My little Lizzy has always been my snuggle bug, and she needed something she could snuggle with all the time, so I decided that she needed a stuffed animal. After mentioning a few suggestions to William, he said that I had to make her a teddy bear.
Now about this ADORABLE teddy bear! I searched long and hard online for a teddy bear pattern. I saw so many adorable patterns, but they all were only partially what I’d like in a teddy bear. There’d be ears I wanted, but the legs didn’t have the foot distinction. Or I’d see that the feet were perfect, but the nose just didn’t appeal to me.
So I said to myself, “Hey self, you should make your OWN pattern! How hard can it be, right?” Well, it wasn’t super hard, but it wasn’t the easiest thing in the world.
And my goodness! It was so fun! To see the form of a bear being made loop by loop was just amazing. I was having so much fun, I kept interrupting our show just to brag to William about how awesome this teddy bear was going to look. He just smiled at me and shifted back to the show.
So, now that I’ve rambled on in the usual Mary-way, here is the cute, cozy, and super fun Lizzy Bear:
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The Lizzy Bear
Materials:
1 skein Red Heart with Love Yarn in Chocolate
Black scrap yarn for nose and mouth
Lion Brand Yarn Vanna’s Choice in Pink
Two 12mm Solid Black Safety Eyes
Tapestry Needle
Stitches:
MC – magic circle
sc – single crochet
sc2tog – single crochet two together
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
Notes:
-You will not be joining ends in this pattern unless otherwise stated. The head, body, arms, and legs should be worked in a spiral.
-Put a stitch marker at the end of each row to keep track of stitches.
-Anything written in between * should be repeated the number that follows.
-The number at the end of each round in parentheses ( ) is the number of stitches in that round.
-A number before a stitch is for stitches worked in one stitch while a number after a stitch is one stitch in each of that number of stitches.
Pattern:
Head
Round 1: Work 8 sc into a magic circle, do not join
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (16)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (24)
Round 4: *2sc, sc 2* around (32)
Round 5: *2sc, sc 3* around (40)
Round 6: *2sc, sc 4* around (48)
Round7: *2sc, sc 5* around (56)
Rounds 8-9: sc in each stitch around (56)
Round 10: 2sc, sc 26, 2 sc, sc 26 (58)
Round 11: 2sc, sc 28, 2 sc, sc 28 (60)
Rounds 12-20: sc around (60)
Round 21: sc2tog, sc 28, sc2tog, sc 28 (58)
Round 22: sc2tog, sc 27, sc2tog, sc 27 (56)
Rounds 23-24: sc around (56)
Round 25: *sc2tog, sc 5* around (48)
Round 26: *sc2tog, sc 4* around (40)
Round 27: *sc2tog, sc 3* around (32)
Add eyes between rows 13 and 14 about 7 or 8 stitches apart. Stuff with poly-fil.
Round 28: *sc2tog, sc 2* around (24)
Round 29: *sc2tog, sc* around (16)
Round 30: sc2tog around (8)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Nose:
Round 1: Work 8 sc into a Magic Circle
Round 2: 2sc in each stitch around (16)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (24)
Round 4: 2sc, sc 10, 2sc, 2sc, sc 10, 2sc (28)
Rounds 5-7: sc around (28)
Leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew on nose and mouth:
-Make a V starting with the bottom of the V in the middle between rows 1 and 2 and the tops of the V between rows 4 and 5 and about 6 or 7 stitches apart.
-Continue sewing back and forth all the way up the V until it turns into a filled in upside down triangle.
-From the bottom of the nose, sew a line from the bottom of the nose down to the spot in between rows 2 and 3.
-Sew another line diagonally down each side across 2 rows to make an upside down V
-Tie a knot in back.
Stuff and sew piece onto front of bear’s face.
Ears:
Round 1: Work 8 sc into Magic Circle (8)
Round 2: 2 sc around (16)
Rounds 3-8: sc around (16)
Leave long tail, fold in half to flatten, and sew on sides of head starting in between rows 5 and 6.
Body:
Round 1: Work 8sc into Magic Circle (8)
Round 2: 2sc in each stitch around (16)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (24)
Round 4: *2sc, sc 2* around (32)
Round 5: *2sc, sc 3* around (40)
Round 6: *2sc, sc 4* around (48)
Round 7: *2sc, sc 5* around (56)
Rounds 8-19: sc around (56)
Round 20: *sc2tog, sc 5* around (48)
Rounds 21-22: sc in each stitch around (48)
Round 23: *sc2tog, sc 4* around (40)
Rounds 24-27: sc in each stitch around (40)
Round 28: *sc2tog, sc 3* around (32)
Rounds 29-31: sc in each stitch around (32)
Round 32: *sc2tog, sc 2* around (24)
Stuff body with poly-fil.
Round 33: sc in each stitch around (24)
Round 34: *sc2tog, sc* around (16)
Round 35: sc2tog around (8)
Fasten off.
Arms:
Round 1: Work 6 sc into Magic Circle (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each stitch around (12)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (18)
Rounds 4-7: sc in each stitch around (18)
Round 8: *sc2tog, sc 4* around (15)
Round 9: *sc2tog, sc 3* around (12)
Rounds 10-18: sc around (12)
Stuff with poly-fil.
Round 19: sc2tog around
Sew closed and leave a long tail.
Legs:
Round 1: Work 8 sc into Magic Circle
Round 2: 2 sc around (16)
Round 3: *2sc, sc* around (24)
Rounds 4-8: sc around (24)
Round 9: *sc2tog, sc* 4 times, sc 16 (20)
Round 10: *sc2tog, sc* 4 times, sc 12 (16)
Rounds 11-22: sc around (16)
Stuff with poly-fil and sew closed and leave a long tail.
Bow:
In Pink, Ch 14
Round 1: hdc in 3rd chain from hook and across, ch 2, turn (12)
Round 2-7: hdc in each stitch across, ch 2, turn (12)
Round 8: hdc in each stitch across, ch 1, turn (12)
Round 9: sc across and around, sl st into first sc
Leave a long tail and weave to center of row 9. Wrap yarn around entire rectangle to make a bow. Tie in back.
Assembly:
- Sew arms onto top of body on either side.
- Sew head on top of body, over arms.
- Sew legs on either side of body near bottom (between rows 9-15), so the bear is in a sitting position.
- Sew bow onto head in front of right ear.
Enjoy your Lizzy Bear!
Happy Crocheting!
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