This master class gives detailed crochet instructions for a plush Teddy bear. The finished bear is about 30 cm tall. You need one skein of Himalaya Dolphin Baby or Alize Softy held double, a 3.5 mm or 4 mm crochet hook, safety eyes, a needle, scissors, satin ribbon for decoration, and fiberfill. The pattern is divided into parts: a 17-row head, a 19-row body, a 13-row arm closed with 5 single crochet stitches through both edges, an ear, a muzzle, and a leg that starts from a chain of 5 and is worked around both sides of the chain. You can change color on the body and arms if you want the bear to wear a little sweater.
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Things you will learn
The bear is crocheted from plush yarn and comes out about 30 cm tall.
Main techniques: chain stitches, single crochet, increases, and decreases.
The instructions are divided into head, body, arms, ears, muzzle, and legs.
Use safety eyes and fiberfill for the toy.
Change color on the body and arms to create a sweater effect.
Plush Teddy bear amigurumi
The result is a soft crocheted Teddy bear made from plush yarn, suitable as a child’s gift or a handmade holiday present.
Materials and tools
Materials
Plush yarn, 1 skein, Himalaya Dolphin Baby or Alize Softy held double.
Safety eyes, Important for toys, especially if the bear is for a child.
Fiberfill, For stuffing the pieces.
Satin ribbon, For decorating the finished bear.
Tools
3.5 mm or 4 mm crochet hook, Choose according to your tension and plush yarn.
Needle, For assembling and sewing on pieces.
Scissors, For cutting yarn tails.
Preparation
Check your tension
Plush yarn should be crocheted firmly enough so the stuffing does not show between stitches.
Prepare a stitch marker
Most pieces are worked in the round, so mark the beginning of each round with a marker or contrast yarn.
Head and body
The main pieces start with 2 chain stitches and 6 single crochet stitches into the second chain from the hook.
Crochet the head
Start with 2 chains and 6 single crochet stitches into the second chain from the hook. Increase up to 42 stitches, work even rounds 8–12, then decrease as written through round 17.
Crochet the body
The body is worked similarly: start, increase up to 36 stitches, work even rounds 7–9, then decrease. If the bear will wear a sweater, change color on round 8.
Color for the sweater
Change color at the beginning of a round so the join is easier to hide during assembly.
Arms, ears, and muzzle
Small pieces shape the character of the toy, so count the rounds carefully.
Crochet the arms
The arm starts with 2 chains and 6 single crochet stitches. After increases and even rounds, change color from round 7 if you are making a sweater. At the end, fold the piece in half and crochet 5 single crochet stitches through both edges.
Crochet the ears
For the ear, start with 2 chains, make 6 increases, then work round 3 as: 1 single crochet, increase — 3 times, then 6 single crochet.
Crochet the muzzle
The muzzle is a short piece: start with 6 single crochet, then 6 increases, a round alternating single crochet and increase, and then 18 single crochet.
Legs and assembly
The leg starts from a chain of 5 and is worked around both sides of the chain.
Start the leg from a chain
Chain 5 and work around it: from the second chain from the hook, increase, work 2 single crochet, 3 single crochet in the last chain, turn, and work 3 single crochet along the other side.
Shape the foot and leg
In the following rounds, make increases, even rounds, then decreases as written. After round 15, work 2 more single crochet, fold the piece in half, and crochet 5 single crochet through both edges.
Do not lose the round start
Plush yarn makes stitches hard to see, so a round marker is especially useful here.
Assemble the bear
Stuff the pieces with fiberfill, attach safety eyes, and sew on the muzzle, ears, arms, and legs. Add a satin ribbon for decoration.
Finish and variations
Finish
Final check
Check the symmetry of the ears, arms, and legs, the safety of the eyes, stuffing density, and neatness of the decoration.
Variations
Bear in a sweater
Change color on the body and arms as written to create a sweater effect.
Holiday gift
Add a satin ribbon or small scarf to turn the bear into a festive handmade gift.
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