Free Crochet Teddy Bear Amigurumi Pattern: Step-by-Step Tutorial

ByLina Morgen

Crochet Teddy Bear Amigurumi Pattern: Free Step-by-Step Tutorial

Introduction

If you love crafting classic, charming stuffed animals, this plush teddy bear amigurumi pattern is the perfect project for you! Standing at approximately 9.5 inches tall, this adorable crochet bear features a cozy textured body, soft felt-backed safety eyes, and a fashionable outfit complete with striped dungarees and a cute beret.

This tutorial uses standard US crochet terms and basic shaping techniques, making it accessible for ambitious beginners and experienced crocheters alike. Grab your favorite cotton blend yarn, a hook, and let us bring this classic teddy bear to life step by step!

Materials & Abbreviations

Required Materials

  • Yarn: Sport weight (Fine #2) or DK weight cotton-acrylic blend yarn:
    • Beige (Main color for bear): approx. 175 yards
    • Dark Brown (Paws, ears, outfit accent): approx. 120 yards
    • Yellow (Outfit accent and pompom): approx. 50 yards
  • Crochet Hook: Size B-1 (2.0 mm) or C-2 (2.25 mm)
  • Safety Eyes: 12 mm black safety eyes (1 pair)
  • Felt: White felt sheet (cut two 0.6-inch / 15 mm circles for eye backing)
  • Notions: Fiberfill stuffing, two 0.5-inch (13 mm) buttons, clear fabric glue, stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch: chain
  • sc: single crochet
  • dc: double crochet
  • inc: single crochet increase (2 sc in same stitch)
  • dec: single crochet decrease (sc2tog)
  • dc-inc: double crochet increase (2 dc in same stitch)
  • dc-dec: double crochet decrease (dc2tog)
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • st(s): stitch(es)
  • MR: magic ring

Step-by-Step Instructions

Note: Work all bear parts in continuous spiral rounds without joining at the end of each round unless specified. Use a stitch marker to track the first stitch of each round.

1. Upper Arms (Make 2)

Start with Dark Brown yarn to create the paw detail.

  • Round 1: Work 6 sc into a MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2: Work 1 inc in each st around (12 sts)
  • Round 3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18 sts)

Change to Beige yarn.

  • Round 4: 1 sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] 5 times, 1 sc (24 sts)
  • Rounds 5–7: Work 24 sc around (24 sts for 3 rounds)

For Right Arm:

  • Round 8: 11 sc, dec, 11 sc (23 sts)
  • Round 9: 11 sc, dec, 10 sc (22 sts)
  • Round 10: 11 sc, dec, 9 sc (21 sts)
  • Round 11: 11 sc, dec, 8 sc (20 sts)
  • Round 12: 11 sc, dec, 7 sc (19 sts)
  • Round 13: 11 sc, dec, 6 sc (18 sts)
  • Round 14: 11 sc, dec, 5 sc (17 sts)
  • Round 15: 11 sc, dec, 4 sc (16 sts)
  • Round 16: 11 sc, dec, 3 sc (15 sts)
  • Round 17: 11 sc, dec, 2 sc (14 sts)
  • Rounds 18–24: Work 14 sc around (14 sts for 7 rounds)

For Left Arm:

  • Round 8: 11 sc, dec, 11 sc (23 sts)
  • Round 9: 10 sc, dec, 11 sc (22 sts)
  • Round 10: 9 sc, dec, 11 sc (21 sts)
  • Round 11: 8 sc, dec, 11 sc (20 sts)
  • Round 12: 7 sc, dec, 11 sc (19 sts)
  • Round 13: 6 sc, dec, 11 sc (18 sts)
  • Round 14: 5 sc, dec, 11 sc (17 sts)
  • Round 15: 4 sc, dec, 11 sc (16 sts)
  • Round 16: 3 sc, dec, 11 sc (15 sts)
  • Round 17: 2 sc, dec, 11 sc (14 sts)
  • Rounds 18–24: Work 14 sc around (14 sts for 7 rounds)

Stuff the lower paw firmly and the upper arm lightly. For both arms:

  • Round 25: Work 7 dec around (7 sts)

Fasten off, weave the tail through the front loops to pull the hole closed, and hide the end.

