Difficulty Level: Easy

You can use this description to crochet a plush teddy bear with movable limbs. Any plush yarn and a suitable hook can be used for this amigurumi. The bear’s limbs are movable thanks to the use of joints, or you can sew the parts together with thread. You can also decorate the bear with a satin or silk ribbon.

Finished toy size: approximately 25 cm.

Materials and tools:

• Plush yarn in two colors (for the body and muzzle)
• Cotton yarn or embroidery floss (for embroidering the eyebrows and mouth)
• Hook size 4-4.5 mm
• Safety eyes for toys
• Safety nose for toys
• Stuffing for toys
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Ribbon for decoration
• Joints for toys
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• KA — magic ring
• ch — chain
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) x n — repeat n times

Pattern for the Amigurumi Plush Teddy Bear with Movable Limbs

Lower limbs (make 2 pieces):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6. 30 sc
7. 8 dec, 14 sc (22)
8. 5 sc, 4 dec, 9 sc (18)
9. 18 sc
10. (4 sc, dec) x 3 (15)
11. 13 sc, dec (14)
    12-15. (4 rows) – 14 sc
12. 12 sc, dec (13)
13. 13 sc
14. 11 sc, dec (12)
15. 12 sc

Insert joints between rows 18 and 19.

20. 6 dec

Tighten the ring, secure the thread, and cut.

Upper limbs (make 2 pieces):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
4. (3 sc, inc) x 3, 2 sc (17)
5. 17 sc
6. dec, (sc, dec) x 5 (11)
   7-12. 11 sc
7. 9 sc, dec (10)
   14-15. 10 sc
8. 7 sc, dec (8)

Fold in half and crochet 4 sc.

Body:

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