I think one of the biggest factors in children’s love for teddy bears is the character Winnie the Pooh. This cartoon character, which was very popular especially in the 80s and 90s, started to gain its former popularity with the spread of amigurumi toys. You must have seen that there are quite a few designs of teddy bear amigurumi toys. The design I will share today is both quite new and is made using basic crochet techniques.
Winnie the Pooh for Beginners Amigurumi Pattern
I would like to share a test product of the toy to give you an idea. The photo you see above is the original product, the photo below is a test product. It is quite natural for test products to be different from the original toy because people who make the toy usually add something from themselves to the toy or make small changes. You can also personalize Winnie the Pooh while making the toy.
As for the materials used, the designer recommends making this toy with 3.5 mm crochet and plush yarn. After completing the toy, you can paint its cheeks and the inside of the ears if you wish. This will make the toy look cuter. Now if you are ready, let’s take a look at the details of the amigurumi pattern. If you want to crochet the bear later, you can download the pattern by clicking the pdf button at the bottom of the pattern.
Designer: plushworld_by_stefi
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
– Plush yarn yellow and red color.
– Little bit of black and white cotton yarn for the face sculpting and to embroider the eyes and eyebrows.
– You can use hook size and safety eyes matching to your yarn.
– Hook size 3.5 mm Scissors
– Safety eyes size 14 mm
– Safety nose 12/14 mm
– Needle
– Fiber filling (stuffing)
– Stitch marker
ABBREVIATIONS
MR – magic ring
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
inc – single crochet increase ( 2 sc in 1 st)
dec – invisible decrease (dec 2 sts together FLO)
hdc – half double crochet
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
sl st – slip stitch
First, we will start with the bear’s head. The head, which we will create by crocheting for 17 rounds, contains the most decisive points of the toy. To put it more clearly, after making the head of the toy, you will be able to change the facial expression of the toy by tightening it. Learning this design style will be very useful for you when making other toys.
HEAD
Crochet with yellow. Stuff as you go.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 5. 9 sc, 6 hdc inc, 9 sc (30)
Insert the safety nose between rounds 1 and 2.
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
Rnds 7-12. 36 sc (6 Rnds) (36)
Insert the safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, 5 visible stitches apart. (on each side of hdc of round 5)
Rnd 13. (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 14. (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 15. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 16. (1 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
Rnd 17. 6 dec (6)
Sew the hole closed.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
TIGHTENING AND FACE SCULPTING
Follow the numbers from the pictures (see picture ). Tighten each end of the thread well and then tighten both ends at once.
Embroider mouth, eyelids and eyebrows (see picture)
Now let’s make the bear’s ears. We start the ears, which we will make by crocheting for 3 rounds, with a magic ring. After making 1 round of increases and then 1 round of tight stitches, the ears are ready. You don’t need to stuff the ears. You can sew them to the bear’s head when you are done.
EARS (make two)
Crochet with yellow. Do not stuff.
Rnd 1. 5 sc in MR (5)
Rnd 2. 5 inc (10)
Rnd 3. 10 sc (10)
Fold the ear and crochet 5 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing the ears to the head.
Sew the ears on round 2, 5 stitches apart on top of the head.
You can see that the arm and leg designs of the bear are separated by looking at the photos. First, we start making the arms of the toy with a magic ring. After working with crochet for 7 rounds, we will switch to red. In this way, the appearance of the T-shirt that our toy is wearing will be created.
ARMS (make two)
Start with yellow. Stuff lightly as you go until round 5.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. 12 sc (12)
Rnd 4. (1 sc, dec ) repeat 4 times (8)
Rnds 5-7. 8 sc (3 Rnds) (8)
Change the color to red.
Rnds 8-9. 8 sc (2 Rnds) (8)
Fold the arm and crochet 4 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Although the bear’s legs seem to have a standard design, it is clearly seen that its feet are quite chubby. While working the legs with crochet, after making increases for the first 3 rounds, we will gradually decrease after the 6th round. Then, we will complete the process by making 3 rounds of single crochet.
LEGS (make two)
Crochet with yellow. Stuff as you go until round 9.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnds 4-6. 18 sc (3 Rnds ) (18)
Rnd 7. 3 sc, 6 dec, 3 sc (12)
Rnd 8. 4 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (10)
Rnds 9-12. 10 sc (4 Rnds) (10)
Fold the leg and crochet 5 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Our last piece is the body of the bear. The bear has a very chubby and big-bellied appearance. In order to create this appearance, we will make increases for 6 rounds. In the 8th round, we will sew the legs of the toy to the body. Then, we start the fraying process. After the 12th round, we will switch to red and in the 16th round, we will sew the arms of the toy.
BODY
Start with yellow. Stuff as you go.
Rnd 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
Rnd 2. 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3. (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (18)
Rnd 4. (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (24)
Rnd 5. (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 6. (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times (36)
Rnd 7. 36 sc (36)
In the next round connect the legs.
The stitch marker is located on the back.
Rnd 8. 7 sc. 5 sc with the left leg, 12 sc, 5 sc with the right leg, 7 sc (36)
Rnd 9. 36 sc (36)
Rnd 10. (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
Rnd 11. 30 sc (30)
Rnd 12. (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
Change the color to red.
Rnd 13. 24 sc on BLO (24) Add a stitch marker on the first FLO.
Rnd 14. 24 sc (24)
Rnd 15. (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
In the next round connect the arms.
The stitch marker must be placed on the middle of the back. Add or remove sc if necessary.
Rnd 16. 3 sc, 4 sc with the left arm, 5 sc, 4 sc with the right arm, 2 sc (18)
Rnd 17. (4 sc, dec ) repeat 3 times (15)
Fasten off and leave a long yarn.
Connect a new red yarn on FLO of round 13 and make 24 sl st.
Sew the head on the body.
Your winnie the pooh is ready!
