How to Crochet Polar Bear Amigurumi For Winter
Looking for an adorable, huggable and soft winter gift for the little ones? Why not crochet something as adorable and cuddly as this chibi polar bear amigurumi doll? It’s a satisfying project with rosy cheeks, a tiny size perfect for baby hands, and a sweet sweater using clever color changes. This post has a free pattern to create this easy, charming toy. Get your hooks ready, and let’s crochet a bear-y special friend!
Designer @beary bearnita
Supplies Needed
- Yarn: Cotton yarn in Sport or DK lightweight yarn. (The designer used Yarnart Jeans)
- Crochet hook in 2mm-2.5mm
- Safety eyes size: 5-6mm
- Yarn needles
- Black embroidery thread
- Polyester fiberfill
- Stitch Markers
Crochet Polar Bear Pattern
Now you will be ready to learn how to polar bear for winter? Check out the easy-to-follow pattern as written below:
Note: The instructions are written in US patterns.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Techniques And Abbreviations
Abbreviations reduce the effort of the reader and the writer by decreasing the stuff. You will face the following crochet abbreviations while reading this crochet Polar Bear Amigurumi pattern. To help you more, we added links for tutorials on each of these crochet techniques:
- MR – magic ring
- sc – Single Crochet
- Sl st – Slip Stitch
- dc – Double Crochet
- hdc half double crochet
- dc – double crochet
- FLO-front loop only
- inc – increase (2 single crochet
in 1 stitch.
LEG – 2
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6) Rnd 2.6-inc (12)
Rnd 3. (3sc, inc) * 3 (15)
Rnd 4.15sc (15)
Rnd 5. 3sc, 4-dec, 4sc (11)
Rnd 6. 4sc, dec, 5sc (10)
Rnd 7. 7sc (7), end round here for first leg Crochet second in the same way until round 6. Rnd 7. 2sc (2), end round here for second leg
Do not cut the yarn. Chain 5, inssert your hook to the first stitch on next of the first leg and keep going to the body.
BODY
Rnd 1. 30sc (30)
Rnd 2.10sc, 5-inc, 15sc (35)
Rnd 3. 35sc (35)
Rnd 4. 4sc, 2-inc, 18sc, 2-inc, 10sc (39)
Rnd 4-7. (4 rnds) 39sc (39)
Switch to red yarn
Rnd 8. 10sc, (dec, sc) * 5, dec, 12sc (33)
Rnd 9. 33sc (33)
Rnd 10. 31sc, dec (32)
Rnd 11. (2sc, dec) * 8 (24)
Rnd 12. 24sc (24)
Rnd 13. (sc, dec) * 8 (16)
Switch to white yarn. Keep crocheting the head.
HEAD
Rnd 1. 16-inc (32)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) * 16 (48)
Rnd 3. 48sc (48)
Rnd 4. (5sc, inc) * 8 (56)
Rnd 5-8. (4 rnds) 56sc (56)
Rnd 9. (5sc, dec) * 8 (48)
Rnd 10. 12sc, 2-dec, 6sc, dec, 6sc, 2-dec, 14sc (43)
insert the safety eyes between rnds 10&11, 6sts apart Rnd 11. 12sc, dec, 5sc, 2-dec, 4sc, dec, 14sc (39)
Rnd 12-13. (2 rnds) 39sc (39)
Rnd 14. 11sc, dec, (5sc, dec) * 2, 12sc (36)
Rnd 15-16. (2 rnds) 36sc (36)
Rnd 17. (4sc, dec) * 6 (30)
Rnd 18. (3sc, dec) * 6 (24)
Rnd 19. (2sc, dec) * 6 (18)
Rnd 20. (sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Rnd 21. 6-dec (6)
Cut the yarn, leave along tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and close the remaining gap.
ARM – 2
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (2sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Rnd 3-4. (2 rnds) 8sc (8)Switch to red yarn.
Rnd 5-8. (4 rnds) 8sc (8)
Cut the yarn, leave along tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and sew the arms to the body.
EAR – 2
Rnd 1. 6sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. (sc, inc) * 3 (9)
Rnd 3. 9sc (9)
Rnd 4.7sc, dec (8)
Cut the yarn, leave along tail. Thread a needle with your yarn tail and sew the ears to the head.
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