This adorable plush teddy bear is crocheted using a free pattern by Alina Gilyazova. The author used a 3.0 mm crochet hook and YarnArt Dolce yarn to create this amigurumi bear. The bear’s arms and legs are movable thanks to thread jointing. The finished toy stands about 30 cm tall.

Materials and Tools:

• YarnArt Dolce yarn
• 2.5-3.0 mm crochet hook
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Plastic nose
• Nylon thread for sewing
• Needle and scissors
• Polyester fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations:

• ch — chain
• sc — single crochet
• inc — increase, 2 sc in one stitch
• dec — decrease, 2 sc together

Head

1. 6 sc in magic ring (If it’s difficult to tighten the magic ring with this yarn, chain 2 and make 6 sc in the second chain from the hook) (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
   8-12. 42 sc (5 rounds)
   Insert the eyes between rounds 9 and 10.
8. (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
9. (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
10. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
11. (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
12. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
13. 6 dec (6)
    Fasten off and hide the yarn tail.

Ears (2 pieces)

1. 6 sc in magic ring (If it’s difficult to tighten the magic ring with this yarn, chain 2 and make 6 sc in the second chain from the hook) (6)
2. Turn, ch 1, 1 sc, 5 inc.

Snout

Chain 4.

1. 1 sc in the second chain from the hook, 1 sc, 3 sc in the last chain stitch, along the other side of the chain: 1 sc, inc (8)
2. inc, 1 sc, 3 inc, 1 sc, 2 inc (14)
3. 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 3, 1 sc, (1 sc, inc) * 2 (20)
4. 20 sc.

Body

1. 6 sc in magic ring (If it’s difficult to tighten the magic ring with this yarn, chain 2 and make 6 sc in the second chain from the hook) (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6. (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
   8-10. 42 sc (3 rounds)
8. (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
   12-13. 36 sc (2 rounds)
9. (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
10. 30 sc
11. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
12. 24 sc
13. (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
14. 18 sc
15. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
16. 6 dec (6)
    Fasten off and hide the yarn tail.

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