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Create a Cuddly Friend: Free Teddy Bear Crochet Tutorial

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Unlock your creativity and enjoy crafting with our free crochet teddy bear tutorial, perfect for making adorable gifts and cherished keepsakes easily.

Don't miss out on the joy of crafting an adorable teddy bear with our free crochet tutorial, perfect for all skill levels. This engaging guide features clear, step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable crafting experience. The pattern offers a simple yet delightful design, making this teddy bear an ideal gift for kids, a lovely nursery decoration, or a unique keepsake.

crochet teddy bear tutorial

Special touches like embroidered eyes and a cute little bow add character and charm. With this tutorial, you not only create a charming toy but also enjoy the calming and fulfilling art of crochet. Make something special that will bring smiles and cherished memories for years to come.

Crochet Teddy Bear Pattern

Materials:

  • Yarn: Dark brown (main color, e.g., Himalaya Dolphin Baby color 765)
  • Crochet hooks: 4mm and 2mm
  • Needle
  • Scissors
  • Stuffing
  • Safety eyes (approx. 2cm diameter)
  • Thin yarn for the nose and mouth

Notes:

  • The pattern involves US terminology.
  • Keep tension consistent, and complete each body part on the same day if possible for uniform tightness.

 

crochet teddy bear tutorial

crochet teddy bear tutorial

crochet teddy bear tutorial

crochet teddy bear tutorial

crochet teddy bear tutorial

Ears

  1. Chain 2, and work in rounds:
  2. Round 1: 6 single crochet (sc) in the second chain from the hook. (6 sts)
  3. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12 sts)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, increase 6 times. (18 sts)
  5. Round 4: 2 sc, increase 6 times. (24 sts)
  6. Round 5: 3 sc, increase 6 times. (30 sts)
  7. Rounds 6-8: sc around. (30 sts)
  8. Round 9: 3 sc, decrease 6 times. (24 sts)
  9. Fold the piece, join edges and sc across to close. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs

  1. Chain 2, and work in rounds:
  2. Round 1: 6 sc in the second chain from the hook. (6 sts)
  3. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12 sts)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, increase 6 times. (18 sts)
  5. Round 4: 2 sc, increase 6 times. (24 sts)
  6. Round 5: 3 sc, increase 6 times. (30 sts)
  7. Round 6: 4 sc, increase 6 times. (36 sts)
  8. Rounds 7-11: sc around. (36 sts)
  9. Round 12: 9 sc, decrease, 2 sc, decrease 6 times, 9 sc. (31 sts)
  10. Round 13: 8 sc, decrease, 1 sc 5 times, decrease, 9 sc. (26 sts)
  11. Round 14: sc in each st around. (26 sts)
  12. Round 15: 8 sc, decrease 5 times, 8 sc. (21 sts)
  13. Rounds 16-26: sc around. (21 sts)
  14. Finish by folding flat, sc edges together to close.

Arms

  1. Chain 2, and work in rounds:
  2. Round 1: 6 sc in the second chain from the hook. (6 sts)
  3. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12 sts)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, increase 6 times. (18 sts)
  5. Round 4: 2 sc, increase 6 times. (24 sts)
  6. Round 5: 3 sc, increase 6 times. (30 sts)
  7. Rounds 6-9: sc around. (30 sts)
  8. Round 10: 3 sc, decrease 6 times. (24 sts)
  9. Round 11: sc around. (24 sts)
  10. Round 12: 9 sc, 3 decreases, 9 sc. (21 sts)
  11. Rounds 13-21: sc around. (21 sts)
  12. Round 22: 10 sc, decrease, 9 sc. (20 sts)
  13. Rounds 23-24: sc around. (20 sts)
  14. Round 25: 6 sc, decrease, 8 sc. (18 sts)
  15. Rounds 26-27: sc around. (18 sts)
  16. Close by folding flat, sc edges together to close.

