Valentine Teddy Bear Free Crochet Pattern

Craft your own Valentine gift crochet plush teddy bear to show someone how much they mean to you. The head and body of the amigurumi teddy bear are made as one piece. The arms, legs, and tail are attached with single crochet as you crochet the body.

The finished size of the crochet Valentine teddy bear is approximately 21 cm (8 inches) in height.

Designed and photos by: @seleckaya_toys
Translated by: Amiguroom Toys

Materials

• Wolans Bunny Sweather yarn (100% polyester, 100 g/160 m): Beige #45 for the teddy bear and pink #21 for the heart
• You can also use YarnArt Dolce Baby or Himalaya Dolphin Fine yarn
• YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m): White #01 for the muzzle and some black yarn for embroidering the face
• 3.0 mm crochet hook for chenille yarn
• 2.0 mm crochet hook for the muzzle
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch markers
• Sewing pins
• Scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations

• R = Row
• mc = Magic circle
• sc = Single crochet
• inc = Increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
• dec = Decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• F. o. = Finish off
• (12) = Number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
• ( )* 6 = Repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free Crochet Teddy Bear Pattern

Arms – Make 2

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)

R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)

R 5: 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc (9)

R 6: 9 sc

R 7: 2 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc (7)

R 8-9: 7 sc (2 rows)

Stuff ½ full.

Fold the top of the arm flat and work 3 sc through both sides across.

F. o.

Legs – Make 2

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)

R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)

R 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows)

R 6: 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)

R 7: 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (10)

R 8-12: 10 sc (5 rows)

Stuff ½ full.

Fold the top of the leg flat and work 5 sc through both sides across.

F. o.

Tail

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

R 2: (1 sc, inc)* 3 (9)

R 3: 9 sc

R 4: (1 sc, dec)* 3 (6)

Do not stuff or stuff only a little.

F. o.

Head and Body – One Piece

Body

Stuff as you go.

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)

R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)

R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)

R 5: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)

R 6: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)

In the next row, attach the tail and legs:

R 7: 5 sc together with sc of the 1st leg, 12 sc, 5 sc together with sc of the 2nd leg, 6 sc, 2 sc together with sc of the tail, 6 sc (36)

R 8-10: 36 sc (3 rows)

R 11: 3 sc, (dec, 1 sc)* 5, dec, 16 sc (30)

R 12-13: 30 sc (2 rows)

R 14: (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)

R 15: 24 sc

R 16: (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)

In the next row, attach the arms:

R 17: 3 sc together with sc of the 1st arm, 6 sc, 3 sc together with sc of the 2nd arm, 6 sc (18)

R 18: (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)

Head

Continue crocheting the head.

R 1: (inc)* 12 (24)

R 2: (3 sc, inc)* 6 (30)

R 3: (4 sc, inc)* 6 (36)

R 4: (5 sc, inc)* 6 (42)

R 5-11: 42 sc (7 rows)

R 12: (5 sc, dec)* 6 (36)

R 13: (4 sc, dec)* 6 (30)

R 14: (3 sc, dec)* 6 (24)

Insert safety eyes between R 8 and R 9 at a distance of 7-8 stitches from each other.

Start stuffing the head, giving it a round shape. Stuff the neck area firmly.

R 15: (2 sc, dec)* 6 (18)

R 16: (1 sc, dec)* 6 (12)

Finish stuffing.

R 17: (dec)* 6 (6)

F. o.

Ears – Make 2

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)

R 3: 12 sc

Do not stuff.

Fold the top of the ear flat and work 5 sc through both sides across.

F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

With white YarnArt Jeans yarn and a 2.0 mm crochet hook:

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)

R 2: (inc)* 6 (12)

R 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)

R 4: (2 sc, inc)* 6 (24)

R 5: 24 sc

F. o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

• Sew the ears to the head between R 3 and R 9.
• Make the eye tightening.
• Sew the muzzle to the head.
• Embroider the eye whites with white thread.
• Embroider the eyebrows, lashes, and nose with black thread.