Child Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern (UK Version)

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5 years ago

Welcome to my child teddy bear crochet pattern. This teddy bear is going to be a part of my teddy bears picnic blanket that I’m making.

Other patterns that are in the teddy bears picnic blanket series include the blanket, the plaid picnic blanket, picnic basket, the kite, picnic table, food for the picnic table, food for the picnic blanket, pram, airplane, barbecue, barbecue apron and utensils, tree, blossoms and a swing, teddy bear applique, baby teddy bear, teddy bear with accessories, teddy bear and combining the teddy bears picnic baby blanket.

There’s also a video tutorial for this pattern available on my YouTube channel at child teddy bear crochet tutorial.

To view the full pattern, continue scrolling down this page. If you would like to download the ad-free version, it’s available on my Ravelry store for $1 at child teddy bear crochet applique pattern.

This pattern will be using UK terminology. If you would like to view the US version, go to child teddy bear crochet pattern (US Version).

Child Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern

Abbreviations

st – stitch
sts – stitches
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
dc – double crochet
htr – half treble crochet
tr – treble crochet
dtr – double treble crochet

Materials Used

3 or 4 colours of cotton or wool, I used 4 ply crochet cotton.
Crochet hook, I used a 1.25mm hook.
Scissors.
Thread to sew together.
Sewing needle.
Darning needle to weave in ends.

Size

Large (Using 8 ply wool)

14cm x 10cm or 5.5” x 4”

Medium (Using 4 ply crochet cotton)

9.5cm x 7cm or 3.75” x 2.75”

Head

Using main colour make a magic loop.

Row 1: 1 ch, work 3 htr, 3 tr, 6 htr, 3 tr and 3 htr into circle. Pull circle tight and join with a sl st in top of 1^st st.

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 htr in same st as ch, 1 htr in next st, 2 htr in following st, 2 tr in each of next 3 sts, 2 htr in following st, 1 htr in each of next 4 sts, 2 htr in following st, 2 tr in each of next 3 sts, 2 htr in following st, 1 htr in each remaining st. Sl st in top of 1^st st.

Row 3: 2 ch, work 1 tr in same st as ch, 1 tr in each of next 4 sts, 2 tr in each of following 5 sts, 1 tr in each of next 8 sts, 2 tr in each of following 5 sts, 1 tr in each st to end. Join with a sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Ears

Join contrast cotton to head where shown.

Row 1: 2 ch, work a htr cluster over the same st as the ch and the next 2 sts. Fasten off.

Work the 2^nd ear to correspond with the 1^st ear.

Around the Ears

Join main colour cotton 1 st before the first ear.

Work 2 dc in each st around ear, sl st into next st on head, sl st in each st to halfway between the 2 ears, 2 ch, miss 1^st ch and work 1 sl st in next ch, sl st into same place on head, 3 ch, miss 1^st ch and work 1 sl st in each remaining ch, sl st into same place on head, sl st along head until st before 2^nd ear. Work 2 dc in each st around ear. Sl st into head and fasten off.

Muzzle

Using contrast colour make a magic loop.

Row 1: 2 ch, work 14 tr into circle, pull circle tight and sl st into top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Nose

Using black make a magic loop.

Work 2 ch and 2 htr in circle. Pull circle tight but don’t join. Fasten off.

Eyes (Make 2)

Using black make a magic loop.

Work 1 ch and 4 dc into circle. Pull circle tight and sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Neck and Arms

Row 1: Using main colour work 9 ch (for 1^st arm), work 1 htr in each of 5 centre sts at bottom of head, 11 ch. Turn.

Row 2: Miss 2 ch, work 1 htr in each ch, 2 htr in 1^st st on body, 1 htr in each of following 3 sts, 2 htr in next st, 1 htr in each ch to end. Fasten off.