Boby the Bear free crochet pattern

 

Materials:

• Alize Velluto yarn in two colours (body: brown, jumper: red/blue/green)
• 7mm crochet hook
• 20mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• Darning needle
• Stitch marker
• Scissors

Abbreviations:
This pattern is written in US terminology

• mr: magic ring
• st: stitch
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• ch: chain
• blo: back loops only
• fo: fasten off
• cc: color change

Legs (make 2):
Start in body color

• R1: 8 sc in MR (8)
• R2: inc x 8 (16)
• R3: blo 16 sc (16)
• R4-5: sc around (16) (2 rounds total)
• CC to jumper color
• R6-8: sc around (16) (3 rounds total)

FO the first leg only. Now repeat and make a second leg without fastening off. We will continue with the body from here.

Body:
Now we will join the legs

• R9: ch 2 and join to the first leg with 1 sc (move your stitch marker—this is our first stitch of R9): sc 15 more on the first leg: 2 sc in the 2 ch: 16 sc around the second leg; 2 sc in the 2 ch (36)
• R10: (5 sc, 1 inc) × 6 (42)
• R11: (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 1 inc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 2 sc, 2 inc, (3 sc, 1 inc) x 2, 1 inc, (3 sc, 1 inc) × 2, 2 sc, 2 inc (56)
• R12-13: sc around (56) (2 rounds total)
• R14: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 7 (49)
• R15: sc around (49)

Body continue:

• R16: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 7 (42)
• R17: sc around (42) cc to body colour
• R18: sc around (42)
• R19: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)
• R20: sc around (36)
• R21: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)
• R22-23: sc around (30) (2 rounds total)
• R24: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
• R25: sc around (24)
• R26: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
• R27: sc around (18)

Stuff the body, do not fasten off. We will work on the head from here!

Head:

• R28: inc x 18 (36)
• R29: (2 sc, 1 inc) x 12 (48)
• R30-37: sc around (48) (8 rounds total)
• R38: (6 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (42)
• R39: (5 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (36)
• Insert eyes between R35/36 about 8 st apart. Stuff the head.
• R40: (4 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (30)
• R41: (3 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (24)
• R42: (2 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (18)
• R43: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)
• R44: dec x 6 (6)

Finish stuffing, FO, and weave in the tail.

Ears (make 2):

• R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
• R2: 6 inc (12)
• R3: (1 sc, 1 inc) x 6 (18)
• R4-5: sc around (18) (2 rounds total)
• R6: (1 sc, 1 dec) x 6 (12)

Do not stuff! Fold together and close with 6 sc. FO and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the ears on the head from R37-41.

Arms (make 2):

• R1: 8 sc in MR (8)
• R2-10: sc around (8) (9 rounds total)

Do not stuff! Fold together and close with 4 sc. FO and leave a tail for sewing onto the body. Sew on arms on R25 of the body.

Snout:

• R1: 8 sc in MR (8)
• R2: 8 inc (16)
• R3: 1 sc, 1 inc (24)
• R4: sc around (24)

Suspenders (make 2):
In jumper color

Insert your hook in the front of the body and chain 35. Connect the chain crossed at the back of the body with 1 sl st. FO and repeat for the second one.

Face Shaping:
Insert needle from bottom of the head to the corner of the left eye. The yarn should be placed underneath the eye and put them in the other corner of the left eye. Bring up the yarn at the corner of the right eye and put it back in the other corner of the right eye. Bring the needle back to the point where you started and pull both yarn strings tight. Knot together and hide in the head. Add cheeks with pink yarn underneath the eyes.

Bow Tie:

• R1: ch 8
• R2: sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sc 6 more
• R3: ch 1, turn your work and sc 7

Leave a long tail, weave the tail in the middle and wrap it around twice, then make a tight knot. Sew on the bow tie.