Frankie the Zombie Bear Crochet Pattern
Materials
To crochet your very own Frankie the zombie bear, gather the following essential materials:
- Yarn: We recommend a 55% cotton yarn, approximately 174 yards (159 meters) per 50g skein, in Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi) weight. While you can choose any colors, here are the shades used for Frankie:
- Light Olive Green – Base color for the body and head
- Yellow – For inside the ears and the belly
- Pink – For the brain details
- Olive Grey – For the distinctive patches
- Grey – To create the screws
- Red – For the eyes
- Black – For eye outlines, nose, and scars
- White – For eye reflections
- Crochet Hook: 3 mm hook
- Stuffing: Cotton wool or your preferred fiberfill for stuffing
- Notions: A tapestry needle, matching sewing thread, scissors, and stitch markers will be helpful.
Abbreviations
Familiarize yourself with these standard crochet abbreviations used throughout the pattern:
- sc: Single crochet
- ch: Chain
- ss: Slip stitch
- hdc: Half double crochet
- dc: Double crochet
- BLO: Back loops only in this row
- Inc: Increase (make 2 single crochet in one stitch)
- Dec: Decrease (single crochet 2 together)
- 2hdcin1: Make 2 half double crochet in 1 stitch
- 3scin1: Make 3 single crochet in 1 stitch
- 2ssin1: Make 2 slip stitch in 1 stitch
- IncDC: Make 2 double crochet in 1 stitch (Increase DC)
- MR: Magic ring
- FO: Fasten off
- *…*X3: Repeat instructions between stars 3 times
- R1: Row 1 (indicates the current row number)
- (12): The number in parentheses indicates the stitch count after completing the row
Gauge & Finished Size
Achieving the correct gauge is crucial for your amigurumi to turn out as intended. For the recommended yarn, a gauge of 24 to 30 stitches per 4 inches (10 cm) is standard.
Once completed, your Frankie the zombie bear will measure approximately 24 cm (9.4 inches) long.
Crochet Pattern Instructions
Let’s begin crocheting the individual components of Frankie, the adorable yet eerie zombie teddy bear monster.
Head (Make 1)
Using olive green yarn:
- R1: Chain 15 (15)
- R2: Sc 14 on one side of the chain, then sc 14 on the other side of the chain (28)
- R3: Inc, sc 12, inc 2, sc 12, inc (32)
- R4: *Inc, sc 3* X8 (40)
- R5: *Inc, sc 3* X10 (50)
- R6: *Inc, sc 4* X10 (60)
- R7: Sc 60 (60)
- R8: Sc 60 (60)
- R9: *Sc 9, inc* X6 (66)
- R10: Sc 66 (66)
- R11: *Sc 10, inc* X6 (72)
- R12 – R15: Sc 72 (72)
- R16: *Sc 10, dec* X6 (66)
- R17: Sc 66 (66)
- R18: *Sc 9, dec* X6 (60)
- R19: Sc 60 (60)
- R20: *Sc 8, dec* X6 (54)
- R21: Sc 54 (54)
- R22: *Sc 7, dec* X6 (48)
- R23: Sc 48 (48)
- R24: *Sc 6, dec* X6 (42)
- R25: *Sc 5, dec* X6 (36)
- R26: Sc 36 (36)
- R27: *Sc 4, dec* X6 (30)
- R28: Sc 30 (30)
- R29: Sc 30 (30) FO
Brain Base (Make 1)
Using pink yarn. This forms the foundation for the brain’s folds.
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: Inc around (12)
- R3: *Sc, inc* X6 (18)
- R4: *Sc 2, inc* X6 (24)
- R5: *Sc 3, inc* X6 (30)
- R6: *Sc 4, inc* X6 (36) FO
Brain Chains (Make 2)
Using pink yarn. These chains will create the brain’s characteristic folds.
- R1: Chain 50 (50) FO
Ear (Make 2)
Using olive green yarn:
- R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
- R2: *Sc, inc, 3scin1* X2 (12)
- R3: Sc 3, inc 3, sc 3, inc 3 (18)
- R4: Sc 18 (18)
- R5: Sc 7, inc, sc 8, inc, sc (20)
- R6 – R7: Sc 20 (20)
- R8: Sc 7, dec, sc 8, dec, sc (18)
- R9: Sc 5, dec 2, sc 5, dec 2 (14) FO
When making parts like this, make sure to secure the yarn ends with a double knot to prevent them from surfacing, especially if in contact with children.