Body

  1. Chain 2, and work in rounds:
  2. Round 1: 6 sc in the second chain from the hook. (6 sts)
  3. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12 sts)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, increase 6 times. (18 sts)
  5. Round 4: 2 sc, increase 6 times. (24 sts)
  6. Round 5: 3 sc, increase 6 times. (30 sts)
  7. Round 6: 4 sc, increase 6 times. (36 sts)
  8. Round 7: 5 sc, increase 6 times. (42 sts)
  9. Round 8: 6 sc, increase 6 times. (48 sts)
  10. Round 9: 7 sc, increase 6 times. (54 sts)
  11. Round 10: 8 sc, increase 6 times. (60 sts)
  12. Round 11: 9 sc, increase 6 times. (66 sts)
  13. Rounds 12-14: sc around. (66 sts)

Attaching Legs:

  1. Insert hook through a stitch on the body and a stitch on the leg, join with sc. Repeat for the remaining 9 sts of the leg.
  2. sc 23 stitches.
  3. Join the second leg symmetrically and sc around the body and remaining 23 sts.

Continuing Body:

  1. Rounds 15-19: sc around. (66 sts)
  2. Round 20: 11 sc, 3 sc, decrease 4 times, 26 sc. (62 sts)
  3. Round 21: sc around. (62 sts)
  4. Round 22: 11 sc, 2 sc, decrease 3 times, 17 sc, decrease, 8 sc, decrease, 5 sc. (56 sts)
  5. Round 23: 56 sc. (56 sts)
  6. Round 24: 6 sc, decrease 6 times. (48 sts)
  7. Round 25: sc around. (48 sts)

Attaching Arms:

  1. Insert hook through a stitch on the body and a stitch on the arm, join with sc 9 sts.
  2. sc 10 stitches.
  3. Join the second arm same as the first (keep symmetry with legs) and sc around the body and 10 more stitches.

Continuing Body:

  1. Round 26: 5 sc, decrease 6 times. (42 sts)
  2. Round 27: 4 sc, decrease 6 times. (36 sts)
  3. Round 28-30: sc around. (36 sts)

Head

  1. Round 1: Increase in each stitch around. (72 sts)
  2. Rounds 2-3: sc around. (72 sts)
  3. Round 4: 11 sc, increase 6 times. (78 sts)
  4. Rounds 5-14: sc around. (78 sts)

Eyes Placement:

  • Insert safety eyes between rows 13 and 14, spacing them evenly in the middle.
  1. Round 15: 8 sc, decrease 6 times. (72 sts)
  2. Round 16: 7 sc, decrease 6 times. (66 sts)
  3. Round 17: 6 sc, decrease 6 times. (60 sts)
  4. Round 18: 5 sc, decrease 6 times. (54 sts)
  5. Round 19: 4 sc, decrease 6 times. (48 sts)
  6. Round 20: 3 sc, decrease 6 times. (42 sts)
  7. Round 21: 2 sc, decrease 6 times. (36 sts)
  8. Round 22: 1 sc, decrease 6 times. (30 sts)
  9. Round 23: Decrease around. (6 sts) Fasten off and close.

Nose

  1. With a fine yarn and 2mm hook, create a magic ring.
  2. Round 1: 6 sc into the ring.
  3. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12 sts)
  4. Round 3: 4 sc, 2 increases, repeat one more time. (16 sts)
  5. Round 4: 6 sc, 2 increases, repeat one more time. (20 sts)
  6. Rounds 5-6: sc around. (20 sts)
  7. Round 7: 6 sc, 2 decreases, repeat one more time. (16 sts)

Attaching Nose:

  • Stuff the nose slightly and sew it onto the middle of the head, placing it symmetrically below the eyes.

Tail

  1. Chain 2:
  2. Round 1: 6 sc into the second chain from the hook. (6 sts)
  3. Round 2: Increase in each stitch around. (12 sts)
  4. Round 3: 1 sc, increase 6 times. (18 sts)
  5. Rounds 4-5: sc around. (18 sts)
  6. Round 6: 1 sc, decrease 6 times. (12 sts)
  7. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Attach the tail to the back of the body.

Finishing Steps

  • Embroider the mouth with thin, dark yarn.
  • Attach the stuffed ears to the top sides of the head.
  • Hide all tails and ends inside the teddy bear.
  • Shape the face using brown yarn to create indentations for cheeks.

Enjoy your adorable handmade teddy bear!

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