Materials;
- 3.00 mm crochet hook
- 100 % cotton yarn for a 3.00 mm hook
- Tapestry needle
- Polyfiber fill
Abbreviations (US Terms)
st = stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
You will need:
One color for the skin/fur, white and a contrasting color for the straps of the t-shirt.
Oh! And a bit of brown yarn to embroider the eyes and muzzle.
I use 100% cotton yarn.
Finished size:
From head to toe, Oliver measures 30 cm approximately.
Of course, should you choose a different hook and yarn, final measures will vary.
Ready! Let’s begin!
Leg 1;
{Start with the color of the skin/fur…}
- Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second chain from hook.
- Crochet 2 sc in each stitch, repeat * (8)
- to 20. Crochet 8 sc
Close and break the yarn.
Leg 2 + body;
{Start with the color of the skin/fur…}
- Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second chain from hook.
- Crochet 2 sc in each stitch, repeat * (8)
- to 20. Crochet 8 sc
DON’T BREAK THE YARN… let’s go on
- With the second leg still on your hook, chain 10 ch stitches and join leg 1. Crochet 8 sc along leg 1. Then crochet 10 sc along one of the sides of the 10-ch chain, 8 sc along leg 2 and, finally, 10 sc along the other side of the 10-ch chain. Total stitches: 36
- to 27. Crochet 36 sc
- Change to white and crochet 36 sc
- Crochet 36 sc
- Change to the contrasting color of the t-shirt and crochet 36 sc
- Crochet 7 sc, one decrease, repeat * (32) 32. Change to white and crochet 32 sc 33. Crochet 32 sc 34. Change to the contrasting color of the t-shirt and crochet 32 sc 35. Crochet 32 sc {Start stuffing the body…} 36. Change to white and crochet 6 sc, one decrease, repeat * (28) 37. Crochet 28 sc 38. Change to the contrasting color of the t-shirt and crochet 28 sc 39. Crochet 28 sc 40. Change to white and crochet 28 sc 41. Crochet 28 sc {Stuff some more…} 42. Change to the color of the skin/fur and, only through back loops, crochet 28 sc
DON’T BREAK THE YARN… We will go on with her head…
Head;
- Crochet 1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat * (42) {Stuff the neck area firmly…} 44. Crochet 2 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat * (56)
- to 59. Crochet 56 sc {With a bit of brown yarn, embroider the eyes between rounds 49 and 50. The distance between the eyes should be 12 stitches…} 60. Crochet 2 sc, one decrease, repeat * (42) 61. Crochet 5 sc, one decrease, repeat * (36) {Start stuffing the head…} 62. Crochet 4 sc, one decrease, repeat * (30)
- Crochet 3 sc, one decrease, repeat * (24)
- Crochet 2 sc, one decrease, repeat * (18)
- Crochet 1 sc, one decrease, repeat * (12) {Stuff some more…}
- Crochet 6 decreases (6)
Close. Break the yarn and weave in ends.
Muzzle;
{Using white…} 1. Start with a magic ring of 6 sc
- Crochet 2 sc in each st, repeat * (12)
- Crochet 1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat * (18) With a bit of brown yarn, embroider the nose in the middle of this white circle…
Bear Ears;
{Make two, using the color of the skin/fur…}
- Magic ring of 6 sc
- Crochet 2 sc in each st, repeat * (12)
- Crochet 1 sc, 2 sc in the next st, repeat * (18)
- to 5. Crochet 18 sc
- Press the opening with your fingers, aligning 9 stitches side by side and sc together the corresponding stitches, 1 sc into each pair of stitches (9).
Close and break the yarn, leaving a long tail to sew to the head.
Arms
{Make two. Using the color of the skin/fur…} - Make 2 chain stitches. Crochet 4 sc in the second chain from hook.
- Crochet 2 sc in each stitch, repeat * (8)
- to 20. Crochet 8 sc
{Do not stuff the arm…} - Press the opening with your fingers, aligning 4 stitches side by side and sc together the corresponding stitches, 1 sc into each pair of stitches (4).
Close. Break the yarn and leave a long tail to sew arms to body.
Assembly
- Sew the white muzzle to the head, in between the eyes. – Curve the ears and sew them to the head.
- Sew the arms to the sides of the body.