Little Bear Crochet Free Amigurumi PDF Pattern

Hello friends! Today we are making a cute little teddy bear amigurumi using a simple beginner-friendly crochet pattern. The bear includes small rounded ears, a separate muzzle, and a decorative bow tie that gives the finished toy a sweet handmade look.

Designer: vivi_toys

Materials and Tools

• Gazzal Baby Cotton beige 3424
• YarnArt Ideal violet 245 for the bow
• Alize Bella pink 613 for the nose
• Alize Cotton Gold Tweed white 55
• YarnArt Jeans raspberry 59 for the bow
• YarnArt Jeans beige 48 for the bear
• YarnArt Jeans blue 76 for the bow
• YarnArt Jeans brown 70
• 2.0 mm crochet hook
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Fiberfill
• Pins and needles
• Crochet stitch marker, optional

Abbreviations

• MR = Magic ring
• sc = Single crochet
• inc = Increase
• dec = Decrease
• tr = Triple crochet / Treble crochet
• st = Stitch
• dc = Double crochet
• hdc = Half double crochet
• sl st = Slip stitch
• ch = Chain
• 3inc, 4inc, etc. = Work the stated number of increases into the same stitch
• FLO = Front loop only
• BLO = Back loop only

Arms – Make 2

R 1: 5 sc in MR

R 2: inc x5 (10)

R 3-11: 10 sc (9 rows)

R 12: (3 sc, dec) x2 (8)

Fold the arm flat and crochet 3 sc through both sides.

Cut the yarn and pull it out of the loop. Hide the yarn end inside the piece with a needle.

Ears – Make 2

R 1: 6 sc in MR

R 2: inc x6 (12)

R 3: 12 sc

R 4: (4 sc, dec) x2 (10)

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle

R 1: 6 sc in MR

R 2: inc x6 (12)

R 3: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

Work 1 sl st and cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Embroider a triangular nose and a short vertical line below it.

Legs – Make 2

R 1: 6 sc in MR

R 2: inc x6 (12)

R 3-8: 12 sc (6 rows)

Work 1 sl st.

Cut the yarn on the first leg. Do not cut the yarn on the second leg because the body will continue from there.

Stuff both legs.

Body

From the second leg, ch 3.

R 1: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

R 2-11: 36 sc (10 rows)

At the end of R 5, in the middle of the body, crochet a popcorn stitch made with 5 dc to form the tail.

R 12: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

R 13: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

Stuff the body.

R 14: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

R 15: 18 sc, crocheting the arms into the sides

R 16: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

Stuff again as needed.

Do not cut the yarn. Continue directly with the head.

Head

R 17: (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

R 18: (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

R 19: (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

R 20: (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

R 21: (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)

R 22: (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)

R 23: (7 sc, inc) x6 (54)

R 24-30: 54 sc (7 rows)

R 31: (7 sc, dec) x6 (48)

R 32: (6 sc, dec) x6 (42)

Insert the safety eyes between R 29 and R 30 with approximately 5 stitches between them.

R 33: (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)

R 34: (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

Stuff the head.

R 35: (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

R 36: (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

R 37: (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

Add more stuffing if needed.

R 38: dec x6 (6)

Pull the remaining opening closed.

Face and Assembly

• For the bear version, pin and sew the muzzle securely to the front of the head.
• Embroider the nose.
• Embroider the whites of the eyes and eyebrows.
• Pin and sew the ears securely to the head.
• If desired, add light shading using dry pastel, blush, or eyeshadow.

Bow

Work the following into a magic ring:

(3 ch, 6 tr, 3 ch, sl st) x2, 1 ch

Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail.

Wrap the yarn around the center of the bow several times to shape it.

Wrap the remaining yarn around the bear's neck a couple of times, secure it, and hide the yarn ends inside the toy.

Your little bear amigurumi is ready!