OLIVER THE LITTLE BEAR

Crochet Pattern by
 ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS) MATERIALS
MR - Magic Ring • Crochet hook: 2,5 mm
ch - Chain • Yarn: Size 2 (Fine)
sc - Single crochet • A pair of 8 mm safety eyes
hdc - Half double crochet • A pair of 10 mm buttons
dc - Double crochet • Stuffing
inc - Increase • Pins, tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers
dec - Decrease
sl st - Slip stitch I used: YarnArt Jeans (50 g/160 m)
st(s) - Stitch(es) 55% cotton, 45% acrylic
BLO - Back loop only • Body: Color 71 (Brown).
FLO - Front loop only • Muzzle: Color 03 (Cream).
[…] xN - Repeat instructions in • Shirt: Color 01 (White) and Color 84 (Mustard).
brackets N times
• Pants: Color 82 (Olive green).
{…} - Work all the stitches in
brackets into the same • For decorating the face: A small amount of
stitch Color 01 (White), Color 70 (Dark brown), and
(…) - Number of stitches on Color 59 (Pink).
each round/row

USEFUL TIPS
• The final size of the doll is about 15 cm, but it can vary, depending on
the yarn and the hook size used.
• Try to crochet tightly to avoid holes. Use a smaller hook than the one
recommended on the yarn label.
• Crochet in continuous spiral unless otherwise stated.
• Always mark the first stitch of each round (using a stitch marker or
left over yarn) to avoid losing track of where the round begins.
• Stuff your doll as you go and stuff tightly to get the right shape.
• Change the color of yarn at the last step of the last stitch of the
previous color.
• Make invisible decrease to avoid gaps and holes in your work.

Let’s Begin !
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 HEAD HEAD
Start with brown yarn.
20. 4 sc, dec, [8 sc, dec] x5, 4 sc (54)
1. 8 sc into a MR (8)
21. [7 sc, dec] x6 (48)
2. 8 inc (16)
22. [4 sc, dec] x8 (40)
3. [sc, inc] x8 (24)
23. [3 sc, dec] x8 (32)
4. [3 sc, inc] x6 (30)
24. [2 sc, dec] x8 (24)
5. 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] x5, 2 sc (36)
25. [2 sc, dec] x6 (18)
6. [5 sc, inc] x6 (42)
26. [sc, dec] x6 (12)
7. 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc] x5, 3 sc (48)
27. 6 dec (6)
8. 48 sc (48)
Stuff the head firmly. Cut off and weave the yarn
9. [7 sc, inc] x6 (54) into 6 front loops of the last round, pull tightly to
10 – 15. 54 sc (54) close the hole and hide the yarn inside the head
(See Page 9 – “How to close remaining stitches”
16. [3 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc] x6 (66) for detailed instructions).
17 – 18. 66 sc (66)
Make the blush using pink yarn (Fig. 2). After
19. [9 sc, dec] x6 (60) that, create eye indents and decorate the eyes
Place the safety eyes (size 8 mm) between Round (See Page 4 for detailed instructions).
14 and Round 15 with a distance of 11 sts
between two positions (Fig. 1). Stuff as you go.

11 sts

FIGURE 1. Placing the eyes. FIGURE 2. Embroider the blush.

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 CREATING EYE INDENTS
There are several ways to indent amigurumi eyes. You can do it before or after placing the eyes. In this
tutorial, I create the eye indents after placing the eyes. You may look for more tutorials about making
eye indents on the internet for reference. Step by step instructions are presented below.
Use a yarn tail with the same color as the skin color.

1 2 5 6
Start
here 3 4

Weave the needle through six points in the order and follow the direction of the arrows indicated in the
above pictures. From point 1 to point 6: Insert needle in 1 (Note: Do not pull the yarn all the way inside the
head, leave a tail outside), out 2, in 3, out 4, in 5, out 6.

