Little Yarn Friends • Crochet Pattern: Lil' Straw"BEAR"ries

Crochet Pattern: Lil’ Straw”BEAR”ries

This is “Little yarn friends” 2nd Amigurumi Creation and I would love to share this adorable bears to anyone who is interested in making one for yourself to keep or to make it as a gift for your loved ones. I’ve actually tried out my own pattern since I made 2 of them the same (the only difference is probably the placement of the collar and the skirt). Feel free to ask me any questions. Comments are welcome too. I would LOVE to see pictures of your work(s) using my patterns. You can share it on “Little Yarn Friends Facebook Page” or e-mail me at littleyarnfriends@gmail.com. Happy Crocheting!

Before we begin, you might want to click ”Here” to read more on how I create and piece my bears together. It might help you in your assembling later.

If not, let’s begin!

Materials:

Yarn(s) - I used White, Red and light green 8ply Acrylic Yarn.
Crochet Hook - Size 3.5mm
Yarn Needle or Normal Needle
Yellow thread or yarn for the strawberry dots.
Red thread or yarn for nose.
Fiberfill
2 of 8mm Safety Eyes. If you’re making a pair, you’ll need 4 Safety Eyes.
Small piece of White Felt.
Fabric Glue.
Stitch Marker or Safety Pin

Note: This pattern works in continuous rounds (instead of joined rounds).

Abbreviation:

MR - Magic Ring
sc - Single Crochet
hdc - Half Double Crochet
dc - Double Crochet
2 sc in next sc - Increase
dec 1 - Decrease
Ch - Chain
* * - Repeat Step
F/O - Fasten Off

Head:

Use White Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 in MR. (6)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)

Rnd 3: *sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (18)

Rnd 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (24)

Rnd 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (30)

Rnd 6: *2 sc in next sc, sc 4*, repeat around. (36)

Rnd 7: *2 sc in next sc, sc 5*, repeat around. (42)

Rnd 8-15: sc around. (42)

Rnd 16: *dec 1, sc 5*, repeat around. (36)

Rnd 17: *dec 1, sc 4*, repeat around. (30)

Rnd 18: *dec 1, sc 3*, repeat around. (24)

Start stuffing with fiberfill.

Rnd 19: *dec 1, sc 2*, repeat around. (18)

Rnd 20: *dec 1, sc 1*, repeat around. (12)

Rnd 21: *dec 1*, repeat around. (6)

Add on fiberfill to stuff the entire head.

F/O and leave a long end for sewing to Body.

Body:

Use Red Yarn.

Rnd 1-5: Same as Head pattern (refer to top).

Rnd 6-8: sc around. (30)

Rnd 9: *sc 4, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (36)

Rnd 10-12: sc around. (36)

Rnd 13: *sc 4, dec 1*, repeat around. (30)

Rnd 14: sc around. (30)

Rnd 15: *sc 3, dec 1*, repeat around. (24)

Start stuffing with fiberfill.

Rnd 16: *sc 2, dec 1*, repeat around. (18)

Rnd 17: *sc 1, dec 1*, repeat around. (12)

Rnd 18: *dec 1*, repeat around. (6)

Add on fiberfill to stuff the entire body.

F/O and leave a long end for sewing to Head.

Arms: (make 2) per bear

Use White Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 in MR. (6)

Rnd 2: *sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (9)

Rnd 3-4: sc around. (9)

Rnd 5: *dec 1, sc 1*, repeat around. (6)

Rnd 6-7: sc around. (6)

Stuff a little bit of fibrefill just at the bottom of the arms.

F/O and leave long end for sewing to Body.

Legs: (make 2) per bear

Use White Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 in MR. (6)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)

Rnd 3: sc 1, *sc 1, 2 sc in next sc* repeat 4 times, sc 3. (16)

Rnd 4-5: sc around. (16)

Rnd 6: *sc 1, dec 1* repeat around. (11)

F/O and leave long end for sewing to Body.

Stuff legs with fiberfill.

Ears: (make 2) per bear

Use White Yarn.

Follow Legs Patten exactly.

F/O and leave long end for sewing to head.

Flatten the circle. Do not stuff.

Strawberry Stalk:

Use Light Green Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 5 in MR. (5)

Rnd 2-5: sc around. (5)

On Rnd 5, *Ch 5, (sc from 2nd chain from hook) —> you’ll have 4 sc on chain.

sc to next sc on Rnd 5*. Repeat 4 more times.

Slip Stitch, F/O and leave long end for sewing to Bear Head.

Stuff a little bit.

Skirt: for little girl bear

Ch 44 (approx. no. U can add or dec the no. of ch). Be sure to check if the chain is long enough to go around her waist.

*sc 1, (hdc, dc, hdc) on next sc*, repeat throughout the row.

Ensure the ch is not twisted when crocheting.

F/O at the end.

Collar: for little boy bear

Ch 35 (approx. no. U can add or dec the no. of ch). Be sure to check if the chain is long enough to go around his neck.

*sc 1, (hdc, dc, hdc) on next sc*, repeat throughout the row.

Ensure the ch is not twisted when crocheting.

F/O at the end.

Assembling: (Refer to picture)

Sew the Ears to top of Bear’s Head. (Placement of ears: 5 sc from circle of head)
Sew the Strawberry Stalk on top of Bear’s Head.
Attach Safety Eyes on Bear’s Face.
Cut out oval shape White Felt and use Red Thread / Yarn to sew the Bear’s Nose. Fabric glue White Felt to Bear’s Face.
Sew the Bear’s Body to Bear’s Head.
Sew the Arms on each side of Bear’s Body.
Sew the Legs to the Bear’s Body.
Sew on the Skirt / Collar to the waist / neck.
Lastly, sew on the yellow dots on the body.

And Congratulations, your Lil’ Straw”BEAR”ries are complete!

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