Left Leg
Start with blue yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 single crochets in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 increases (12)
Rnd 3: BLO: (3 single crochets, increase) * 3 (15)
Rnd 4-6: 15 single crochets (15)
Rnd 7: Switch to yellow yarn: BLO: 15 single crochets (15)
Rnd 8: 15 single crochets (15)
Rnd 9: Switch to white yarn: 15 single crochets (15)
Rnd 10-11: Switch to yellow yarn: 15 single crochets (15)
Right Leg
Start with blue yarn.
Rnd 1-11: Repeat the instructions for the left leg.
Do not cut the yarn. Chain 3 and join both legs.
Start stuffing the legs with fiberfill.
Body
Rnd 12: Switch to white yarn.
15 single crochets around the left leg + 3 single crochets in the chain stitches: 15 single crochets around the right leg + 3 single crochets on the other side of the chain stitches (36)
In the following rounds, we will crochet two rows with yellow yarn, followed by one row with white yarn.
Rnd 13: (5 single crochets, increase) * 6 (42)
Rnd 14: (6 single crochets, increase) * 6 (48)
Rnd 15-17: 48 single crochets (48)
Rnd 18: (6 single crochets, decrease) * 6 (42)
Rnd 19-20: 42 single crochets (42)
Rnd 21: (5 single crochets, decrease) * 6 (36)
Rnd 22-23: 36 single crochets (36)
Rnd 24: (4 single crochets, decrease) * 6 (30)
Rnd 25: BLO: 30 single crochets (30)
Rnd 26: 30 single crochets (30)
Finish off. Stuff the body firmly and sew the head onto the body.
Arms (x 2)
Rnd 1: 6 single crochets in MR (6)
Rnd 2: 6 increases (12)
Rnd 3-10: 12 single crochets (12)
Stuff the arms with a small amount of fiberfill, focusing the stuffing toward the bottom of the arms.
Fold the sides together and sew through both sides (6 single crochets).
Ears
Rnd 1: 5 single crochets in MR (5)
Rnd 2: 5 increases (10)
Rnd 3-4: 10 single crochets (10)
Ruffled Collar
Attach the yarn at round 25 of the body, crochet 3 chain stitches, double crochet in each stitch (60).
Slip stitch to the third chain of the original 3 chain stitches.
Chain 3 and double crochet in each stitch, increasing (120).
Flare for the Legs
Attach the yarn at round 7 of the legs.
Make 1 chain stitch, insert the hook into the same space, and repeat the pattern of (single crochet, increase) until the end of the round.
Finish off and hide the end.
Embroider a smile on your alien bear and blush its cheeks!