Pull two ends tightly to Make a tight knot. And weave in ends. After making eye
create the indents. indents.

DECORATING EYES
After creating eye indents, decorate the eyes by using white yarn. Use thin dark brown yarn to sew
eyelashes and eyebrows (separate the yarn if needed).

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 MUZZLE
Use cream yarn.
1. 8 sc into a MR (8)
2. 8 inc (16)
3. [sc, inc] x8 (24)
Fasten off invisible (See Page 9 – “How to make invisible fasten off” for instructions). Break the
yarn, weave in ends. Two versions are included of the muzzle so that you can have more choices to
make your bear. Embroider the nose using thin black yarn (Fig. 3a – Version 1; Fig. 3c – Version 2).
• Version 1: Sew the muzzle to the face using a yarn tail with the same color as the body, sew the
top of the muzzle between R12 & R13, bottom of the muzzle between R17 & R18 (Fig. 3b).
• Version 2: Sew the muzzle to the face using a yarn tail with the same color as the muzzle, sew
the top of the muzzle between R13 & R14, bottom of the muzzle between R18 & R19 (Fig. 3b).
Between
Between
R13 & R14
R12 & R13

Between
R17 & R18 Between
(a) (b) (c) R18 & R19
FIGURE 3. Making and sewing the muzzle (a) and (b) Version 1; (c) Version 2.

EARS
Make 2. Use brown yarn.
1. 8 sc into a MR (8)
2. 8 inc (16)
3 – 5. 16 sc (16)
Break the yarn, leave a long tail to sew the ears to the head. Use pins to mark positions on the
head as shown below and sew the ears along those marked positions.
Between R4 & R5

Between R10 & R11

FIGURE 4. Sewing the ears to the head.

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ARMS LEGS
Make 2. Start with brown yarn. Make 2. Use brown yarn.
1. 6 sc into a MR (6) 1. 8 sc into a MR (8)
2. 6 inc (12) 2. 8 inc (16)
3 – 5. 12 sc (12) 3. [sc, inc] x8 (24)
6. Dec, 10 sc (11) 4 – 5. 24 sc (24)
7. Dec, 9 sc (10) 6. 6 sc, 6 dec, 6 sc (18)
8. Dec, 8 sc (9) 7. 4 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 4 sc (16)
9 – 11. 9 sc (9) 8. 16 sc (16)
Change to white yarn. Break the brown yarn and 9. [2 sc, dec] x4 (12)
weave in ends. Stuff as you go.
10 – 11. 12 sc (12)
12. 9 sc (9)
12. 5 sc, dec, 5 sc (11)
13. Change to yellow: 9 sc (9)
13 – 14. 11 sc
14. Change to white: 9 sc (9) Right leg: 1 more sc (11)
Stuff firmly the arms from Round 1 to Round 8, Stuff the legs firmly.
stuff loosely for the rest. Break the yellow yarn. Flatten the open end of the leg, aligning stitches
Flatten the open end of the arm, aligning stitches side by side, close the open end by crocheting 5 sc
side by side, use the white yarn to close the open (Fig. 5). Break the yarn and leave a long tail for
end by crocheting 4 sc (Fig. 5). Break the yarn and sewing.
leave a long tail for sewing.

(a) (b)

FIGURE 5. Closing the open end. FIGURE 6. (a) Arms and (b) Legs.

