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Free Masterclass on Crocheting the Mini Bear by Olya Radost (@olya__radost)
In this tutorial, you will learn how to crochet a small New Year’s bear wearing a hat and scarf using amigurumi techniques. The bear is perfect for New Year’s and Christmas decorations, featuring a small bear made using the pin joint technique. You can use any thin, fluffy yarn suitable for amigurumi. The author recommends the “Kuzya Klubochkin” yarn, split into three strands, for the project. For decoration, you may use a snowflake-shaped button.
Finished Toy Size:
- Approximately 8-9 cm (3-3.5 inches).
Materials and Tools:
- Yarn:
- “Kuzya Klubochkin” yarn: bear color (1 skein)
- “Iris Gamma” yarn: bear color (1 skein), white and red (for the hat and scarf)
- Thread for attaching the snout
- Crochet hook: 1.5 mm
- Safety eyes: 3 mm
- Stuffing for the toy
- For head attachment:
- 2 discs: 12 mm and 9 mm
- 1 T-pin: 18 mm
- For attaching the arms and legs:
- 4 discs: 6 mm
- 2 T-pins: 18 mm
- Round-nose pliers
- Needle for attaching parts
- Scissors
Abbreviations:
- KA – Magic ring
- ch – Chain stitch
- sc – Single crochet
- inc – Increase
- dec – Decrease
- (…) x n – Repeat n times
Amigurumi Mini Bear Crochet Tutorial
The “Kuzya Klubochkin” yarn consists of three twisted strands. We will crochet the bear with a single strand, so it’s important to divide the skein into three individual threads.
Joining the Yarns:
Join the “Kuzya Klubochkin” yarn and the “Iris Gamma” yarn and start crocheting.
In this tutorial, we will be crocheting with the inside-out technique.
Head:
- Round 1: 6 sc in KA
- Round 2: 6 inc (12)
- Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 times (18)
- Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 times (24)
- Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 times (30)
- Rounds 6–11: 30 sc (6 rounds)
- Round 12: (3 sc, dec) x 6 times (24)
- Round 13: (2 sc, dec) x 6 times (18)
- Round 14: (1 sc, dec) x 6 times (12)
Stuff the head. Use the 12 mm disc and T-pin to secure the head. Attach the pin joint securely.
- Round 15: 6 dec
Close the opening, cut the yarn, and secure it. Use manicure scissors to carefully trim the head.