Who doesn’t love a teddy bear? And how much better if a homemade bear?? And what if you want it to be just a little one? Then this mini bear free crochet pattern is for you! It works up quickly and is so easy to make!
Crochet Mini Bear Pattern Notes
I made these little bad boys using continuous rounds. The legs are joined together to form the body, and the body leaves holes for you to attach the arms to. I used a 3.5 mm hook with medium weight yarn, and they worked up to be about 4.5 inches tall. Feel free to mix it up with different sizes of hooks and yarns to make an extra mini or not so mini bear!
Stitches and Abbreviations
Here are the crochet stitches and abbreviations used in this pattern. Click the link if you need a refresher on how to do them!
- magic ring – mr
- chain -ch
- single crochet – sc
- slip stitch – slst
- increase – inc
- decrease – dec
Any parts of the pattern written in brackets [ ] will tell you that this part needs to be repeated. It will be followed by an ‘x’ to let you know how many times it should be repeated.
Materials
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- scissors
- tapestry needle
- stitch marker
- yarn (I used leftover yarn in a medium weight)
- fiberfill for stuffing
- safety eyes
- fabric paint or embroidery thread for the face
- hot glue gun
Crochet Mini Bear Free Pattern
Start with the legs, fasten off the first one but continue on to the body on the second one.
Legs
Make 2
Create a magic ring.
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Rounds 2-4: sc around (6)
Fasten off the first leg. DO Not fasten off the second leg. Instead, continue to the body. Stuff the legs firmly. I like to use the back of my crochet hook to really push the stuffing in there.
Body (continued from legs)
Round 5: ch 6, 6 sc around the first leg, 6 sc across ch, 6 sc around second leg, 6 sc across other side of ch (24)
Round 6: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Round 7: [2 sc, inc, 2sc] x 6 (36)
Rounds 8-14: sc around (36)
In the next round, you are going to be creating holes where the arms will be attached. If you crochet much tighter or looser than I do, you might need to adjust where you put the chains and skipped stitches. Simply crochet more or less single crochets at the beginning of the round to make sure that the arm holes are centered in front of the body.
Round 15: 7 sc, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, 7 sc, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, 16 sc
Round 16: 7 sc, 3 sc in ch, 7 sc, 3 sc in ch, 16 sc (36)
Rounds 17-20: sc around (36)
Add safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19 about 5 stitches apart. Start stuffing the body firmly and continue stuffing along the way. Make sure to really stuff down into the legs.
Round 21: [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 6 (30)
Round 22: [3sc, dec] x 6 (24)
Round 23: [sc, dec, sc] x 6 (18)
Round 24: [dec, sc] x 6 (12)
Round 25: dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off. Make sure the body is stuffed firmly to the top. Use the tail to close the opening, and hide the end.
Arms
Make 2.
With the main color yarn, attach to the corner of the opening for the arm.
Round 1: 6 sc around the opening of the arm (6)
Rounds 2-3: sc around (6)
Fasten off. Push as much stuffing into the arm as you can. I use the back of my crochet hook to do this. Use the tail to pull the hole closed, and hide the end.
Ears
Make two.
Create magic ring.
Round 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
Rounds 2-3: sc around (8)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew the ears to the top of the body.
Muzzle
Create magic ring.
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Round 2: inc x 6 (12)
Fasten off and weave in end. Glue the muzzle to the face between the eyes.
Tail
Create magic ring.
Round 1: 4 sc in mr (4)
Round 2: sc around (4)
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing to the body. Sew the tail to the back of the body.
Face
Using fabric paint or embroidery thread, give the bear a nose and mouth on his muzzle. I also gave him some cheeks.
And you’re done! They work up so quickly, it’s easy to make more. And if you want more mini patterns, check out all my mini patterns here.
Thanks for choosing this pattern, and feel free to let me know if you have any questions!
