat **around (16); finish stuffing the bear.
12. 25) sc dec around (8); F/O, close the hole, cut and hide the yarn.

Embroider the nose and the eyes with black yarn.

Ears (Spice Yarn; Make Two)

Big Ear

1. 6 sc in a mr (6).
2. sc inc around (12).
3. *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat **around (16).
4. sc even (16).
5. sc dec around (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the ear onto the head.

Do not stuff the ear; flatten it instead before attaching it in between rounds 23-25 of the body.

Small Ear

1. 6 sc in a mr (6).
2. sc inc around (12).
3. 3-4) sc even (12).
4. 5) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat **around (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the ear onto the head.

Do not stuff the ear; flatten it instead before attaching it in between rounds 23-25 of the body.

Arms (Spice Yarn; Make Two)

1. 6 sc in a mr (6).
2. 2-5) sc even (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the arm to the side of the body between rounds 11-12. Stuff the arm lightly before attaching it.