Walter the little crochet Bear

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AMIGURUMI PATTERN BY MARI-LIIS LILLE THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DESIGN BY LILLELIIS. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SELL THE FINISHED PRODUCT HANDMADE BY YOU IF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION STATES IT`S BASED ON MY PATTERN (PATTERN BY MARI-LIIS LILLE, WWW.LILLELIIS.COM). -------------------------YOU MAY NOT SELL THE PATTERN. YOU MAY NOT TRANSLATE THE PATTERN. YOU MAY NOT SHARE THE PATTERN ON PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY.

Finished size - about 19 cm (7.5 inches) if using similar yarn Skill level: easy Supplies 1. Yarn – the example is crocheted using worsted / 10 ply weight Rowan Handknit Cotton (50 g / 85 m; 100% cotton) Color A – beige Color B – blue Color C – brown 2. Crochet hook 3 mm 3. Stitch marker 4. Polyester fiberfill 5. Safety eyes (Ø 6 mm) 6. Piece of felt for the muzzle and some thread for sewing 7. Cotton thread for stitching the nose, eyebrows and claws 8. Two tiny buttons and a fabric bow 9. Darning and embroidery needle Abbreviations sl st - slip stitch st(s) - stitch(es)

ch - chain rep - repeat

sc - single crochet

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About the pattern First crochet all the pieces and then assemble. Work in continuous rounds. Use a stitch marker and place it in the first stitch of the round to mark the beginning of it. Move the marker up to the first stitch of the next round after finishing the previous one. Are you new to amigurumi? Or want to improve your skills and techniques? Check out my free tutorials if you need help in making this bear in any of the following steps: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

STARTING THE PIECE IN A MAGIC RING WORKING SINGLE CROCHET (SC) STITCH ATTACHING SAFETY EYES DECREASING STITCHES FINISHING AN AMIGURUMI PIECE CHANGING COLOR SEWING AMIGURUMI PARTS TOGETHER AVOIDING FLOPPY HEAD https://www.lilleliis.com/tips-and-tutorials/

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PATTERN First crochet all the parts. You can easily sew the toy together by leaving a long tail of yarn on each piece. HEAD Crocheted from top to bottom. 1: Color A. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18] 4: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24] 5: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30] 6: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36] 7: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [42] 8: (Sc in each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [48] 9-18: Sc in each st around Fasten the safety eyes between rounds 14 and 15. Insert the first eye between them, then count 9 holes to the left and insert the second eye in the next hole. Close with washers on the inside. 19: (Sc in each of next 6 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [42] 20: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [36] 21: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30]

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Fill about half of the head with fiberfill. Add stuffing as the work progresses and make sure it`s stuffed quite heavily. 22: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24] 23: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18] Fasten off.

EAR (make 2) 1: Color B. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18] 4-6: Sc in each st around Copyright © 2019

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Fasten off. The ears do not need to be stuffed.

BODY Crocheted from the bottom up. 1: Color C. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18] 4: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [24] 5: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [30] 6: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [36] 7: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [42] 8-10: Sc in each st around 11: Color A. Sc in each st around

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HINT! If you leave a long tail of color C hanging out of the work (right where you changed the color), you can easily make suspenders with it later.

12: (Sc in each of next 5 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [36] 13: Sc in each st around 14: (Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [30] 15-16: Sc in each st around Fill about half of the body with fiberfill. Add stuffing as the work progresses and make sure it`s stuffed quite heavily. 17: (Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [24] 18-19: Sc in each st around 20: (Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 6 times [18] Fasten off.

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LEG (make 2) 1: Color B. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3: (Sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) rep 6 times [18] 4: Sc in each st around 5-7: Color A. Sc in each st around 8: Sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, (sc2tog) rep 4 times, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog, sc in next st [12] Fill the leg, add a bit of stuffing as you go. 9-13: Sc in each st around 14: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 4 times [8]

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Fasten off.

ARM (make 2) 1: Color B. Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6] 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12] 3: Sc in each st around 4-6: Color A. Sc in each st around Fill the arm, add a bit of stuffing as you go. 7: (Sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog) rep 3 times [9] 8-10: Sc in each st around 11: (Sc in next st, sc2tog) rep 3 times [6]

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Fasten off.

All parts are done! Now it`s time to assemble them into a cute little teddy bear. Flatten the ears and sew them to the head skipping about 5 rounds on either side from the top of the head.

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Cut an oval muzzle from felt and sew in place with a nice decorative seam. Embroider the nose and eyebrows.

Attach the head to the body. Make sure the color change is on the back.

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Embroider 4 claws on either of the legs. Sew the legs to the body at round 7 and attach with a couple of stitches to the lower of the body.

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Attach the arms high on the body.

Make suspenders with color C.

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Embellish the bear with a bow and 2 tiny buttons.

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