Our latest creation is a free Amigurumi pattern for a bear! Of course, with a change of colour you could easily make him into a polar bear, a black bear…any bear!
Please also take a look at our other Amigurumi patterns…
Size:
Using a 3 mm hook and DK/light worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 28 cm (11 inches) long and 19 cm (8 inches) tall
Using a 2.75 mm hook and DK/light worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 20 cm long (8 inches) and 13 cm (5 inches) tall
Using a 3 mm hook and worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 30 cm (12 inches) long and 21 cm (8.5 inches) tall.
Materials
Yarn DK/Light Worsted weight yarn (or appropriate, see note below)
Crochet hook 3 mm or appropriate
Safety eyes and nose (optional)
Stuffing
You can use any yarn and crochet hook combination that gives you good tension. Normally this would be a hook around two sizes smaller than that recommended on the yarn label. For the bear I used a 3 mm hook with approximately 120 grams of 8ply/DK acrylic yarn.
Crochet abbreviations (US terminology):
sc – single crochet
sl – slip stitch
dec – decrease
inc – increase
blo – crochet through back loops only
The numbers in brackets at the end of each round indicate how many stitches you should have at the end of the round
Body starting at head:
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (18)
Round 4-6: 18 sc (18)
Round 7: (2 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (24)
Round 8: (3 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (30)
Round 9: (4 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (36)
Round 10: (5 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (42)
Round 11-15: sc 42 (42)
Round 16: (5 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (36)
Round 17-21: sc 36 (36)
Round 22: (5 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (42)
Round 23: (6 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (48)
Round 24: (3 sc, 1 inc) 4 times, sc 32 (52)
Round 25: (4 sc, 1 inc) 4 times, sc 32 (56)
Round 26: (5 sc, 1 inc) 4 times, sc 32 (60)
Round 27-30: 60 sc (60)
Round 31: (5 sc, 1 dec) 4 times, sc 32 (56)
Round 32: (4 sc, 1 dec) 4 times, sc 32 (52)
Round 33: (3 sc, 1 dec) 4 times, sc 32 (48)
Round 34-38: 48 sc (48)
If you wish to use safety eyes and nose, this is the time to place them. Referring to the pictures, fold the bear in half so that the raise of his shoulders is folded in half. The nose is place at the tip of the crochet, just slightly above the centre of the magic ring. Eyes need to be placed between rounds 6 and 7, 5 stitches apart.
Round 39: (7 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (54)
Round 40: sc 54 (54)
Round 41: (8 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (60)
Round 42: sc 60 (60)
Round 43: (9 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (66)
Round 44-54: 66 sc (66)
Round 55: (9 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (60)
Round 56: (8 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (54)
Round 57: (7 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (48)
Round 58: (6 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (42)
Round 59: (5 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (36)
Round 60: (4 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (30)
Round 61: (3 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (24)
Stuff head and body.
Round 62: (2 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (18)
Round 63: (1 sc, 1 dec) 6 times (12)
Round 64: 6 dec (6)
Fasten off.
Ears:
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (18)
Round 4-6: 18 sc (18)
Fasten off.
Front legs (make 2):
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (3 sc, 3 inc) 2 times (18)
Round 4: 4 sc, 4 inc, 5 sc, 4 inc, 1 sc (26)
Round 5: 6 sc, 4 inc, 9 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc (34)
Round 6: 8 sc, 4 inc, 13 sc, 4 inc, 5 sc (42)
Round 7: 42 sc blo (42)
Round 8: 6 sc, 6 dec, 14 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc (35)
Round 9: 9 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc (25)
Round 10: 5 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc (19)
Round 11-20: 19 sc
Fasten off.
Back legs (make 2):
Round 1: 6 sc into magic ring
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (3 sc, 3 inc) 2 times (18)
Round 4: 4 sc, 4 inc, 5 sc, 4 inc, 1 sc (26)
Round 5: 6 sc, 4 inc, 9 sc, 4 inc, 3 sc (34)
Round 6: 8 sc, 4 inc, 13 sc, 4 inc, 5 sc (42)
Round 7: 42 sc blo (42)
Round 8: 6 sc, 6 dec, 14 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc (35)
Round 9: 9 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, 8 sc (25)
Round 10: 5 dec, 7 sc, 1 dec, 6 sc (19)
Round 11-20: 19 sc
Round 21: 4 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc, 3 sc (24)
Round 22: 6 sc, 2 inc, 10 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc (28)
Round 23: 7 sc, 2 inc, 12 sc, 2 inc, 5 sc (32)
Round 24: 8 sc, 2 inc, 14 sc, 2 inc, 6 sc (36)
Round 25: 9 sc, 2 inc, 16 sc, 2 inc, 7 sc (40)
Round 26-31: 40 sc (40)
Round 32: 9 sc, 2 dec, 16 sc, 2 dec, 7 sc (36)
Round 33: 8 sc, 2 dec, 14 sc, 2 dec, 6 sc (32)
Round 34: 7 sc, 2 dec, 12 sc, 2 dec, 5 sc (28)
Round 35: 6 sc, 2 dec, 10 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (24)
Round 36: 5 sc, 2 dec, 8 sc, 2 dec, 3 sc (20)
Stuff leg.
