Mama Bear
(about 7 inches tall)
Pattern Directions:
Body (make 2)
- First Leg
- Ch 6
- Row 1: sc in 2nd st from hook and each st across (5 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 2: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st (7 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 3-5: sc in each st across (7 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 6: sc in each st across (7 st), fasten off
- Second Leg
- Repeat as for First Leg, but do NOT fasten off, ch 1, turn
- Upper Body
- Row 7: sc in next 7 st, sc in next 7 st of Row 6 of First Leg (14 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 8-18: sc in each st across (14 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 19: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 10 st, dec over next 2 st (12 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 20: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 8 st, dec over next 2 st (10 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 21: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 6 st, dec over next 2 st (8 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 22: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 4 st, dec over next 2 st (6 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 23: sc in each st across (6 st), fasten off
Arm (make 2)
- Ch 12
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across (11 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 2-6: sc in each st across (11 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 7: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 7 st, dec over next 2 st (9 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 8: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 5 st, dec over next 2 st (7 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 9: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 3 st, dec over next 2 st (5 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 10: dec over first 2 st, sc in next st, dec over next 2 st (3 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 11: dec over all three st (that is pull up a loop in each of the next 3 st, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook), fasten off
Head
- Ch 17
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each st across (16 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 2: 2 sc in first st, * sc in next 4 st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * 2 more times (20 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 3: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st (24 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 4: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 20 st, dec over next 2 st (22 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 5: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 18 st, dec over next 2 st (20 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 6: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 16 st, dec over next 2 st (18 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 7: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 14 st, dec over next 2 st (16 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 8: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 12 st, dec over next 2 st (14 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 9: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 10 st, dec over next 2 st (12 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 10: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 8 st, dec over next 2 st (10 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 11: sc in each st across (10 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 12: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 6 st, dec over next 2 st (8 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 13: sc in each st across (8 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 14: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 4 st, dec over next 2 st (6 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 15: sc in each st across (6 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 16: dec over first 2 st, sc in next 2 st, dec over next 2 st (4 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 17: sc in each st across (4 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 18: dec over first 2 st, dec over next 2 st (2 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 19: sc in each st across (2 st), fasten off
Ear (make 2)
- Ch 3
- Row 1: 4 hdc in 3rd ch from hook (4 st), ch 1, turn
- Row 2: 2 sc in each st across and in turning ch (10 st), fasten off
Collar
- Leaving a tail for tying later, ch 24
- Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook, * p (that is ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook), dc in next ch, repeat from * across, fasten off
Assembly
- 1. Sew the slanted edge of the arms to the slanted edge of the upper body,
with right sides together.
- 2. With right sides together, sew around the outside of the arms and body, leaving the neck open. Turn right side out.
- 3. For the head, sew both ends of rows 1-3 together, fold over the triangular section so that row 19 meets this seam you just made, sew up the triangular seam where the folds meet.
- 4. Turn the head right side out.
- 5. Sew the ears to either side of the top of the head.
- 6. Use black yarn to embroider a nose (over the point where the two seams meet), a mouth and eyes.
- 7. Stuff the body and head and sew them together around the neck.
- 8. Tie the collar around her neck.
Copyright 2005, Kelly Luljak.
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