2. Legs (Make 2)

Start with Dark Brown yarn.

  • Chain 9.
  • Round 1: Starting in the 2nd ch from hook: 1 inc, 6 sc, 4 sc in the last ch st. Turn to work down opposite side of chain: 6 sc, 1 inc (20 sts)
  • Round 2: 2 inc, 6 sc, 4 inc, 6 sc, 2 inc (28 sts)
  • Round 3: [1 sc, inc] 2 times, 6 sc, [1 sc, inc] 4 times, 6 sc, [1 sc, inc] 2 times (36 sts)

Switch to Beige yarn.

  • Round 4: [2 sc, inc] 2 times, 6 sc, [2 sc, inc] 4 times, 6 sc, [2 sc, inc] 2 times (44 sts)
  • Rounds 5–9: Work 44 sc around (44 sts for 5 rounds)
  • Round 10: 10 sc, [1 sc, dec] 4 times, [dec, 1 sc] 4 times, 10 sc (36 sts)
  • Round 11: Work 36 sc around (36 sts)
  • Round 12: 10 sc, 8 dec, 10 sc (28 sts)
  • Round 13: 10 sc, 4 dec, 10 sc (24 sts)

Begin stuffing the foot firmly.

  • Round 14: 3 sc, dec, [6 sc, dec] 2 times, 3 sc (21 sts)
  • Rounds 15–25: Work 21 sc around (21 sts for 11 rounds)
  • Round 26: [1 sc, dec] 7 times (14 sts)

Finish stuffing the leg securely.

  • Round 27: Work 7 dec around (7 sts)

Fasten off, cinch opening shut, and weave in yarn tail.

3. Head and Body

The head and body are worked in one continuous piece using Beige yarn.

Head:

  • Round 1: 6 sc into a MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2: Work 1 inc in each st around (12 sts)
  • Round 3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18 sts)
  • Round 4: 1 sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] 5 times, 1 sc (24 sts)
  • Round 5: [3 sc, inc] 6 times (30 sts)
  • Round 6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] 5 times, 2 sc (36 sts)
  • Round 7: [5 sc, inc] 6 times (42 sts)
  • Round 8: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc] 5 times, 3 sc (48 sts)
  • Round 9: [7 sc, inc] 6 times (54 sts)
  • Round 10: Work 54 sc around (54 sts)
  • Round 11: 4 sc, inc, [8 sc, inc] 5 times, 4 sc (60 sts)
  • Round 12: Work 60 sc around (60 sts)
  • Round 13: [9 sc, inc] 6 times (66 sts)
  • Round 14: Work 66 sc around (66 sts)
  • Round 15: 5 sc, inc, [10 sc, inc] 5 times, 5 sc (72 sts)
  • Round 16: 33 sc, ch 1, skip 1 st, 3 sc, ch 1, skip 1 st, 34 sc (72 sts) (Eye placement openings created)
  • Round 17: 33 sc, 1 sc into ch-1 space, 3 sc, 1 sc into ch-1 space, 34 sc (72 sts)
  • Rounds 18–25: Work 72 sc around (72 sts for 8 rounds)

Eye Assembly: Cut two 0.6-inch white felt circles, poke a small hole in each center, and slip onto the posts of your 12 mm safety eyes. Insert safety eyes into the openings created in Round 16 and attach washers firmly on the inside.

  • Round 26: 5 sc, dec, [10 sc, dec] 5 times, 5 sc (66 sts)
  • Round 27: [9 sc, dec] 6 times (60 sts)
  • Round 28: 4 sc, dec, [8 sc, dec] 5 times, 4 sc (54 sts)
  • Round 29: [7 sc, dec] 6 times (48 sts)

Stuff head heavily, shaping it nicely into a globe.

  • Round 30: 3 sc, dec, [6 sc, dec] 5 times, 3 sc (42 sts)
  • Round 31: [5 sc, dec] 6 times (36 sts)
  • Round 32: [1 sc, dec] 12 times (24 sts)
  • Round 33 (Neck): Work 24 sc around (24 sts). Do not cut yarn; continue to Body.

