Materials:
- Weight 6 yarn
- Size J/6.0mm
- Stuffing
- Safety Eyes or felt eyes
- Yarn needle
- Stitch Marker
Abbreviations:
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in next stitch)
- dec = invisible decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
- st = stitch
- FO = fasten off
This pattern uses weight 6 blanket yarn. Any yarn may be used, but your crochet hook size will be different. Use a hook 1-2 sizes smaller than your yarn calls for. This pattern is in US crochet terms.
This pattern is worked in continuous rounds and using a stitch marker to mark the first stitch is recommended.
*Safety eyes are NOT recommended for children who are three years old or younger.
The Pumpkin Bears pictured in the pattern are made with Bernat Blanket Yarn.
Legs (Make 2)
R1: 8 sc in a magic ring
R2: 8 inc (16)
R3-5 (3 rounds): 16 sc
R6: (2 sc, dec) x 4 (12)
R7: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
R8-10 (3 rounds): 9 sc
Stuff up to round 7 only. Fold in half and 4 sc across to close. Do not leave a long tail – we will be crocheting these directly onto the body below.
Arms (Make 2)
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3-4 (2 rounds): 12 sc
R5: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
R6-7 (2 rounds): 9 sc
Stuff up to round 5 only. Fold in half and 4 sc across to close. Do not leave a long tail – we will be crocheting these directly onto the body below.
Body
R1: 8 sc in a magic ring
R2: 8 inc (16)
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
R4: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R5: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R6: 36 sc
R7: 8 sc, 4 sc with the first leg, 12 sc, 4 sc with the second leg, 8 sc
R8-10 (3 rounds): 36 sc
R11: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R12: 30 sc
R13: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
*Depending on your tension, you may have to adjust where you sc the arms on. Just make sure they line up with the legs.*
R14: 6 sc, 4 sc with the first arm, 7 sc, 4 sc with the second arm, 3 sc (24)
R15: (1 sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Head
We will begin with making the snout of the bear:
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring
R2: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
R3: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
R4: 4 sc, 4 inc, 4 sc (16)
R5: (1 sc, inc) x 8 (24)
R6: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
R7: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
R8-12 (5 rounds): 36 sc
R13: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
R14: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
R15: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, about 7 stitches apart. Begin stuffing the head, shaping out the snout well. Continue stuffing as you go.
R16: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
R17: 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, sew hole shut, and weave in your end. Embroider a nose with black yarn.
Ears (Make 2)
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 12 sc
R4: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing and do not stuff. Sew onto the head directly behind each eye, about 9 stitches apart.
Tail
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring
R2: 6 inc (12)
R3: 12 sc
R4: (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9)
Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing and stuff lightly. Sew onto the body centred between the legs.
Pumpkin Stump
R1: 6 sc in a magic ring
R2: 6 sc
R3: (1 sc, inc) x 3 (9)
R4-7 (4 rounds): 9 sc
R8: (2 sc, inc) x 3 (12)
R9: 12 sc
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly and sew onto the head of the bear, in between the ears. Once sewn on, you can choose to create a bend in the stump.
To bend the stump:
Take a scrap piece of yarn and thread it onto a yarn needle. Insert the needle about 2 rounds up from the bottom of the stump. Then, insert the needle 4 stitches up from there. Insert your needle in the same spots you just went into and pull lightly on the ends. This should create a bend on the stump. Weave in your ends.
Pumpkin Leaf
R1: Ch 6
R2: sc in the second chain from the hook, hdc, 2 dc, work 6 dc in the last chain stitch. Working on the other side of the chain, 2 dc, hdc, sc. Join with a sl st.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew onto the head of the pumpkin bear on one side of the stump.
Pumpkin Frill
Chain 20. Beginning in the second chain from the hook, work 3 sc in each chain stitch. Fasten off and wrap around the bear's neck. Double knot the ends together through the other side of the frill piece to secure. Weave in your ends.