STANDING BABY BEAR

SUPPLIES

1. Brown yarn for Grizz. (Amber Heather Wool of the Andes worsted)
2. Dark gray yarn for Panda. (Onyx Heather Wool of the Andes worsted)
3. White for Ice Bear. (White Wool of the Andes worsted)
4. Size E (3.50MM) crochet hook for worsted weight yarn or a hook size
that can create a tight stitch for your yarn.
5. Six 6mm safety eyes. Two per bear.
6. Stuffing
7. Tapestry needle
8. Black floss.

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ABBREVIATIONS

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

dec decrease - single crochet two stitches together

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

EYE PATCH (make two)

COLOR: dark gray

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

Make slip knot and chain stitch 2 stitches. Don’t use

a magic loop in this case. Starting with chain stitches
will leave a hole that will let us put the eye through
the middle easier
1 sc 6 into the first chain stitch 6
2 *inc* (3 times) - partial row
Break yarn with a long enough tail to sew the patch
to the head. Slst into the next stitch and pull the end
through.

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Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Fig. 3 Fig. 4

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LEG (make two for each bear)

COLOR:
• Grizz - brown
• Panda - dark gray or black
• Ice Bear - white

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 6 in magic loop 6
2 inc for entire row 12
3 back loop only - sc in each stitch 12
4-5 sc in each stitch 12
First leg: Slip stitch and break yarn. Tuck the tail into
the leg.
Second leg: Do not break yarn. You’ll connect the
legs at this point

STARTING THE BODY

To start the body, you’ll join the legs first.

1. Place the legs close together with the last stitches of each facing each
other. See Fig. 1.
2. Single stitch in the first leg to start a new row. See Fig. 2.
3. Stitch around both legs in a counter clockwise direction. This is row 1
of the body.

Note: There will most likely be an open spot in the center that you can
sew closed at any point before starting to stuff the bear.

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BODY
# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc in each stitch (this is the row described above) 24

2 *sc, inc* (12 times) 36
3 *sc 2, inc* (12 times) 48
4-5 sc in each stitch 48
note: The body might look a little weirdly shaped
and possibly too big at this point but this is what
allows the bear to be adorably chubby.
6 *sc 7, inc* (6 times) 54
7 sc in each stitch 54
switch to white for panda

8 sc in each stitch 54
9 *sc 7, dec* (6 times) 48
10-11 sc in each stitch 48
switch to black for panda

12 *sc 6, dec* (6 times) 42

13-15 sc in each stitch 42
switch to white for panda
16 sc 21, inc 6, sc 15 48
17 sc 21, *sc 2, inc* (4 times), sc 15 52
18-20 sc in each stitch 52
21 sc 21, dec 8, sc 15 44
22 sc 21, dec 4, sc 15 40

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 # of stitches
Row Instruction in row

23 sc 21, inc 4, sc 15 44
24 *sc 9, dec* (4 times) 40
For Panda, place an eye in the middle of each eye
path, then place the eyes on the bear (see next
step). The partial row pieces should be on the
outside, not between the eyes. After getting in
place, stitch the eye patches to the head to hold the
edges down.
Add eyes just above the nose with 3-4 stitches in
between.

Stitch a nose at the tip of the nose and centered with

the eyes across 3-4 stitches. Two or three loops will
do.
Sew a mouth with black thread/floss.
25 *sc 3, dec* (8 times) 32
26 *sc 2, dec* (8 times) 24
27 *sc, dec* (8 times) 16
28 sc in each stitch 16
Decrease until the top of the head is closed without
overlapping.
Break yarn and sew the circle closed.

Sew the end of the yarn into the bear.

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EAR

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 5 in magic loop 5
2 sc in each stitch 5
Break yarn with a long enough tail to sew the ear to
the body.

ARM

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 4 in magic loop 4
2 inc in each stitch 8
3-6 sc for entire row 8
7 Hold the opening of the arm closed and stitch one 3 or 4
sc through the front and back stitch. Repeat across
the top of the arm.
Break yarn with a long enough tail to sew the arm to
the body.

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TAIL

# of stitches
Row Instruction in row

1 sc 4 in magic loop 4
2 inc in each stitch 8
Break yarn with a long enough tail to sew the tail to
the body.

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ASSEMBLY

• Sew the ears to the top of the head slightly wider apart as the eyes and
towards the back.
• Sew the arms slightly to the front of the body and a couple rows below
the bottom row of the mouth.
• Sew the tail low on the back.

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.