Round 37: 10 dec
Round 38: 5 dec
Fasten off.
Making up:
Stuff front legs. Pin all of the legs to the body to find correct placement before sewing to attach. Fold ears in half and pin to head to find correct placement before sewing in place.
Hallo. I am busy making this bear.
I seem to be MISSING ROW 39 of the HEAD going onto the BODY.
Please help.
The bear is for my sick little niece that is in the hospital.
Thank you very much.
Kind regards.
Grieta Meyer
Hi Grieta
So sorry for the mistake – I’ve popped row 39 into the pattern now (Round 39: (7 sc, 1 inc) 6 times (54)). What a lovely thing to do, making the bear for your sick niece. My thoughts are with you and your niece and your family and hope she makes a quick recovery.
Thank you
Heather
What size is the finished bear?
Using a 3 mm hook and DK/light worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 28 cm (11 inches) long and 19 cm (8 inches) tall
Using a 2.75 mm hook and DK/light worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 20 cm long (8 inches) and 13 cm (5 inches) tall
Using a 3 mm hook and worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 30 cm (12 inches) long and 21 cm (8.5 inches) tall.
Hope that helps 🙂
Yes, thank you!
How many inches is the bear once finished?
Using a 3 mm hook and DK/light worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 28 cm (11 inches) long and 19 cm (8 inches) tall
Using a 2.75 mm hook and DK/light worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 20 cm long (8 inches) and 13 cm (5 inches) tall
Using a 3 mm hook and worsted weight yarn the bear is approximately 30 cm (12 inches) long and 21 cm (8.5 inches) tall.
Hope that helps 🙂
Hello. Question. I’m on the front leg round10 and the stitch count is adding up to 18. Is the extra stitch left over from round 9? Or I’m doing something wrong or not understanding?
Hello, sorry about that – there was a mistake, the end of the round should finish with 6 sc not 5 sc. I’ve fixed the pattern now, hope that helps 🙂
I wanted to thank you for the amazing pattern. I’m busy making a lot of animals to donate to Salvation Army to be given with their Christmas baskets this year. I’m sure this bear will be loved by anyone who receives it. My only problem is that I hate parting with him as he is so beautiful. Thanks again for the amazing patterns and I will be making others that are on this site.
Thank you! And what an awesome thing to do, donating your work to charity 😊
I’m also doing hats, mittens, scarves and ear warmers to donate. I did that last year but didn’t think about the amigurumi so decided I would get to work so I can have a lot to help others. I’m so looking forward to trying your other patterns. You write them so well that they are easy to follow and for that you have my gratitude.
I am in the process of crocheting this, but need the bear to be 4ft long when finished, so am using this as a guide and winging the rest as I go. Using chunky wool and 5:50 hook. Will be interesting to see how it ends up.
I’ve just completed this pattern, with a slight adaptation, to make a polar bear (using smaller ears). It makes up beautifully and the pattern is extremely easy to follow. Thank you so much for making this available for us.
Hi. I’m off to the craft store to get yarn to make this. How much will I need to make the large size? My daughter went to Xmas mass with another family in separate cars and while they were in church, someone came into the church and looked through all the pockets, found the other mother’s car keys, and stole her car. When they came out after mass, the barrier arm to let cars out of the parking lot had been forced up and their car was missing. Their daughter is on the aspberger spectrum, and her stuffed polar bear was in the car. She was inconsolable. I immediately offered to make one for her and e-mailed my daughter several pictures of bear patterns to forward to the mom. They chose your bear. I will give it smaller ears like one of the people above did to make it a polar bear. What a sad story, huh?
What a horrible thing to have happen! And what a lovely thing that you’ve offered to do. It’s been a long time since I made the bear, but I’m fairly sure I used around 300 m (330 yards) of yarn.
Just finished making a black bear from this pattern. The pattern was easy to follow. Thanks.