Body:

  • Round 34: [1 sc, inc] 12 times (36 sts)
  • Round 35: [5 sc, inc] 6 times (42 sts)
  • Round 36: Work 42 sc around (42 sts)
  • Round 37: 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc] 5 times, 3 sc (48 sts)
  • Rounds 38–39: Work 48 sc around (48 sts for 2 rounds)
  • Round 40: [7 sc, inc] 6 times (54 sts)
  • Rounds 41–42: Work 54 sc around (54 sts for 2 rounds)
  • Round 43: 4 sc, inc, [8 sc, inc] 5 times, 4 sc (60 sts)
  • Rounds 44–45: Work 60 sc around (60 sts for 2 rounds)
  • Round 46: [9 sc, inc] 6 times (66 sts)
  • Rounds 47–55: Work 66 sc around (66 sts for 9 rounds)
  • Round 56: [9 sc, dec] 6 times (60 sts)
  • Round 57: 4 sc, dec, [8 sc, dec] 5 times, 4 sc (54 sts)
  • Round 58: [7 sc, dec] 6 times (48 sts)

Stuff body firmly with fiberfill.

  • Round 59: 3 sc, dec, [6 sc, dec] 5 times, 3 sc (42 sts)
  • Round 60: [5 sc, dec] 6 times (36 sts)
  • Round 61: 2 sc, dec, [4 sc, dec] 5 times, 2 sc (30 sts)
  • Round 62: [3 sc, dec] 6 times (24 sts)
  • Round 63: 1 sc, dec, [2 sc, dec] 5 times, 1 sc (18 sts)

Fill completely with stuffing.

  • Round 64: [1 sc, dec] 6 times (12 sts)
  • Round 65: Work 6 dec around (6 sts)

Fasten off, close opening tightly, and weave in ends.

4. Ears (Make 2)

Each ear consists of an Inner Piece (Brown) and Outer Piece (Beige) joined together.

  • Inner Ear (Dark Brown):
    • Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
    • Round 2: Work 1 inc in each st (12 sts). Fasten off.
  • Outer Ear (Beige):
    • Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
    • Round 2: Work 1 inc in each st (12 sts). Do not cut yarn.
  • Joining Ear Pieces:
    • Hold inner and outer pieces with wrong sides together.
    • Round 3: Working through both layers, [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18 sts)
    • Round 4: 1 sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] 5 times, 1 sc (24 sts)
    • Round 5: Work 18 sc, then work the remaining 6 sts together into a single decrease (pulling loop through all 6 remaining sts to flatten bottom edge). Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

5. Tail

Use Beige yarn.

  • Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2: Work 1 inc in each st around (12 sts)
  • Round 3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18 sts)
  • Rounds 4–5: Work 18 sc around (18 sts for 2 rounds)
  • Round 6: [4 sc, dec] 3 times (15 sts)

Fasten off, leaving a tail for attachment. Stuff lightly when sewing.

6. Beret & Pompom

Beret (Dark Brown yarn):

Note: Joined rounds are used for the beret. Start each round with ch 3 (counts as 1 dc) and join with sl st to top of ch 3.

  • Round 1: Ch 3, 11 dc into MR, sl st (12 sts)
  • Round 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st (24 sts)
  • Round 3: Ch 3, dc-inc, [1 dc, dc-inc] 11 times, sl st (36 sts)
  • Round 4: Ch 3, 1 dc, dc-inc, [2 dc, dc-inc] 11 times, sl st (48 sts)
  • Round 5: Ch 3, 2 dc, dc-inc, [3 dc, dc-inc] 11 times, sl st (60 sts)
  • Round 6: Ch 3, 3 dc, dc-inc, [4 dc, dc-inc] 11 times, sl st (72 sts)
  • Round 7: Ch 3, 4 dc, dc-inc, [5 dc, dc-inc] 11 times, sl st (84 sts)
  • Round 8: Ch 3, 83 dc around, sl st (84 sts)
  • Round 9: Ch 3, 4 dc, dc-dec, [5 dc, dc-dec] 11 times, sl st (72 sts)
  • Round 10: Ch 3, 3 dc, dc-dec, [4 dc, dc-dec] 11 times, sl st (60 sts)
  • Round 11: Ch 3, 2 dc, dc-dec, [3 dc, dc-dec] 11 times, sl st (48 sts)
  • Round 12: Ch 3, 47 dc around, sl st (48 sts). Fasten off.

