BEAR STACK (small)

WE BARE BEARS INSPIRED

SUPPLIES

1. Yarn
- brown for a grizzly bear
- dark gray or black and white for a panda
- white or off white for a polar bear
2. Size E (3.50MM) crochet hook for worsted weight yarn or a hook size
that can create a tight stitch for your yarn.
3. Six 6mm safety eyes. Two per bear.
4. Stuffing
5. Tapestry needle
6. Stitch marker (optional)
ABBREVIATIONS

sc single crochet
inc increase - single crochet twice into one stitch

dec decrease - single crochet two stitches together

hdc half double crochet
slst slip stitch
* instructions surrounded by asterisks should be repeated
the indicated number of times

PANDA EYE PATCH (make two)

You can use yarn to make the patch as shown in the images or felt would
work well too.

COLOR: dark gray

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 Make a slip knot

2 ch 16
Cut the yarn with a long enough tail to sew the
patch to the face.
Pull the tail through the last stitch and tighten.
BODY

COLOR
• grizzly bear: brown
• panda: start with dark gray
• polar bear: white

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 6 in magic loop and tighten 6

2 *inc* (6 times) 12
3 *sc, inc* (6 times) 18
4 *sc, inc* (9 times) 27
5 *sc 2, inc* (9 times) 36
6-10 sc for entire row 36
11 *sc 5, inc* (6 times) 42
[panda] switch to white

12-16 sc for entire row 42

[panda] switch to dark yarn
17-19 sc for entire row 42
20 *sc 5, dec* (6 times) 36
[panda] switch to white
21 *sc 4, dec* (2 times), *sc, inc* (6 times), *sc 4, dec* (2 38
times)
 # of stitches
Row Instruction in row

22-26 sc for entire row 38

27 sc 10, *sc, dec* (6 times), sc 10 32
28 *sc 3, dec* (2 times), *dec* (6 times), *sc 3, dec* (2 22
times)
29 *sc 2, dec* (2 times), *inc* (6 times), *sc 2, dec* (2 24
times)

30 *sc, dec* (2 times), sc 12, *sc, dec* (2 times) 20

Place the eyes at row 28 at stitches 10 and 13 or
centered a row above the top of the snout (the 6
increases in row 29).
[panda]

- Sew the shorter tail of the patch into any stitch very
near the eye. 

- Coil the chain around the eye.

- Use the other tail to sew the coil onto the head.
Start stuffing at this point and continue stuffing as
you finish the rest of the head. Stuff thoroughly
because the stuffing tends to settle with time. Also,
take time to shape the body well. The body should
be nice, round, and fat.

31 sc for entire row 20

32 dec until the hole closes without overlapping
Cut the yarn with a long enough tail to sew the hole
closed.
Slst into the next stitch and pull the yarn through to
tighten.
 # of stitches
Row Instruction in row

Sew the remaining hole closed tight.

Sew the end into a nearby stitch and pull it through
the bear and out a random stitch as far away from
the entry point as you can.
Pull the end tight and cut the remaining yarn. The
end should hide into the bear when it’s loosened. If
not, just push it into the bear.

EAR (make two for each bear)

COLOR
• grizzly bear: brown
• panda: dark gray
• polar bear: white

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 4 in magic loop and tighten 4

2 sc for entire row 4
Cut yarn with a long enough tail to sew the ear to
the head.
Slst into the first stitch and pull the end through.
Tighten.

TAIL
COLOR
• grizzly bear: brown
• panda: dark gray
• polar bear: white

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 4 in magic loop and tighten 4

2 *inc* (4 times) 8
Cut yarn with a long enough tail to sew the tail to
the body.
Slst into the first stitch and pull the end through.
Tighten.

FRONT LEG (make two)

COLOR
• grizzly bear: brown
• panda: dark gray
• polar bear: white

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 4 in magic loop and tighten 4

2 *inc* (4 times) 8
3 back loop only - sc for entire row 8
4 *sc, inc* (4 times) 12
5 sc for entire row 12
 # of stitches
Row Instruction in row

Cut yarn with a long enough tail to sew the leg to

the body.
Slst into the first stitch and pull the end through.
Tighten.

BACK LEG (make two)

COLOR
• grizzly bear: brown
• panda: dark gray
• polar bear: white

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 4 in magic loop and tighten 4

2 *inc* (4 times) 8
3 back loop only - sc for entire row 8
4 *sc, inc* (4 times) 12
5 sc 4, hdc 7, sc 12
Cut yarn with a long enough tail to sew the leg to
the body.
Slst into the first stitch and pull the end through.
Tighten.
ASSEMBLY

• Attach ears across rows 21 and 22 (where the shape of the head
begins), slightly wider apart than the eyes.
• Attach the front legs across rows 18 through 22 with a couple of
stitches in between. When placing them, look at the placement from
the front of the bear to make sure they’re in line and centered like the
face and ears are.
• Attach the back legs across rows 8 through 12, approximately. They
should be slightly wider than the front legs. The hdc stitches should
face out.
• Attach the tail across rows 4 through 6, centered with the other pieces
of the body.
This pattern is for personal use only. It may not be reproduced, resold, amended, or
redistributed for sale. You may sell items made from the pattern if you have made them
yourself, they are not mass produced, and credit is given to the designer, Northwest Stitch
with a reference to the shop at northweststitch.etsy.com.