Brown Bear Free Pattern

 

Materials:

• Yarn: Himalaya bear  Baby (brown and white) and YarnArt Jeans (black) for a nose
• Hook: 4.5 mm for plush yarn and 3.00 mm crochet hook for YarnArt Jeans

Abbreviations:

• R = row
• mc = magic circle
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
• dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
• BLO = back loop only
• F.o. = finish off
• () = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
• ( )*6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Body and Head (One Item)

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)  
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)  
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)  
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)  
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)  
R 6: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)  
R 7: 36 sc (36)  
R 8: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)  
R 9: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)  
R 10-16: 48 sc (7 rows)  
R 17: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)  
R 18: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)  
R 19: 3 sc, 6 dec, 21 sc (30) - place for a belly  
R 20-23: 30 sc (4 rows)  
R 24: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)  
R 25: 24 sc (24)  
R 26: 12 dec (12)  
R 27: 12 inc (24) - start crocheting a head  
R 28: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)  
R 29: (4 sc, inc)*6 (36)  
R 30: (5 sc, inc)*6 (42)  
R 31: (6 sc, inc)*6 (48)  
R 32: (7 sc, inc)*6 (54)  
R 33-40: 54 sc (8 rows)  
Insert safety eyes between R 37 and 38 at the distance of 5 stitches from each other.  
R 41: (7 sc, dec)*6 (48)  
R 42: (6 sc, dec)*6 (42)  
R 43: (5 sc, dec)*6 (36)  
R 44: (4 sc, dec)*6 (30)  
R 45: (3 sc, dec)*6 (24)  
R 46: (2 sc, dec)*6 (18)  
R 47: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)  
R 48: (dec)*6 (6)  
F.o.  
Stuff the neck firmly.

Legs (Make 2)

Make 7 ch.  
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.  
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 5 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 4 sc, inc (14)  
R 2: inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (20)  
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc (24)  
R 4: 2 sc, inc, (5 sc, inc)*3, 3 sc (28)  
R 5: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc (36)  
R 6: 36 sc BLO (36)  
R 7-8: 36 sc (2 rows)  
R 9: 9 sc, dec, (1 sc, dec)*5, 8 sc, dec (29)  
R 10: 8 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc, dec (24)  
R 11: 8 sc, 4 dec, 8 sc (20)  
R 12: 6 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 6 sc (18)  
R 13: 7 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc (16)  
R 14-20: 16 sc (7 rows)  
R 21: 8 dec (8)  
F.o. and leave a tail for sewing.

Arms (Make 2)

Make 4 ch.  
Make an oval starting from the 2nd ch from hook, work on both sides of the chain.  
R 1: From the 2nd ch from hook: 2 sc, 3 sc in last st, turn and crochet on the opposite side of the chain: 1 sc, inc (8)  
R 2: inc, 1 sc, 3 inc, 1 sc, 2 inc (14)  
R 3: 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, (1 sc, inc)*2, 3 sc, inc (19)  
R 4-8: 19 sc (5 rows)  
R 9: 7 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 7 sc (17)  
R 10: 4 sc, 2 dec, 1 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (13)  
R 11-19: 13 sc (9 rows)  
R 20: dec to the end of row  
F.o. and leave a tail for sewing.

Ears (Make 2)

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)  
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)  
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)  
R 4: (5 sc, inc)*3 (21)  
R 5-6: 21 sc (2 rows)  
F.o. and leave a tail for sewing.

Muzzle

With white yarn:  
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)  
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)  
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)  
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)  
R 5: (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)  
R 6: 30 sc  
F.o. and leave a tail for sewing.

Tail

R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)  
R 2: (inc)*6 (12)  
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)  
R 4-5: 18 sc (2 rows)  
R 6: (1 sc, dec)*6 (12)  
F.o. and leave a tail for sewing.

Nose

With YarnArt Jeans yarn, 3.00 mm crochet hook.  
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)  
R 2: 6 inc (12)  
R 3: (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)  
R 4: (2 sc, inc)*6 (24)  
F.o. and leave a tail for sewing.