Crochet teddy bear with bow tie

Right here you can see how to create this sweet crochet teddy bear with bow tie. The height of finished toy amigurumi is 15 cm (5.9”) standing.

Designed and photos by Tatyana Kostochenkova
Instagram: @tkostochenkova
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• YarnArt Jeans yarn: beige (№07), pink (№18), bright pink (№20), white (№03), brown (№40)
• 2.00 mm crochet hook
• 8 mm half beads
• Buttons for joining arms and legs (4 pcs)
• Fabric glue
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sl st = slip stitch
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
BLO = back loop only
F.o. = finish off
(…)*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row

Amigurumi bear free crochet pattern

Head
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
R 9: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)
R 10-17: 54 sc (8 rows)
R 18: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)
R 19: 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec)*5, 3 sc (42)
R 20: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)
R 21: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 22: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 23: 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec)*5, 1 sc (18)
R 24: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 25: dec*6 (6)
F.o.

Muzzle
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 18 sc
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Ears (make 2)
With white yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc, 1 turning chain
R 2: inc*6 (12)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Cheeks (make 2)
With pink yarn:
Make a magic circle amigurumi.
1: 2 ch in mc, 10 hdc, join in a ring with sl st in 2nd ch.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.
Body
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc*6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
R 4: 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
R 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)
R 8: 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc)*5, 3 sc (48)
R 9-16: 48 sc (8 rows)
R 17: 12 sc, 12 dec, 12 sc (36)
R 18-19: 36 sc (2 rows)
R 20: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec)*5, 2 sc (30)
R 21-22: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 23: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)
R 24-25: 24 sc (2 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2)
With beige yarn:
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: inc*6 (12)
R 3-4: 12 sc (2 rows)
R 5: dec, 10 sc (11)
R 6: dec, 9 sc (10)
R 7: dec, 8 sc (9)
R 8-15: 9 sc (8 rows)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 16: (1 sc, dec)*3 (6)
F.o.

Legs (make 2)
With pink yarn:
Make 6 ch.
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 4 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (12)
R 2: inc, 3 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (18)
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc)*3, 3 sc, (1 sc, inc)*2 (24)
R 4: 2 sc, inc, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc)*3, 3 sc, (2 sc, inc)*2 (30)
Change to beige yarn:
R 5: BLO 30 sc
R 6-7: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 8: 4 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec)*5, 9 sc (24)
R 9: 24 sc
R 10: 4 sc, dec, 1 sc, 4 dec, 1 sc, dec, 6 sc (18)
R 11: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)
Stuff with fiberfill.
R 12-19: 12 sc (8 rows)
R 20: dec*6 (6)
Stuff leg ¾ full.
F.o.

Bow
With bright pink yarn:
Make 16 ch.
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 15 sc, 1 turning chain
R 2: BLO, 15 sc, 1 turning chain
R 3: BLO, 15 sc, 1 turning chain
R 4: BLO, 15 sc, 1 turning chain
R 5: BLO, 15 sc
F.o.

Wrap the middle of the bow multiple times with brown yarn and sew to the body.

Assembly

1. Sew muzzle to the head between R 13 and R 29. Put some stuffing inside the muzzle before you finish.

2. Glue eyes between R 13 and R 14 at the distance of 6 stitches from each other.

3. Embroider eye whites with white yarn, embroider eyelids with beige yarn. Embroider nose and eyebrows with brown yarn.

4. Sew cheeks on the head between R 15 and R 19 of the head at the distance of 4 stitches from muzzle.

5. Fold the ear edges together and fix them in such position with one stitch. Sew ears to the head on R 8.

6. Sew head to the body. Stuff firmly the neck area. A firmly stuffed neck will hold the head up.

7. Attach arms and legs using buttons. View video tutorial >>> how to attach jointed arms and legs using buttons.

(Find position on your bears body where the legs/arms will be attached: for legs – between R 9 and 10 of the body, for arms – between R 21 and 22 of the body and between R 14 and 15 of arm).

8. Embroider a head and a belly with brown yarn.