Big, Bear-y Huggable Pillow
you will need:
about 10 oz Red Heart Warm Brown worsted weight yarn
small amounts of black, light blue worsted weight yarn
H crochet hook
darning needle or plastic canvas craft needle
FibreFill stuffing
body/face - make 2
row 1. ch2, 8 hdc in second chain from hook.
**do not join rounds, mark the stitch at the end of each row with a stitch marker or different colour yarn
row 2. 2 hdc in each stitch (16 hdc)
row 3. hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (24 hdc)
row 4. hdc in first 2 st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (32 hdc)
row 5. hdc in first 3 st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (40 hdc)
row 6. hdc in first 4 st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (48 hdc)
row 7 - 23. continue adding a stitch between increases in each row in the same method as above, be sure to mark the last stitch in this row. (184 hdc)
row 24. hdc in each stitch around, being sure to mark the last stitch in this row.
row 25. sc in each stitch around, sl st to finish off and leave a really long tail for sewing all the way around on one of the pieces. (184 sc)
ears - make 2
row 1. ch2, 8 hdc in second chain from hook.
**do not join rounds, mark the stitch at the end of each row with a stitch marker or different colour yarn
row 2. 2 hdc in each stitch (16 hdc)
row 3. hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (24 hdc)
row 4 and 5. hdc in each stitch around (24 hdc)
row 6. sc in each stitch around (24 sc), sl st to finish off.
Nose
row 1. ch2, 2 hdc in second chain from hook, change to black, 4 hdc in same ch, change back to brown, 2 hdc in same ch. leave long black to finish the nose details, leave it in the back so you dont see it.
**do not join rounds, mark the stitch at the end of each row with a stitch marker or different colour yarn
row 2. 2 hdc in each stitch (16 hdc)
row 3. hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (24 hdc)
row 4. hdc in first 2 st, 2 hdc in next st. continue around. (32 hdc)
row 5. hdc around, being sure to mark the last stitch in this row. (32 hdc)
row 6. sc around, sl st to finish off and leave a long tail for sewing onto face. (32 sc)
use the black yarn that is hiding to finish the details on the nose, make a little mouth and then weave it into the back of the nose to hide it before its sewn onto the bear's face.
arms and legs - make 4, but only stuff 2
row 1. ch2, 8 hdc in second chain from hook.
**do not join rounds, mark the stitch at the end of each row with a stitch marker or different colour yarn
row 2. 2 hdc in each stitch (16 hdc)
rows 3 - 8. hdc in each stitch around (16 hdc)
row 9. sc in each stitch around, (16 sc) sl st to finish off.
tail
row 1. ch2, 8 hdc in second chain from hook.
**do not join rounds, mark the stitch at the end of each row with a stitch marker or different colour yarn
row 2. 2 hdc in each stitch (16 hdc)
rows 3 and 4. hdc in each stitch around, sl st to finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing onto back of bear. (16 hdc)
row 5. sc in each stitch around, (16 sc) sl st to finish off, leave a long tail for sewing onto bear.
ASSEMBLY
do not stuff arms, stuff legs, nose, and tail lightly. fold ears in half to make a 1/2 cup shaped ear. sew front to back body sewing ears, arms, and legs at equal parts apart from each other around the outside of the body. then sew the nose onto the front of the face of the bear, just slightly below the center of the front of the face.
flip the bear over and loosely attach the front to the back in the middle, just to give the pillow a little bit of foundation so the stuffing wont move around too much inside, leaving about an inch between the front and back and then tie that with a knot and sew the tail on the exact middle of the back, loosely stuffed so it wont stick out funny tho. (lol) but make sure that it is over the foundation knot to hide it securely.
easy way to describe assembly of ears, arms, and legs... imagine that your bear pillow is a clock. 1:00 and 11:00 are ears. 3:00 and 9:00 are arms. 5:00 and 7:00 are legs.
eyes - make 2
row 1. with light blue, ch 2, 8 sc in last ch from hook, on last stitch, change to black.
row 2. 2 hdc in each stitch. finish off, leave long tail for sewing onto face. attach very close to the nose, one on each side.
give your bear a name and then give your child a bear hug from me :)
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