Amigurumi Plush Bear Free Pattern

Free Crochet Tutorial: Plush Bear by Alena Kot

In this tutorial, you will learn how to crochet a little bear wearing a sweater using plush yarn. For amigurumi, you can use any plush yarn, such as Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, or Kamtex Velur. The sweater is crocheted using smooth yarn like YarnArt Jeans. During the process, make sure to try the clothes on the toy to adjust the size when needed. You can decorate the sweater with a decorative button.

Size of the finished bear: approximately the size of a palm.

Materials and Tools

  • Plush yarn (any): brown and white
  • Cotton yarn (for the sweater): light blue
  • Embroidery thread for the muzzle
  • Crochet hook (3-4 mm)
  • Toy eyes
  • Toy nose
  • Stuffing for the toy
  • Stitch markers
  • Pins
  • Decorative button
  • Needle for sewing the parts together
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • KA – Magic ring
  • v.p. – Chain stitch
  • ss – Slip stitch
  • sc – Single crochet
  • dc – Double crochet
  • hdc – Half double crochet
  • inc – Increase
  • dec – Decrease
  • (…) x n – Repeat n times

Crochet Instructions for the Little Bear (Amigurumi)

Head

  1. 6 sc in a magic ring.
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
    6,7,8,9. 30 sc (4 rounds)
  6. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
  7. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
  8. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Finish with a slip stitch, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail to attach the head to the body.

Ears (2 parts)

  1. Chain 3, in the 3rd chain from the hook, crochet 5 hdc, close the round with a slip stitch, pull out the yarn, cut it, leaving a long tail to attach the ears to the head.

Muzzle

  1. Chain 4.
  2. From the second chain from the hook, crochet: 2 sc, 3 sc in 1 stitch, on the other side of the chain: 1 sc, inc (8)
  3. Inc, 2 sc, 2 inc, 2 sc, inc (12)

Finish with a slip stitch, cut the yarn, leaving a long tail to attach the muzzle to the head.

Arms (2 parts)

  1. Start with the main color.
  2. 6 sc in a magic ring.
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
  4. 9 sc (2 rounds)
  5. Change to the color of the sweater.
  6. (1 sc, dec) x 3 (6)
    7,8,9. 6 sc (3 rounds)

Finish with a slip stitch, cut the yarn, leaving a short tail.

Legs (2 parts)

  1. 6 sc in a magic ring.
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. 12 sc (2 rounds)
  4. (2 sc, dec) x 4 (8)
  5. 8 sc (4 rounds)

Finish with a slip stitch, cut the yarn, leaving a short tail.

Body

  1. 6 sc in a magic ring.
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
  5. 4 sc with one leg, 7 sc, 4 sc with the second leg, 9 sc (24). Change yarn color to the color of the sweater.
  6. 24 sc
  7. Crochet in the back loops only for 24 sc.
  8. 1 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 10 sc (22)
  9. (3 sc, dec) x 4, 2 sc (18)
  10. 18 sc
  11. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
  12. 3 sc with one arm, 3 sc, 3 sc with the second arm, 3 sc (12)

Finish with a slip stitch, cut the yarn, leaving a short tail. Hide the tail inside the body and stuff the body with filler.

Sweater

  1. Chain 31.
  2. From the second chain from the hook, crochet: 30 sc, chain 1, turn.
  3. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36), chain 1, turn.
  4. 6 sc, chain 8, skip 6 stitches, continue crocheting: 12 sc, chain 8, skip 6 stitches, 6 sc, chain 2, turn.
    5-8. 40 hdc (4 rounds)
  5. Crochet around the edge of the sweater, creating buttonholes: chain 1, 3 sc, chain 5, 3 sc, chain 5, ss.

Hide the yarn tails and sew on the button.

Your Crocheted Bear is Ready!

Congratulations! You’ve completed your little bear. Don’t forget to tag the author, Alena Kot, on social media when you share your creation!