Crochet Cooking Bear Amigurumi
Crochet Cooking Bear Amigurumi are adorable handmade creations that bring warmth and charm to any space. These lovable bears, created with intricate crochet techniques, are perfect for adding a touch of coziness to your home or as a unique gift for a friend. With their cute aprons and chef hats, these amigurumi bears are ready to tackle any culinary adventure in style. Whether displayed on a shelf or used as a whimsical kitchen decor, these crochet cooking bear amigurumi are sure to bring smiles and joy wherever they go. Get ready to fall in love with these charming little bears that are not only cuddly but also great cooks in the world of crochet!
Materials
To make the cooking bear you will need:
– A Crochet hook, 2.5mm
– Brown, cream, white and tan yarn
– A tapestry needle and scissors
– Stuffing
– Safety eyes
– A stitch marker to help you keep track of the start of the round
Please note that you can make the cooking bear using any size crochet hook and yarn weight for a smaller or bigger result. I like using DK as it’s most commonly available. If you make amigurumi, it is usually recommended to go down a bit from the recommended hook size for the yarn to allow for a no-hole look (we don’t want to see the stuffing show through in between stitches)! Using DK yarn and a 2.5mm crochet hook, the bear should be about 15cm-20cm tall.
Stitches & Abbreviations
The pattern is written using US crochet terms in continuous spirals. You will need to know the following kinds of stitches:
– Chaining (Ch)
– Magic Ring (MR)
– Single crochet (sc)
– Half double crochet (Hdc)
– Double crochet (Dc)
– Decrease (dec); preferably using the invisible decrease method
– Increase (inc)
– Crocheting into back loops only (BLO)
– Changing colors
And now, let’s get started!
Head (in brown)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc) around (24)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc) around (30)
Round 6: (Sc 4, inc) around (36)
Round 7: (Sc 5, inc) around (42)
Round 8: (Sc 6, inc) around (48)
Round 9-17 (9 rounds): Sc around (48)
Round 18: (Sc 6, dec) around (42)
Round 19: (Sc 5, dec) around (36)
Round 20: (Sc 4, dec) around (30), start stuffing, place eyes between rounds 11 and 12, approx. 8-9 stitches apart
Round 21: (Sc 3, dec) around (24)
Round 22: (Sc 2, dec) around (18), finish stuffing
Round 23: (Sc, dec) around (12)
Round 24: Dec around (6), fasten off, sew closed
Body (in brown)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (Sc 2, inc) around (24)
Round 5: (Sc 3, inc) around (30)
Round 6: (Sc 4, inc) around (36)
Round 7: (Sc 5, inc) around (42)
Round 8-14 (7 rounds): Sc around (42)
Round 15: (Sc 5, dec) around (36)
Round 16-17: Sc around (36)
Round 18: (Sc 4, dec) around (30)
Round 19-20: Sc around (30)
Round 21: (Sc 3, dec) around (24)
Round 22: Sc around (24), fasten off, stuff
Ear (in brown)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4-6 (3 rounds): Sc around (18), fasten off
Feet (make 2)
Round 1: Starting with cream yar, in a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: Sc 6, inc 6, sc 6 (24), change to brown
Round 5: In BLO, sc around (24)
Round 6-8 (3 rounds): Sc around (24)
Round 9: Sc 8, dec 6, sc 4 (18)
Round 10: Sc around (18)
Round 11: Sc 8, dec 3, sc 4 (15), fasten off, stuff
Tail (in brown)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3-4: Sc around (12)
Arms (make 2)
Round 1: Starting with cream yarn, in a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18), change to brown
Round 4-6 (3 rounds): Sc around (18)
Round 7: (Sc 4, dec) around (15)
Round 8: Sc around (15)
Round 9: (Sc 3, dec) around (12)
Round 10-14 (5 rounds): Sc around (12), fasten off and stuff
Snout (in cream)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: Sc 3, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3 (18)
Round 4-5: Sc around (18)
Hat (in white)
Round 1: Ch 26, join to first chain and sc around (26)
Round 2-8 (7 rounds): Sc around (26)
Round 9: (Sc, hdc, 3dc in one x2, hdc, sc) around, dec (41)
Round 10: (Sc, hdc, dc 6, hdc, sc) around, dec (40)
Round 11: (Sc 2, dec over 3dc x2, sc 2) around (24)
Round 12: Dec around (12)
Round 13: Dec around (6), fasten off
Spoon (in tan)
Round 1: In a MR, sc 6
Round 2: Inc around (12)
Round 3: (Sc, inc) around (18)
Round 4: (Sc 5, inc) around (21)
Round 5: (Sc 6, inc) around (24)
Round 6-12 (7 rounds): Sc around (24)
Round 13: (Sc 2, dec) around (18)
Round 14: Sc around (18)
Round 15: (Sc, dec) around (12)
Round 16: (Sc 2, dec) around (9)
Round 17-37 (21 rounds): Sc around (9), stuff (I stuffed the handle only)
Round 38: (Sc, dec) around (6), fasten off
Assembly
First of all, sew the head to the body. Sew on the ear, then the snout. Embroider a bit of a nose (and if you want, a mouth) onto the snout. Sew on the legs with the decrease part pointing upwards, making sure the bear can actually sit comfortably on them, then sew on the arms. Sew on the tail, and then sew on the chef hat. Lastly, sew the spoon to the arms. I also decided to sew him to the head for more stability.