Baloo the Bear Free Crochet Pattern

Hello dear Amigurumi enthusiasts! Today I would like to share with you a free Amigurumi Bear pattern and construction instructions. Amigurumi has become a popular hobby in the world of craftsmanship, and in this article I will present you a great Amigurumi Bear design. Trust your imagination while doing amigurumi. And dare to create your own unique designs. Welcome to the Amigurumi world, enjoy fun handicraft projects.

Skill level: Advanced
Crochet hook: 2.00 mm / US B/1
Materials: A bit of grey yarn for the snout, a bit of black yarn for the eyes, 2 wooden buttons size 15 mm, toy stuffing.
Yarn: Rainbow Cotton 8/4
Grey Brown (#005) – 2 skeins
Baby Blue (#032) – 1 skein

Abbreviations:
Sc = Single crochet
Sl st = Slip stitch
Mr = Magic ring
Hdc = Half double crochet
( ) = Repeat wat is mentioned in brackets
Inc = Increase
Dec = Decrease
(xx) = brackets after rounds = number of stitches after finished round
Ch = Chain stitch

Tips:
Stuff the head and body firmly.
Work as tight as possible to avoid holes in between the stitches.

Arm:
With Grey Brown, make 2 pcs.
Round 1: work 6 sc in mr.
Round 2: inc 6 times (12).
Round 3: (3 sc, 1 inc). Repeat 3 times (15)
Round 4-35: 1 sc in each sc on all 32 rounds (15)
Stuff the arm slightly as you go.
Cut the yarn but leave a long end for assembly.

Leg:
With Grey Brown, make 2 pcs.
Round 1: work 6 sc in mr.
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (24)
Round 5-9: 1 sc in each sc on all 5 rounds (24)
Stuff the foot firmly and the rest of the leg less firm as you go.
Round 10: (dec). Repeat 5 times, 14 sc (19)
Round 11: (dec). Repeat 4 times, 11 sc (15)
Round 12-43: 1 sc in each sc (15) 32 rounds.
Cut the yarn but leave a long end for assembly.
The head and body are worked in one piece, you begin with the head.

Head and body:
With Grey Brown
Round 1: work 6 sc in mr
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (42)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (48)
Round 9: (7 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (54)
Round 10: (8 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (60)
Round 11-21: 1 sc in each sc on all 11 rounds (60)
Stuff the head with toy stuffing as you go.
Round 22: (8 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (54)
Round 23: (7 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (48)
Round 24: (6 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (42)
Round 25: (5 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (36)
Round 26: (4 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (30)
Round 27: (3 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (24)
Round 28: (2 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 29: 1 sc in each sc on entire round (18)
Round 30: (2 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (24)
Round 31: 1 sc in each sc on entire round (24)
Round 32: (3 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (30)
Round 33-34: 1 sc in each sc on 2 rounds (30)
Round 35: (4 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (36)
Round 36-39: 1 sc in each sc on 3 rounds (36)
Round 40: (5 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (42)
Round 41-42: 1 sc in each sc on 2 rounds (42)
Round 43: (6 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (48)
Round 44-45: 1 sc in each sc on 2 rounds (48)
Round 46: (7 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (54)
Round 47-48: 1 sc in each sc on 2 rounds (54)
Round 49: (8 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (60)
Round 50-51: 1 sc in each sc on 2 rounds (60)
Round 52: (9 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (66)
Round 53-63: 1 sc in each sc on 11 rounds (66)
Stuff the body with toy stuffing as you go.
Round 64: (9 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (60)
Round 65: (8 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (54)
Round 66: (7 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (48)
Round 67: (6 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (42)
Round 68: (5 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (36)
Round 69: (4 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (30)
Round 70: (3 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (24)
Round 71: (2 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 72: (1 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (12)
Round 73: (2 sc, dec). Repeat 3 times (9)
Cut the yarn but leave a long end to close the last 9 sc. Using a needle, pull yarn end through
each of the 9 loops on the outside. Pull to close and fasten thread.

Snout:
With Grey Brown
Round 1: work 6 sc in mr
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4: 1 sc in each sc on entire round (18)
Cut the yarn but leave a long end for assembly.

Ears:
With Grey Brown, make 2 pcs.
Round 1: work 6 sc in mr
Round 2: inc 6 times (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc). Repeat 6 times (24)
Round 5-7: 1 sc in each sc on 4 rounds (24)
Round 8: (2 sc, dec). Repeat 6 times (18)
Round 9: 1 sc in each sc on entire round (18)
Cut the yarn but leave a long end for assembly.

Butterfly:
With Baby Blue
Round 1: 45 ch
Round 2: form a ring with one sc in ch, work another 44 sc
Round 3-9: 1 sc in each sc on 7 rounds (45)
Bind off.

Strap for butterfly:
With Baby Blue
Work in rows and finish each row with a ch 1 and turn.
Round 1: 15 ch
Round 2: 1 sc in each sc on entire round (14)
Round 3-4: 1 sc in each sc on 2 rounds (14)
Bind off and sew the strap tightly around the butterfly.

Trouser:
With Baby Blue
Round 1: 66 ch
Round 2: form a ring with one sc in ch, work another 65 sc
Round 3-19: 1 sc in each sc on 7 rounds (66)
Round 20: 1 hdc in each sc, 1 sl st (66)
Bind off.

Assembly:
Sew the ears on the head on round 8-13, counted from top of the head.
The snout is sown on to round 16-22 and embroider hereafter the nose, with a bit of grey.
The eyes are embroidered on round 15-16 in an oblique line over 5 sc.
The butterfly is sown on the body, just below the head.
The arms are sown on to the neck of the edge
The legs are sown on round 71 at the bottom of the body.
The trousers are put on the bear and sown together in the middle between the legs to create
the legs on the trousers, sew over approx. 6 sc.
Sew the buttons on the middle of the pants.

It's All Finished: