Crochet Valentine Bear With Heart Applique Pattern

Spread love with the adorable Valentine Bear! A soft, huggable handmade gift, featuring simple shapes and a cheerful face.

Crochet Valentine Bear Pattern

Meet the Valentine Bear, an irresistibly cute, beginner-friendly crochet buddy perfect for spreading love! This little bear is crafted as one main piece with simple shapes for legs, arms, and a round head, giving it a cuddly, huggable charm. Featuring floppy arms, a tiny tail, and a cheerful face (with optional heart in tow), it’s the ultimate handmade gift. Made using soft plush yarn or chunkier blanket yarn, you can customize it to your style. Whether for décor or gifting, this bear is love wrapped in yarn! ​

Uses Of Crochet Amigurumi Valentine Bear

Some potential uses for a crochet bear are:

1. Gift Giving: A handmade crochet bear can make a sentimental gift for loved ones, particularly for occasions like Valentine's Day, birthdays, or anniversaries. The effort and time put into creating such a gift can make it particularly special.
2. Decorative Purposes: These bears can serve as adorable decorative pieces for homes, nurseries, or children's rooms. They add a touch of warmth and coziness to any space.
3. Toy for Children: Crochet bears can be safe and soft toys for children. Since they are handmade, you can ensure they are crafted with child-friendly materials.
4. Therapeutic Craft: The process of making a crochet bear can be therapeutic and a great hobby for stress relief. Engaging in crafting activities can improve mood and promote relaxation.
5. Holiday and Seasonal Decoration: A crochet bear made in seasonal colors or themes (such as a Valentine's Day theme) can be used to decorate for specific holidays, adding a festive touch. And much more!

How To Crochet Valentine Bear

Materials

• Main Yarn: Plush yarn, e.g., Bernat Blanket Yarn
• Optional Yarn: Regular weight yarn for comparison
• Crochet Hooks: Sizes as required by the yarn (usually 5.5mm for plush yarn, 3.5mm for regular yarn)
• Stitch markers
• Stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Safety eyes (size depends on preference, e.g., 12mm)
• Scrap yarn for facial features (black yarn)

Abbreviations

• ch: Chain
• sc: Single crochet
• inc: Increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec: Decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
• sl st: Slip stitch

Step-by-Step Pattern

Arms

1. Foundation
   • Make a slip knot and adjust the loop to a small size.
   • Ch 1.
2. Round 1:
   • 6 sc into the loop. (6)
3. Round 2:
   • sc, inc around. (8)
4. Rounds 3-8:
   • sc around. (8 per round, 48 sc total)
5. Finish:
   • Stuff lightly, focusing on the end. Fold and sc 3 across the top to close. Leave a tail.

   Make 2 arms and set aside.

Tail

1. Foundation:
   • Make a slip knot.
   • Ch 1.
2. Round 1:
   • 6 sc into the loop. (6)
3. Round 2:
   • sc around. (6)
4. Finish:
   • Fold and sc 2 across the top to close. Leave a tail.

Legs and Body

1. First Leg:
   • Foundation:
     • Make a slip knot.
     • Ch 1.
   • Round 1:
     • 6 sc into the loop. (6)
   • Round 2:
     • Inc around. (12)
   • Rounds 3-6:
     • sc around. (12 per round, 48 sc total)
   • Finish:
     • Sl st in next st. Leave a tail.
2. Second Leg:
   • Repeat the steps for the first leg but do not cut the yarn.
3. Joining Legs:
   • Round 7:
     • sc 12 around the second leg.
     • Join to the first leg and sc 12 around it. (24)
   • Round 8:
     • 3 sc, inc around. (30)
   • Round 9-10:
     • sc around. (30 per round, 60 sc total)
   • Round 11:
     • Attach the tail by including it in the round as you crochet 30 sc around.

Body to Head Transition

1. Rounds 12-13:
   • sc around. (30 per round, 60 sc total)
2. Round 14:
   • 2 sc, dec around. (24)
3. Round 15:
   • sc around. (24)
4. Round 16:
   • sc, dec around. (18)

Head

1. Rounds 17-18:
   • sc around. (18)
2. Round 19:
   • 3 sc, inc around. (24)
3. Round 20:
   • 4 sc, inc around. (30)
4. Round 21-24:
   • sc around. (30)

Shaping and Finishing Head

1. Round 25:
   • 3 sc, dec around. (24)
2. Round 26:
   • 2 sc, dec around. (18)
3. Round 27:
   • sc, dec around. (12)
4. Round 28:
   • dec around. (6)
5. Finish:
   • Close the top and weave in the ends.

Ears

1. Foundation:
   • Make a slip knot.
   • Ch 1.
2. Round 1:
   • 8 sc into the loop. (8)
3. Round 2:
   • sc, inc around. (12)
4. Rounds 3-4:
   • sc around. (12 per round, 24 sc total)
5. Finish:
   • Leave a tail for sewing.

   Make 2 ears and set aside.

Assembly

1. Arms:
   • Sew arms to the side of the body, approximately at the shoulder level.
2. Tail:
   • Attach the tail centering it at the back bottom.
3. Ears:
   • Sew ears to the top of the head, spaced evenly apart and slightly above the eyes.

Face

1. Eyes:
   • Attach the safety eyes between rows 23 and 24, centering them evenly on the head.
2. Nose and Mouth:
   • Using a scrap of black yarn, embroider a small nose and mouth. Use the photo or video for positioning reference.

Heart (Optional)

1. Foundation:
   • Make a slip knot.
   • Ch 1.
2. Round 1:
   • 3 hdc into the loop.
   • 3 sc into the loop.
   • Ch 1 for the point.
   • 1 hdc into the loop.
   • Ch 1.
   • 3 sc into the loop.
   • 3 hdc into the loop.
3. Finish:
   • Sl st in the loop.
   • Optionally, leave a tail for sewing the heart to the teddy bear.

This completes your crochet teddy bear!

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