Pompom (Yellow yarn):

  • Round 1: 6 sc in MR (6 sts)
  • Round 2: Work 1 inc in each st (12 sts)
  • Round 3: [1 sc, inc] 6 times (18 sts)
  • Round 4: 1 sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] 5 times, 1 sc (24 sts)
  • Rounds 5–8: Work 24 sc around (24 sts for 4 rounds)
  • Round 9: 1 sc, dec, [2 sc, dec] 5 times, 1 sc (18 sts)
  • Round 10: [1 sc, dec] 6 times (12 sts) (Stuff lightly)
  • Round 11: Work 6 dec around (6 sts). Fasten off, leave tail, sew to top center of beret.

7. Striped Overalls

Start with Dark Brown yarn. Join rounds with sl st throughout.

  • Chain 60, join with sl st to form a non-twisted ring.
  • Round 1: Ch 3, 59 dc, sl st (60 sts)
  • Round 2: Ch 3, 8 dc, dc-inc, [9 dc, dc-inc] 5 times, sl st (66 sts)

Switch to Yellow yarn.

  • Round 3: Ch 3, 4 dc, dc-inc, [10 dc, dc-inc] 5 times, 5 dc, sl st (72 sts)
  • Round 4: Ch 3, 71 dc around, sl st (72 sts)

Switch to Dark Brown yarn.

  • Round 5 (Tail opening): Ch 3, ch 7, skip 7 sts, 64 dc, sl st (72 sts)
  • Round 6: Ch 3, 7 dc over the ch-7 chain space, 64 dc, sl st (72 sts)

Switch to Yellow yarn.

  • Rounds 7–8: Ch 3, 71 dc around, sl st (72 sts for 2 rounds)

Switch to Dark Brown yarn.

  • Rounds 9–11: Ch 3, 71 dc around, sl st (72 sts for 3 rounds). Fasten off.

Crotch Seam & Straps:

  • Lay pants flat with tail hole centered at back. Match front and back center 8 stitches (4 sts each side) and sew crotch seam together, leaving two leg openings of 28 sts each.
  • Straps (Make 2): Attach Dark Brown yarn at upper back of pants (spaced about 12–13 sts apart). Chain 40. Starting in 9th ch from hook (buttonhole created): work 31 dc back down chain, sl st to waistband. Fasten off.
  • Cross straps in back and sew buttons onto front waistband to fasten.

Finishing & Assembly

  1. Eye Sculpting: Thread a long tapestry needle with beige yarn. Insert from back of neck, exit near inner corner of left eye, re-enter at outer bottom corner, pull thread gently to depress eye into socket, and tie off securely at nape of neck. Repeat for right eye.
  2. Muzzle Embroidery: With dark brown yarn, embroider a triangular nose and vertical mouth line directly centered between the eyes. Add simple straight lines for eyebrows above eyes.
  3. Ears: Sew ears to head symmetrically between Rounds 8 and 12.
  4. Tail: Attach tail to center back between Rounds 52 and 58. Stuff lightly before closing.
  5. Attaching Limbs: Use thread-jointing or attach arms securely between Rounds 39 and 40, and legs between Rounds 9 and 10 of body. Ensure limbs align so teddy can sit smoothly.
  6. Dress Up: Slip overalls onto teddy bear, pull tail out through tail opening, cross straps behind, and button down in front. Tilt beret over one ear.

Helpful Amigurumi Tips

  • Tension & Hook Size: Keep your stitches tight to prevent polyester fiberfill from showing through holes. If stitches look loose, drop down a hook size.
  • Seamless Color Changes: Pull new yarn color through on the final yarn-over of the stitch preceding a color shift for clean lines on striped clothes.
  • Stuffing Technique: Add stuffing in small, smooth clumps. Shape head and body continuously while filling to ensure roundness without lumps.

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