Make a Sleepy Bear amigurumi using this crochet pattern! Basic stitches yield a soft, snuggly toy sure to be a favorite naptime friend. This cuddly creation makes a lovely gift or a comforting keepsake for any age.
Crochet Sleepy Bear Amigurumi Pattern
The Crochet Sleepy Bear Amigurumi Pattern allows you to craft an endearing sleepy bear plushie. It presents a delightful slumbering expression by using warm brown yarn to depict the bear's cozy fur and additional black and white for its features. The pattern includes detailed instructions for the body, paws, ears, and snout. Suitable for beginners, this pattern is a doorway to creating a sweet, snuggly bear, perfect for storytime companionship.
Making The Crochet Sleepy Bear Amigurumi
Materials:
- Light brown worsted weight yarn
- Brown worsted-weight yarn
- Black worsted-weight yarn
- White worsted-weight yarn
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- Black safety eyes
- Tapestry needle
- Polyester fiberfill
Step-by-step pattern
Head:
- Using light brown yarn, crochet 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Increase to 12 sc by crocheting 2 sc in each sc.
- Continue crocheting in rounds, increasing 6 sc evenly in each round until you have 30 sc.
- Stuff the head lightly with fiberfill.
- Crochet without increasing until the head reaches the desired size.
- Close the top of the head by crocheting two sc together, then continue decreasing by crocheting two sc together in each round until you have 6 sc.
- Sew the hole closed.
Body:
- Using light brown yarn, crochet 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Increase to 12 sc by crocheting 2 sc in each sc.
- Continue crocheting in rounds, increasing 6 sc evenly each round until you have 36 sc.
- Stuff the body lightly with fiberfill.
- Crochet without increasing until the body reaches the desired size.
- Join the head and body together by crocheting through the back loops of the body and front loops of the head stitches.
Ears (make 2):
- Using light brown yarn, crochet 6 ch.
- Sc in the second ch from the hook, then sc in each of the remaining ch.
- Turn your work and sc in each sc across.
- Repeat steps 2-3 until the ear reaches the desired size.
- Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the ears to the top of the head.
Arms (make 2):
- Using light brown yarn, crochet 6 ch.
- Sc in the second ch from the hook, then sc in each of the remaining ch.
- Continue crocheting in SC until the arm reaches the desired size.
- Stuff the arm lightly with fiberfill.
- Decrease by crocheting two sc together in each round until you have 6 sc.
- Sew the hole closed.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body.
Legs (make 2):
- Using light brown yarn, crochet 6 ch.
- Sc in the second ch from the hook, then sc in each of the remaining ch.
- Continue crocheting in SC until the leg reaches the desired size.
- Stuff the leg lightly with fiberfill.
- Decrease by crocheting two sc together in each round until you have 6 sc.
- Sew the hole closed.
- Sew the legs to the bottom of the body.
Snout:
- Using brown yarn, crochet 6 sc in a magic ring.
- Increase to 12 sc by crocheting 2 sc in each sc.
- Continue crocheting in rounds without increasing until the snout reaches the desired size.
- Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
- Sew the snout to the face.
Eyes:
- Sew on black safety eyes.
Nose:
- Using black yarn, embroider a small circle for the nose.
Mouth:
- Using black yarn, embroider a small smile for the mouth.
Hat:
- Using white yarn, crochet a chain of stitches that is the desired circumference of the bear's head.
- Join the chain to form a ring.
- Crochet in rounds of sc, increasing evenly until the hat reaches the desired depth.
- Fold the brim of the hat up and sew it in place.
Assembly:
- Sew the hat onto the bear's head.
Tips:
- You can customize the bear by using different colors for the yarn, adding buttons or other embellishments, or changing the expression of the face.
- Be sure to stuff the bear firmly enough to keep it from being floppy but not so tightly that it loses its shape.
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