Crochet Bear Amigurumi Part:1 Head
Designer: Katerina Arkhipova
You will need:
YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160m/50g)
Vita Cotton Coco yarn (100% cotton, 240m/50g) for embroidering nose, eyebrows and mouth
1.75 mm crochet hook
Black thread for sewing eyes
4.00 mm black beads
Yarn needle and scissors
Fiberfill
Crochet bear free amigurumi pattern
Abbreviations;
R – row
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times
Head;
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: 12 sc
R 4: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 5: 18 sc.
R 6: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 7 -8: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 9: 6 sc, inc, (1 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 7 sc [30]
R 10: 7 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 7 sc [36]
R 11: 8 sc, inc, (3 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 7 sc [42]
R 12: 9 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) repeat 5 times, 7 sc [48]
R 13-15: 48 sc (3 rows)
Embroider the nose with Сосо yarn – view video at 18:42.
R 16-21: 48 sc (6 rows)
R 22: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 23: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 24: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 25: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 26: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 27: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff the head.
R 28: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
Fasten off – view video at 33:41.
Make place for eyes between R 8 and R 8 – view video at 37:15.
Eyelid (make 2);
Make 5 ch and than sew above eyes – view video at 47:50.
Embroider eyebrows and mouth with Coco yarn – view video at 53:55.
Ears (make 2);
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: only 5 inc, 1 turning chain [10]
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, 1 turning chain [13]
R 4: 13 sc, 1 turning chain
R 5: 13 sc, 1 turning chain
Sew the ears on the head – view video at 01:06:00.
Crochet bear amigurumi tutorial. Part 2: body;
Body;
With sweater colour:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5-6: 24 sc (2 rows)
R 7: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 8: 30 sc
R 9: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 10: 36
R 11: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 12: 42 sc
R 13: (6 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 14: 48 sc
R 15: make 1 inc in the middle of the belly [49]
R 16: make 1 inc in the middle of the belly [50]
R 17: make 1 inc in the middle of the belly [51]
R 18: make 1 inc in the middle of the belly and 1 inc in the middle of the back [53]
R 19: make 1 inc in the middle of the belly and 1 inc in the middle of the back [55]
R 20: make 1 inc in the middle of the belly and 1 inc in the middle of the back [57]
R 21: make 1 inc in the middle of the back [58]
R 22: make 1 inc in the middle of the back [59]
R 23: make 1 inc in the middle of the back [60]
R 24-26: 60 sc (3rows)
Switch to other colour yarn (main colour or colour for trousers):
R 27-30: 60 sc (4 rows)
R 31: (8 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [54]
R 32: (7 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [48]
R 33: (6 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [42]
R 34: (5 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [36]
R 35: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 36: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 37: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 38: (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff.
R 39: (dec) repeat 6 times [6]
F.o. – view video at 38:36.
Arms (make 2);
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: 2 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 6 sc [20]
R 5-9: 20 sc (5 rows)
Switch to sweater colour:
R 10: dec; 8 sc, dec, 8 sc [18]
R 11-13: 18 sc (3 rows)
R 14: dec, 7 sc, dec, 7 sc [16]
R 15-17: 16 sc (3 rows)
R 18: dec, 6 sc, dec, 6 sc [14]
R 19-27: 14 sc (9 rows)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuff arm 1/2 full.
Sew the arm on the body – view video at 51:15.
Legs (make 2);
Make 6 ch.
Make an oval, starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 5 sc in last st, turn: 3 sc, 4 sc in last st [16]
R 2: 5 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc, 3 inc [22]
R 3: 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc [28]
R 4: 6 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 15 sc [31]
R 5-9: 31 sc (5 rows)
R 10: 5 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec) repeat 5 times, 9 sc [25]
R 11: 4 sc, 7 dec, 7 sc [18]
R 12: 5 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 8 sc [16]
R 13-17: 16 sc (5 rows)
Stuff.
R 18-31: 16 sc (14 rows)
Finish stuffing.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the leg on the body – view video at 01:12:44.
Tail;
With main colour:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows)
Stuff.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew three buttons to the sweater – view video at 1:25:28.
Crochet bear amigurumi tutorial. Part 3: hat;
Crochet hat pattern;
You will need;
Red yarn: Vita Cotton Coco yarn (100% cotton, 240m/50g)
Blue yarn: Begonia YarnArt (100% cotton, 169m/50g)
1.75 mm crochet hook
Abbreviations;
hdc – half double crochet
inc/hdc – increase (2 hdc in one stitch)
dec/hdc – decrease (2 hdc together)
Hat;
With blue yarn:
R 1: 2 ch, 6 hdc in 2nd ch from hook [6]
R 2: (inc/hdc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 hdc, inc/hdc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4-9: 18 hdc (6 rows)
R 10: (1 hdc, dec/hdc) repeat 6 times [12]
Stuff.
R 11: (dec/hdc) repeat 6 times [6]
Switch to red yarn:
R 12: 6 hdc
R 13: (inc/hdc, 1 hdc) repeat 3 times [9]
R 14-16: 9 hdc
R 17: (inc/hdc, 2 hdc) repeat 3 times [12]
R 18-20: 12 hdc (3 rows)
R 21: (inc/hdc, 1 hdc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 22-24: 18 hdc (3 rows)
R 25: (inc/hdc, 2 hdc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 26-28: 24 hdc (3 rows)
R 29: (inc/hdc, 3 hdc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 30: (inc/hdc, 4 hdc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 31: (inc/hdc, 5 hdc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 32: (inc/hdc, 6 hdc) repeat 6 times [48]
R 33: (inc/hdc, 7 hdc) repeat 6 times [54]
R 34: (inc/hdc, 8 hdc) repeat 6 times [60]
R 35-36: 60 hdc (2 rows)
In next row we will make holes for ears – view video at 20:15.
R 37: 13 hdc, 7 ch, 20 hdc, 7 ch, 13 hdc
R 38: 60 hdc
R 39: 60 sl st
Fasten off.
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