How to Create a Cute Crochet Valentine Bear

Materials Needed

• 1 skein of Lion Brand’s Baby’s First (Fairy Tale)
• Small amount of Bernat Cottontot (Cheeky)
• Small amount of brown worsted weight yarn
• I hook
• G hook
• Fiberfill
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations Used

• ch: chain
• st: stitch
• sc: single crochet
• sc dec: single crochet decrease
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• rev sc: reverse single crochet

Special Stitches

rev sc: (worked from left to right) insert hook into next st to the right, draw up a loop, yo and draw yarn through both loops on hook.

Instructions

*Do not join at the end of each round. Use Baby’s First Fairy Tale and I hook until you make the heart.

Head

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Round 3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * around (18 sc)
• Round 4: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (24 sc)
• Round 5: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, repeat from * around (30 sc)
• Rounds 6 – 10: 1 sc in each st around. (30 sc)
• Round 11: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, repeat from * around (24 sc)
• Round 12: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (18 sc)
• Round 13: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * around, stuff head. (12 sc)
• Round 14: sc dec over the next 2 sts st around, finish off. Using brown worsted weight yarn, embroider eyes. (6 sc)

Nose

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Round 3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * around (18 sc)
• Rounds 4 – 5: 1 sc in each st around. At the end of row 5, finish off. Using brown worsted weight yarn and embroider nose and smile. Stuff and sew to head. (18 sc)

Ears (make 2)

• Row 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, (1 sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc) in ring, ch 1
• Row 2: rev sc in each st, finish off, sew ears to head. (9 rev sc)

Body

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Round 3: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * around (18 sc)
• Round 4: *2 sc in the next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (24 sc)
• Rounds 5 – 13: 1 sc in each st around. (24 sc)
• Round 14: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (18 sc)
• Round 15: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * around, stuff body. (12 sc)
• Round 16: sc dec over the next 2 sts st around, finish off, sew head to body. (6 sc)

Arms (make 2)

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 5 sc in ring (5 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (10 sc)
• Rounds 3 – 8: 1 sc in each st around. Lightly stuff and sew to body. (10 sc)

Legs (make 2)

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Rounds 3 – 9: 1 sc in each st around. Lightly stuff and sew to body. (12 sc)

Heart (use Cottontots Cheeky and G hook)

Bump 1

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Round 3: 1 sc in each st around, finish off. (12 sc)

Bump 2

• Round 1: make an adjustable ring, ch1, 6 sc in ring (6 sc)
• Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
• Round 3: 1 sc in each st around, finish off. (12 sc)

Round 4: sc dec over first st of bump 2 and any st of bump 1, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sts of bump 1, sc dec over last st of bump 1 and second st of bump 2, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sts of bump 2. (22 sts)

• Round 5: 1 sc in each st around. (22 sc)
• Round 6: *sc dec over the first 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, repeat from * once. (20 sts)
• Round 7: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, repeat from * around (16 sc)
• Round 12: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * around (12 sc)
• Round 13: *sc dec over the next 2 sts, 1 sc in the next st, repeat from * around, stuff heart. (8 sc)

Round 14: sc dec over the next 2 sts st around, finish off, sew heart to bear’s arms. (4 sc)