Brawny Bear Free Crochet Pattern

 

Necessary Materials and Tools:

• Yarn (YarnArt Jeans):
  • Colors: N 71 - brown, N 28 - graphite, N 01 - white, N 74 - pink, N 72 - purple, N 73 - peach
• Crochet hook
• Stuffing – holofiber
• Half-beads for eyes, 8 mm diameter
• Nose 10 mm
• Stitching pins
• Sewing needle
• Scissors
• Buttons (2 pcs, 6 mm in diameter)

Abbreviations:

• KA – amigurumi ring
• sc – single crochet
• ch – chain
• inc – increase
• dec – decrease
• sl st – slip stitch
• BLO – back loop only
• DC2 – double crochet
• HDC – half double crochet
• HDC2 – half double crochet with 2 loops
• ch – chain
• (...) – the number in brackets indicates the number of stitches in the row
• (...) * N – repeat N times what is indicated in the brackets

The finished toy size, using the indicated materials, is about 22 cm.

Special Techniques:

• How to change the color when crocheting in a spiral
• How to close the radial transition from one color to another with a slip stitch

1. Head

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) * 5, 2 sc (36)
7. (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
8. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) * 5, 3 sc (48)
9. (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
10. – 18.) 54 (54, 9 rows)
11. (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
12. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) * 5, 3 sc (42)
13. (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
14. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) * 5, 2 sc (30)
15. 3 sc, dec (24)
16. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) * 5, 1 sc (18)
17. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)

Continue by crocheting 2 dec, close the hole, secure the thread, and cut it.

2. Ears

Make 2 pink details (N 74), 2 brown details (N 71):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc, sl st (12)

Following this pattern, make 4 parts, secure the thread, and cut it from each part. Place the pink part and the brown one with the wrong sides together, the pink side facing you. Crochet around the edge with brown yarn (1 ch, 10 sc), secure the thread, and cut it.

3. Muzzle

Using white yarn (N 01):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. 12 sc (12)

Secure the thread and cut it.

4. Forehead Piece

Using peach-colored yarn (N 73), chain 3.

1. Starting from the second stitch from the hook, crochet 2 sc, ch 1, turn (2)
2. 2 sc, ch 1, turn (2)
3. 2 inc, ch 1, turn (4)
4. 4 sc, ch 1, turn (4)
5. 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, ch 1, turn (5)
6. 5 sc, ch 1, turn (5)
7. 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, ch 1, turn (7)
8. 7 sc (7)

Crochet around the edge with sl st. Secure the thread, and cut it.

5. Cheeks

Color N 74:

1. 6 sc in KA, sl st (6)

Secure the thread and cut it.

6. Right Leg

Start with graphite-colored yarn (N 28):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6. 30 sc in BLO (30)
7. – 8.) 30 sc (30, 2 rows)
8. 11 sc, dec, dec, dec, dec, 11 sc (26)
9. 10 sc, dec of 3 stitches, dec of 3 stitches, 10 sc (22)
10. 5 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec of 3 stitches, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc (18)

Switch to pink yarn (N 74):

1. 13 sc, inc, 4 sc (19)
2. 14 sc, inc, 4 sc (20)
3. 20 sc (20)

Switch to purple yarn (N 72):

1. 15 sc, inc, 4 sc (21)
2. 16 sc, inc, 4 sc (22)
3. 17 sc, inc, 4 sc (23)
4. 18 sc, inc, 4 sc (24)

Continue crocheting 7 more sc, secure the thread, and cut it.

7. Left Leg

Start with graphite-colored yarn (N 28):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) * 5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
6. 30 sc in BLO (30)
7. – 8.) 30 sc (30, 2 rows)
8. 11 sc, dec, dec, dec, dec, 11 sc (26)
9. 10 sc, dec of 3 stitches, dec of 3 stitches, 10 sc (22)
10. 5 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec of 3 stitches, 4 sc, dec, 3 sc (18)

Switch to pink yarn (N 74):

1. 4 sc, inc, 13 sc (19)
2. 4 sc, inc, 14 sc (20)
3. 20 sc (20)

Switch to purple yarn (N 72):

1. 4 sc, inc, 15 sc (21)
2. 5 sc, inc, 15 sc (22)
3. 6 sc, inc, 15 sc (23)
4. 7 sc, inc, 15 sc (24)

Continue crocheting 23 sc, do not cut the thread, and continue working:

• 24 sc on the right leg,
• 24 sc on the left leg,
• 24 sc on the right leg.

Place a marker (mark the beginning of the row).

8. Body

1. 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc (52)
2. – 28.) 52 sc (52, 8 rows)

Switch to pink yarn (N 74):

1. 11 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec (48)
2. – 31.) 48 sc (48, 2 rows)
3. 12 sc, dec, 24 sc, dec, 8 sc (46)
4. 46 sc (46)
5. 1 sc, dec, 21 sc, dec, 20 sc (44)
6. 12 sc, dec, 20 sc, dec, 8 sc (42)
7. 2 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec, 18 sc (40)
8. 12 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec, 6 sc (38)
9. 2 sc, dec, 16 sc, dec, 16 sc (36)
10. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) * 5, 2 sc (30)
11. 30 sc (30)
12. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
13. 24 sc (24)
14. 7 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, 3 sc (22)
15. 22 sc, sl st (22)

Secure the thread, and cut it.

9. Arms

Make 2 details.

Start with brown yarn (N 71):

1. 6 sc in KA (6)
2. 6 inc (12)
3. – 5.) 12 sc (12, 3 rows)

Switch to pink yarn (N 74):

1. – 22.) 12 sc (12, 17 rows)

Crochet 4 more sc, fold the detail in half, and crochet 6 sc together.

Assembly

Complete the decoration of the head according to the detailed instructions and photos mentioned below the text. Then, proceed to assemble the toy, attaching the limbs.