This pattern by Anastasia Dmitrieva creates an adorable plush teddy bear named Ponchik. The bear is crocheted using a No. 4 hook and Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn. The toy is decorated with a satin ribbon bow, and the ears, arms, and legs are crocheted in as you work. The finished teddy bear is approximately 21 cm tall.

Materials:

• Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn
• 4.0 or 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Embroidery yarn for the nose and eyebrows
• 9 mm safety eyes
• Needle and scissors
• Satin ribbon for the bow
• Stuffing

Abbreviations:

• MR — magic ring
• sc — single crochet
• dc2tog — double crochet two together
• sl st — slip stitch
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) × 6 — repeat 6 times
• (…) — total number of stitches in the round

Ears (Make 2)

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc
   Fold the piece in half and crochet sc across.

Head

1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (inc, 1 sc) × 6 (18)
4. 18 sc
   Optional: Change color for the muzzle.
5. 6 sc, 6 inc, 6 sc (24)
6. 6 sc, (inc, 1 sc) × 6, 6 sc (30)
7. (inc, 4 sc) × 6 (36)
   8-10. 36 sc
   Crochet ears into the head:
8. 10 sc, 6 sc + ear, 4 sc, 6 sc + ear, 10 sc (36)
9. 36 sc
10. (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30)
11. (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24)
12. (2 sc, dec) × 6 (18)
13. (1 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
14. 6 dec (6)
    Insert safety eyes in the 5th row.

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