Amigurumi Bear

This amigurumi bear is super cute and would make the perfect gift or nursery decor and easily customised just switch up the colours to suit your style. Designed by Natasha Savel from L’Atelier De Pouêtète. Just remember, if you’re going to gift or sell this bear you must make sure it meets the legal safety requirements for your country.

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what is amigurumi?

Amigurumi is a Japanese art form of creating small crocheted or knitted stuffed toys, dolls or figurines. The word “amigurumi” comes from the Japanese words “ami”, meaning crocheted or knitted, and “nuigurumi”, meaning stuffed doll. The art of making amigurumi involves using simple crochet techniques to create small and detailed shapes, which are then stuffed with fiberfill to create cute and often whimsical characters.

Worked typically in the round and are made with a combination of basic stitches such as double crochet and slip stitch. Amigurumi has become increasingly popular in recent years, with crafters around the world sharing patterns and designs to create their own unique amigurumi creations.

amigurumi patterns

If you love amigurumi why not check out these adorable patterns available on the blog and get inspired for your next make.

MATERIALS & TOOLS

• Yarn: 2 balls of HOBBII Rainbow Cotton 8/8 in 2 different colours. I used white as the MC and blue as the CC.
• Hook: 4mm or a hook suitable for your yarn
• Black embroidery thread
• Darning Needle
• Safety Eyes: 10mm
• A brush and makeup for the cheekbones

pattern NOTES

Written in UK terms

GAUGE & SIZE

This pattern makes a 23cm tall teddy bear

TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS

Magic ring/circle (MR)

Double crochet (dc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.

Increase (inc): Make two complete double crochets (dc) into the same stitch.

Decrease (dec): Insert hook into front loop only of next two stitches, yarn over, pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through both loops on the hook.

Slip stitch (sl-st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull through both stitch and loop on hook.

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AMIGURUMI bear PATTERN

To get started, you’ll need some basic crochet skills, including how to make a magic ring, double crochet (UK term), and increasing and decreasing stitches.

Head

Chain 11

R1: 1 inc – 8 dc – 2 inc – 8 dc – 1 inc = 24

R2: 2 inc – 8 dc – 4 inc – 8 dc – 2 inc = 32

R3: 1 dc – 1 inc – 12 dc- 1 inc – 2 dc – 1 inc – 12 dc -1 inc- 1 dc = 36

R4: 36 dc

R5: (5 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 42

R6: (6 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 48

R7: (7 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 54

R8: 54 dc

R9: 54 dc

R10: (8 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 60

R11: 60 dc

R12: 60 dc

R13: (9 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 66

R14 to 19: 66 dc (6 rows)

R20: (9 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 60

R21: 60 dc

R22: (8 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 54

R23: (7 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 48

R24: (6 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 42

R25: (5 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 36

R26: (4 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 30

R27: (3 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 24; slst to close.

Insert the safety eyes between rows 14 and 15 at a distance of 10 stitches.

Stuff the head firmly.

Arms x 2

R1: 6 dc in mr = 6

R2: 6 inc = 12

R3: 12 dc

R4: (1 dec – 4 dc) * 2 = 10

R5: 10 dc

R6: 10 dc

R7: 10 dc

R8: 10 dc

R9: (1dec – 3 dc) * 2 = 8

R10: 8 dc

R11: 8 dc

R12: (2 dc – 1 dec) * 2 = 6

R13: 6 dc

Ears x 2

R1: 5 dc in mr = 5

R2: 5 in = 10

R3: (1dc – 1 inc) * 5 = 15

R4: 15 dc

R5: (2 dc – 1 inc) * 5 = 20

R6: 20 dc

R7: (2 dc -1 dec ) * 5 = 15

Body

Leg 1

R1: 5 dc in mr = 5

R2: 5 inc = 10

R3: (1 de – 1 inc) * 5 = 15

R4: 15 dc

R5: 15 dc

R6: 15 dc

R7: 15 dc

Leg 2

R1: 5 dc in mr = 5

R2: 5 inc = 10

R3: (1 de – 1 inc) * 5 = 15

R4: 15 dc

R5: 15 dc

R6: 15 dc

R7: 15 dc

R8: From there, join the 1st leg and do: 15 dc on the 1st leg – 3 dc on the chain – 15 dc on the other leg – 3 dc on the other side of the chain = 36

R9: (5 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 42

R10: (6 dc – 1 inc) * 6 = 48

R11: 48 dc in back loop only.

R12–15: In CC 48 dc (4 rows)

R16-17: In MC 48 dc (2 rows)

R18: In MC (6 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 42

R19. In CC 42 dc

R20: In CC (5 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 36

R21: In CC 36 dc

R22: In CC (4 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 30

R23: In MC 30 dc

R24: In MC (3 dc – 1 dec) * 6 = 24

R25: In CC 24 dc, slst to close.

finishing off

• In CC, make a row of 45 dc in the front loop of row 11
• Firmly stuff the legs and body
• Join the head to the body by putting the 2 end stitches of the last rounds face to face.
• Sew the arms to the body at 6 stitches intervals on the front
• Sew the ears on the head between rows 1 and 4 or 5
• Embroider the nose between rows 15 and 17, in the middle of the 2 eyes
• Mark the small cheekbones with makeup based on the picture