​Funny Crochet Bear

You’ll need:

DROPS <3 You #5 (100% cotton; 75m/50g) any color as main color;

DROPS Paris (100% cotton; 75m/50g) in white color (16);

DROPS Cotton Light (50% cotton, 50% polyester; 105m/50g) in black color (20);

Crochet hook 3 mm;

Fiberfill;

10,5 mm safety eyes.

Size: 25 cm height.

Instructions

First Leg

1^st row: 6 single crochets in the amigurumi ring (6);

2^nd row: increase x 6 times (12);

3^rd row: (3 single crochets, increase) x 3 times (15);

4^th-19^th rows: 15 single crochets around (15).

Cast off, fill in the detail.

Second Leg

Make in the same way, as the first leg, but don’t cut the yarn. You’ll connect them together to make body.

Body with Head

Continue work from the second leg.

1^st row: 5 chain sts, 15 single crochets (single crochets of the first leg), 5 single crochets in chain sts, 15 single crochets (second leg);

2^nd-5^th rows: 40 single crochets (40);

Change to black yarn.

6^th-8^th rows: 40 single crochets (40);

Change to white yarn;

9^th-10^th rows: 40 single crochets;

11^th-15^th rows: repeat 6^th-10^th rows;

Change to black yarn;

16^th-18^th rows: 40 single crochets (40);

Change to main color yarn.

19^th-24^th rows: 40 single crochets (40);

25^th row: (decrease, 8 single crochets) x 4 times (36);

26^th row: make 36 single crochets from both sides (1 st, * 2 chain sts, skip 1 st*; repeat from * to * x 18 times) (38);

27^th row: single crochets, make decreases x 8 times, you should make single crochet in every skipped st (30);

28^th row: 30 single crochets (30);

29^th row: (3 single crochets, decrease) x 6 times (24);

Place safety eyes between the 24^th and 25^th rows (8 sts between eyes);

30^th row: (2 single crochets, decrease) x 6 times (18);

31^st row: (1 single crochet, decrease) x 6 times (12);

32^nd row: decrease x 6 times (6).

Cast off. Weave in the ends.

Arms

Start with main color yarn.

1^st row: 6 single crochets in the amigurumi ring (6);

2^nd row: increase x 6 times (12);

3^rd row: 12 single crochets;

Change to black yarn.

4^th-6^th rows: 12 single crochets;

Change to white yarn.

7^th-8^th rows: 12 single crochets (12);

9^th-18^th rows: repeat 4^th-8^th rows x twice.

Change to black yarn;

19^th-21^st rows: 12 single crochets.

Cast off. Leave long end.

Ears

1^st row: white yarn, 6 single crochets in the skipped st of the 26^th row of body, 1 slip st;

2^nd row: main yarn, (1 single crochet, increase) x 3 times, 1 slip st.

Cast off. Weave in the ends.

Finishing

Sew all the details.

Embroider nose.