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 BODY BODY
Start with brown yarn.
14. Change to white: 36 sc (36)
1. 8 sc into a MR (8)
15. [4 sc, dec] x6 (30)
2. 8 inc (16)
16. Change to yellow: 30 sc (30)
3. [sc, inc] x8 (24)
17. Change to white: [3 sc, dec] x6 (24)
4. [3 sc, inc] x6 (30)
18. 24 sc (24)
5. 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] x5, 2 sc (36)
19. Change to yellow: 24 sc (24)
6. [5 sc, inc] x6 (42)
20. Change to white: [4 sc, dec] x4 (20)
7. 3 sc, inc, [6 sc, inc] x5, 3 sc (48)
21. 20 sc (20)
8 – 9. 48 sc (48)
22. Change to yellow: 20 sc (20)
Change to yellow yarn. Break the brown yarn and
Break the white yarn, weave in ends. Leave a long
weave in ends.
tail of yellow yarn for sewing the head. Stuff the
10. 48 sc body firmly.
Sew the arms between Round 21 and 22, the legs
11. Change to white: [6 sc, dec] x6 (42)
between Round 8 and 9 of the body. (Fig. 7)
12. 42 sc (42) Sew the head to the body (Fig. 8).
13. Change to yellow: 2 sc, dec, [5
sc, dec] x5, 3 sc (36)

FIGURE 7. Sewing arms and legs to the body. FIGURE 8. Sewing the head to the body.

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PANTS PANTS
Use olive green yarn.
Make the straps:
To make the pants, join each round with a sl st to
Mark 2 sts at the back of the pants, separated by
the 1st st then ch 1, the 1st st of the next round will
10 sts (Fig. 9d).
be at the same st as the joining sl st (see Page 9 –
Make a knot using olive green yarn (Fig. 10a), pull
“How to join round” for detailed instruction).
the knot through the marked st (Fig. 10b – c), ch
First, make 2 identical pieces.
30, sl st into the 7th chain from the hook (to
Ch 24, join with a sl st to the first chain to make a
create a button hole – Fig. 10e). Fasten off,
circle (Fig. 9a).
weave in ends.
1 – 4. Ch 1, 24 sc, join with a sl st (24) Do the same for the 2nd marked st.
The first piece: Break yarn and fasten off. Mark 2 positions at the front of the pants,
The second piece: Don’t break yarn. separated by 10 sts (Fig. 9c). Sew a button to
each position using thin olive green thread.
5. Continue with the yarn on the
second piece, join 2 pieces: Put on the pants, button it, and voilà!
Ch 1, 24 sc to the 1st piece (start
at the 1st st of the 1st piece – Fig.
9b), 24 sc to the 2nd piece, sl st (a) (b)
to the first st of the round (48)
6 – 12. Ch 1, 48 sc, join with a sl st (48)
13. Ch 1, [6 sc, dec] x6, sl st (42)
14. Ch 1, [5 sc, dec] x6, sl st (36)
Fasten off, break yarn, and weave in ends.
Start at the 1st st of (c) (d)
the 1st piece to join
2 pieces

(a) (b)

1 2

(c) The front (d) The back (e)

FIGURE 9. The pants. FIGURE 10. Making the straps.

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HOW TO MAKE INVISIBLE FASTEN OFF
The last stitch Skip this stitch The false stitch

1. Pull the yarn tail completely
through the last stitch. Thread
the yarn into a needle.
HOW TO JOIN ROUND
Skip 2 stitches
2. Skip one stitch. Insert the
needle into the 2nd stitch from
the last stitch. Pull yarn
through.
3. Insert the needle in the
back loop of the same stitch
where the yarn tail comes
from. Pull yarn through.
Slip stitch
4. You have created a false
stitch that mimics the skipped
stitch. This false stitch is
called a closing stitch. You
may want to weave yarn
through several loops on the
wrong side of your piece to
secure the yarn tail.
Single
Chain 1 crochet

The 1st stitch

1. Skip 2 stitches (the 2. Insert hook into the 3. Make a slip stitch. 4. Chain 1. 5. Single crochet into
slip stitch and the 1st stitch of the round the same stitch where
chain 1). (marked with red we made the slip
yarn). stitch in Step 3 (the
stitch marked with red
yarn). This sc stitch
will be the 1st stitch of
HOW TO CLOSE REMAINING STITCHES the next round.

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 Congratulations!
Your little Oliver is now ready! Thank you for purchasing my pattern and I
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