Polar bear amigurumi

 

Polar Bear Amigurumi by Elena Timakova

Make your own crochet polar bear with this free amigurumi pattern.

Designed and photos by: Elena Timakova

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Translated by: Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Plush yarn 100-120g/100m: Dolce by YarnArt, Dolphin Baby, or Himalaya (white and mint color)
• Hook 3.5 mm
• Fine yarn for a scarf
• Plastic eyes (sewing eyes)
• Embroidery yarn for a nose

Abbreviations:

• R = row
• mc = magic circle
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
• dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
• BLO = back loop only
• FLO = front loop only
• F.o. = finish off
• (12) = number of stitches at the end of the round/row
• (…) *6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Crochet Polar Bear Free Amigurumi Pattern

Arms (make 2)

With white color:

• R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook (6)
• R 2: inc*6 (12)
• R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
• R 5: 5 sc, dec, 5 sc (11)
• R 6: 9 sc, dec (10)
• R 7-8: 10 sc (2 rows)
• R 9: 10 sc (10)

Stuff gently.
Fold top of arm flat and 5 sc FLO through both sides across.

Head and Body (one piece)

Beginning of the row is in the middle of the back.
With white color:

• R 1: 2 ch, 6 sc into 2nd chain from hook (6)
• R 2: inc*6 (12)
• R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
• R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)
• R 5: (7 sc, inc)*3 (27)
• R 6: 3 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 5 sc (30)
• R 7-8: 30 sc (2 rows)
• R 9: 8 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 7 sc (34)
• R 10: 8 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 7 sc (38)
• R 11-12: 38 sc (2 rows)
• R 13: 8 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*2, 3 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*2, 7 sc (32)
• R 14: 32 sc

With mint color:

• R 15: (7 sc, inc)*4 (36)
• R 16: 7 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 1st hand, 12 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 2nd hand, 7 sc (36)
• R 17: (4 sc, inc)*3, 6 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*3 (42)
• R 18: 16 sc, (inc, 4 sc)*2, inc, 15 sc (45)
• R 19-20: 45 sc (2 rows)
• R 21: 18 sc, (inc, 3 sc)*2, inc, 18 sc (48)
• R 22-25: 48 sc (4 rows)
• R 26: (10 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec)*2, 10 sc (44)
• R 27: 3 sc, dec, 10 sc, (dec, 2 sc)*3, dec, 10 sc, dec, 3 sc (38)
• R 28-30: 38 sc (3 rows)

Use marker at 21st sc.
Stuff.

Don’t cut the yarn.
Continue crocheting legs.

Left Leg

• R 1: 16 sc round (16)
• R 2: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (14)
• R 3: 14 sc
• R 4: 4 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 4 sc (12)
• R 5: 6 dec (6)

F.o.

Right Leg

• R 1: join the yarn to the 21st sc at R 30, 16 sc round (16)
• R 2: 4 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 4 sc (14)
• R 3: 14 sc
• R 4: 4 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 4 sc (12)
• R 5: 6 dec (6)

F.o.
Stuff the legs through the hole between the legs, then sew this hole.

Ears (make 2)

With white color:

• R 1: 2 ch, 8 sc into 2nd chain from hook (8)

Scarf

Make chains as long as you wish.

• R 1: from the 2nd ch from hook: sc to the end of row, turn
• R 2: ch, FLO sc to the end of row, turn
• R 3: ch, BLO sc to the end of row, turn
• R 4: ch, FLO sc to the end of row, turn
• R 5: ch, BLO sc to the end of row, turn
• R 6: ch, FLO sc to the end of row

Assembly

1. Sew ears to the head on Rnd 4-5.
2. Sew eyes at the level of Rnd 8, at the distance of 4 stitches from each other.
3. Embroider a nose at R 9.
4. Make a navel on R 23.