Crochet Mina the Bear – Free Crochet Pattern
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Materials
Yarnart Jeans yellow 35
1 pairs of 6 mm safety eyes
2mm crochet hook
Fiber filling
Finished size
Approximately 16cm from toes to top of head
Abbreviations
MR: Magic ring
ch: chain
sts: stitch(es)
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
inc: increase
dec: decrease
dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
FLO: Front loop only
BLO: Back loop only
rep: repeat
(number): number of stitches in the round or stripe
Difficulty: low
HEAD
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: (1sc, 1inc) * 6 (18)
R4: (2sc, 1inc) * 6 (24)
R5: (3sc, 1inc) * 6 (30)
R6: (4sc, 1inc) * 6 (36)
R 7: (8sc, 1 inc) * 4 ( 40)
R8: 40 sc (40)
R9: 7 sc, 1inc, 6sc, 1dec, 8sc, 1dec, 6sc, 1 inc, 7 sc ( 40 sc)
R 10: 14sc, 1dec, 8sc, 1dec, 14sc (38)
R11: 38sc (38)
R 12: 8 sc, 1inc,4sc, 2inc, 8sc, 2inc, 4sc, 1 inc, 8 sc (44)
R 13: 16sc, 2inc, 8sc, 2 inc, 16 sc(48)
R 14 –R 15: 48sc (48)
R16: 2sc, 1 dec, (4sc, 1dec) *2, 6sc, 2dec, 6sc, 1dec, (4sc, 1dec) *2, 2sc (40)
R17: (3sc, 1dec) *8 (32)
R18: (1sc, 1 dec, 1sc) * 8 (24)
R 19: (1sc, 1dec) *8 (16)
Cut the thread leaving enough length for sewing. Place the safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12 at about 8 sts apart. Stuff with the fiberfill.
EARS (Make 2)
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: (1sc, 1inc) *3 (9)
R3: (2sc, 1inc) * 3 (12)
R 4: (4sc, 1dec) *2 (10)
Fasten off. Leaving a long tail. Don’t stuff the ears. Take the ear, flatten it and sew the open edges closed.
Sew the ear to the head between the row 4 and the row 8 of the head.
MUZZLE
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 1sc, 1 inc, 1 HDC, 2 HDC in next st, 1sc, 2 inc, 1sc, 2 HDC in next st ,1 HDC, 1 inc, 1 sc (18)
Sew the muzzle between R 12 and R16 of the head.
LEGS (Make 2)
Use yellow yarn
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2: 6sc (6)
R3: 1dec, 1sc, 1inc, 2sc (6)
R4: 3sc, 1 inc, 2 sc (7)
R5: 4sc, 1inc, 2sc (8)
Cut and secure the thread. Make the other leg but don’t cut the thread and continue working the body.
BODY
Continue working and put the second leg near to the first one and go ahead with these steps:
Row 1: sc in the following 8 sts of the second leg, Chain 7 and join with slip stitch through both loops of a sc on the first leg, sc in the following 8 sts of the first leg, 7 sc in 7ch, place a stitch marker in the last sts( 30)
R 2: (4sc, 1inc) *6 (36)
R3: (5sc, 1inc) * 6 (42)
R 4 – R10: 42 sc (42)
R11: (5sc, 1 dec) * 6 (36)
R 12 – R13: 36 sc (36)
R 14: 2sc, 1dec, (4sc, 1 dec) * 5, 2sc( 30)
R 15 – R 16: 30 sc (30)
R 17: (3sc, 1 dec) * 6 (24)
R18: 24 sc (24)
R 19: (1sc, 1dec) * 8 (16)
Stuff the legs and body. Cut and secure the thread. Leaving a long tail. Sew the body with the head.
ARMS (Make 2)
R1: 6sc in MR (6)
R2 – R 13: 6 sc (6)
Stuff the arms. Cut and secure the thread.
Take the arm, flatten it and sew the open edges closed. Leaving a long tail.
Sew the arms between rounds 17 and 18 of the body.
HAPPY CROCHETING AND THANK YOU!