Left leg: do not crochet the last 3 sc in the 13th row, so you need to crochet only 10 sc and immediately make 3 ch and continue crocheting, joining the right leg.
Note: Everyone has a different crochet density, so you may need to crochet +/- 1 sc on each leg so that they look even. My bear’s legs are slightly directed towards the center to give a “pigeon-toed” look.
- 13 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc (36)
- (8 sc, inc) x 4 (40)
16-17. 40 sc (40) - 7 sc, dec, 17 sc, dec, 12 sc (38)
- 13 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec (34)
- 34 sc (34)
- 6 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec (30)
22-24. 30 sc (30) - (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- 24 sc (24)
- (dec, 6 sc) x 3 (21)
- (5 sc, dec) x 3 (18)
- 18 sc, crochet the arms in this row (distance between the arms 6 sc) (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- 12 inc (24) here we start crocheting the HEAD
- (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
- 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
- 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) x 5, 3 sc (48)
36-38. 48 sc (48) - (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
- (dec, 12 sc) x 3 (39)
- (dec, 11 sc) x 3 (36)
- (dec, 10 sc) x 3 (33)
Insert eyes between the 38th and 39th rows, the distance between the eyes is 2 sc. Pre-stuff the head with stuffing to accurately determine the center for more precise eye attachment.
- (dec, 9 sc) x 3 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
- (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
- (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
- 6 dec (6)
Cut the yarn, tighten the hole with the help of a needle, and hide the yarn end.
Toy assembly:
Sew the muzzle right under the eyes “absorbing”, stuff it with stuffing. Insert the nose if you have a safety nose. If not, embroider the nose with brown YarnArt Jeans on the sewn muzzle; you can also embroider eyebrows with the same thread.
Embroider the mouth and, if necessary, make a slight sculpting from the bottom to the top of the muzzle.
Embroider eyelids with black YarnArt Jeans right above the eyes, and with white yarn make a couple of stitches from the middle to the bottom of the eye to make them more expressive.
Sew the decorative button.
Your crocheted bear is ready!
Author: Ekaterina Chirkova – @chirka_toys.
