With this detailed step-by-step pattern you'll crochet your first amigurumi bear in one weekend – no experience needed.
This little bear is deliberately designed to be your first amigurumi project: it's made only of simple basic shapes – balls for the head and body, small cylinders for the arms and legs – and doesn't need any complicated special techniques.
By the end, you won't just be holding a finished bear – you'll also have mastered the most important amigurumi basics: the magic ring, increasing and decreasing in spiral rounds, and neatly sewing the pieces together.
If terms like "sc" or "increase" don't mean anything to you yet, take a look at the Crochet Basics first – I explain the basic stitches there in detail. This pattern uses US crochet terms.
| ch | Chain |
| sc | Single crochet |
| inc | Increase (2 sc in the same stitch) |
| dec | Invisible decrease (crochet 2 stitches together) |
| MR | Magic ring |
| [ ] | Repeat the contents of the brackets |
| (x sts) | Stitch count at the end of the round |
Before round 15, insert the safety eyes between rounds 9 and 10, about 7–8 stitches apart. Then stuff and continue crocheting.
Stuff firmly, pull the yarn through the last 6 stitches and weave in the end.
From round 12 on, stuff with fiberfill and keep adding more as you crochet.
Pull the yarn through the last 6 stitches, pull tight and weave in. Leave a long tail for sewing onto the head.
Stuff lightly (only the lower half), cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuff firmly, cut the yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.
Don't stuff – press flat. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Center the head on the top opening of the body and sew it on invisibly all the way around with the yarn tail.
Sew the arms to the sides at about the height of the top body rounds, and the legs to the bottom of the body – so the bear can sit later.
Pin the ears at a slight angle on top of the head until you like the position, then sew them on.
Use black embroidery floss to stitch a small nose and mouth between the eyes.
Carefully pull all loose yarn ends inside and weave them in – and your crochet bear is done!
Note the stitch count in brackets at the end of each round – that way you'll notice right away if a mistake has crept in.
Add stuffing in small amounts and keep shaping it so your bear won't get lumps later.
Safety eyes can still be moved before you snap on the backs – take your time to try out the position first.