Polar Bear Ornament Crochet Pattern: Free Amigurumi

Size: about 14 cm (5.5 in) tall in worsted yarn (approximate; it depends on your tension)

Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4). A (white) about 35 yd (32 m); B (black) small amount, C (red) small amount

Hook: 3.5-4.0 mm (smaller than the yarn label, for a tight fabric with no stuffing showing)

Notions: a little yarn for the embroidered details, fiberfill stuffing, stitch marker, yarn needle

ABBREVIATIONS (US terms): MR magic ring, sc single crochet, inc 2 sc in one stitch, dec single crochet 2 together (invisible decrease recommended), st(s) stitch(es), sl st slip stitch, FO fasten off, Rnd(s) round(s)

Notes: Worked in continuous spiral rounds; move your stitch marker up each round. The number in brackets is the stitch count at the end of the round.

Body (make 1, colour A), about 5.6 cm (2.2 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnds 6-8 sc in each st around 30
• Rnd 9 (sc 3, dec) x 6 24
• Rnd 10 sc, dec, (sc 2, dec) x 5, sc 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 11 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 12 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Head (make 1, colour A), about 6.7 cm (2.7 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 (sc, inc) x 6 18
• Rnd 4 (sc 2, inc) x 6 24
• Rnd 5 sc, inc, (sc 3, inc) x 5, sc 2 30
• Rnd 6 (sc 4, inc) x 6 36
• Rnds 7-9 sc in each st around 36
• Rnd 10 (sc 4, dec) x 6 30
• Rnd 11 sc, dec, (sc 3, dec) x 5, sc 2 24
• Rnd 12 (sc 2, dec) x 6 18

Stuff firmly, and keep stuffing as you close.

• Rnd 13 (sc, dec) x 6 12
• Rnd 14 dec in each st around 6

FO, weave the tail through the front loops of the last 6 stitches and pull closed.

Ear (make 2, colour A), about 1.5 cm (0.6 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 4 sc in MR 4
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 8
• Rnds 3-4 sc in each st around 8

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Muzzle (make 1, colour A), about 2.2 cm (0.9 in) across at its widest

• Rnd 1 6 sc in MR 6
• Rnd 2 inc in each st around 12
• Rnd 3 sc in each st around 12

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

1. Stuff the Body and the Head firmly before closing them, and leave a long tail of colour A.
2. Sew the head to the body between Rnds 1 and 2. Head on top of the body.
3. Embroider the two small eyes on the head at Rnd 7 with colour B. About 8 stitches apart.
4. Sew the muzzle to the head between Rnds 8 and 9. Centred on the front, below the eyes, stuffed lightly.
5. Embroider the small nose on the muzzle around Rnds 1-2 with colour B. Centred at the front of the muzzle.
6. Sew the ears to the head between Rnds 3 and 4. Flattened, one each side of the top, pointing up, the curved edge up.
7. Scarf: with colour C, ch 45, then sl st in the back bump of each ch along. Fasten off. Wrap it around the neck where the head meets the body and tie it in a knot at one side, leaving the ends hanging.
8. Thread a length of colour A through the top of the head and tie into a hanging loop.
9. Weave in all ends.