17.12.17

RILAKKUMA INSPIRED BEAR

DOWNLOAD PDF




  

FINISHED SIZE
 
 approx. 11 in / 28 cm



May 10, 2020 UPDATE: Video tutorial coming soon (in which I will hopefully find and correct any mistakes that might be in this pattern)



 

MATERIALS


- worsted weight yarn: brown, light yellow

- small amount of black yarn for stitching nose and mouth

- size F (3.75) crochet hook

- size G (4mm) crochet hook

- yarn needle

- stuffing

- 12mm black safety eyes




ABBREVIATIONS


ch = chain

sc = single crochet

Dec = sc2tog or invisible decrease

st / sts = stitch / stitches




INSTRUCTIONS



ARMS


Make 2.

With brown, ch 7.

Round 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Now working on the opposite side of chain, sc in each ch across. (12)

Round 2: 2 sc, sc 4, (2 sc)twice, attach light yellow and sc 4, with brown 2 sc. (16)

Round 3: 2 sc, sc 6, (2 sc)twice, attach light yellow and sc 7, with brown sc in same st as last sc. (20)

Round 4: 2 sc, sc 8, (2 sc)twice, attach light yellow and sc 8, 2 sc. (24)

Rounds 5-6: Sc in each brown st with brown, sc in each light yellow st with light yellow. (24)

Rounds 7-14 (8 rounds): Sc around. (24)

Fasten off.


 

LEGS


With light yellow, 6 sc into magic ring. (Or, Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Round 1: 2 sc around. (12)

Round 2: (Sc, 2 sc)around. (18)

Round 3: (Sc 2, 2 sc)around. (24)

Fasten off light yellow. Attach brown.

Rounds 4-13 (10 rounds): Sc around. (24)

Fasten off.

Repeat Rounds 1-13 for second leg and fasten off.


 

BODY


With brown, 6 sc into magic ring. (Or, Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook.)

Round 1: 2 sc around. (12)

Round 2: Holding body piece and one leg with right sides together, sl st 3 sts through both pieces, 2 sc in next 3 sts of body piece, holding body piece and other leg with right sides together, sl st 3 sts through both pieces, 2 sc in next 3 sts of body piece, (sc in next 21 sts of leg, sc in next 6 sts of starting body piece)twice. Consider this the starting point of rounds from here on. (54)

Rounds 3-18 (16 rounds): Sc around. (54)

Round 19: (Dec, sc 7)around. (48)

Rounds 20-23 (4 rounds): Sc around. (48)

Round 24: Sc 6. Holding one of the arms with the paw side facing the body, sc 8 through the sts on the side of the arm that is touching the body and through the normal sts being worked on the body at the same time. Sc 16. Holding the other arm with the paw side facing the body, sc 8 through the sts on the side of the arm that is touching the body and through the normal sts being worked on the body at the same time. Sc 10. From here on, only the outer-most sts will be worked. (68)

Round 25: Sc 5, (dec, sc 14)three times, dec, sc 9. (64)

Round 26: Sc 4, dec, sc 14, dec, sc 12, dec, sc 14, dec, sc 8. (60)

Round 27: Sc 3, dec, sc 14, dec, sc 10, dec, sc 14, dec, sc 7. (56)

Rounds 28-29: Sc around. (56)

Round 30: Sc 2, dec twice, sc 10, dec twice, sc 8, dec twice, sc 10, dec twice, sc 6. (48)

Round 31: Dec around. (22)

Continue to Head pattern.


 

HEAD


Continue from Body pattern.

With size F hook, work rounds 32-34.

Round 32: 2 sc around. (44)

Round 33: Sc around. (44)

Round 34: (2 sc, sc 10)x4. (48)

With size G hook, work rounds 35 on.

Round 35: Sc around. (48)

Round 36: (2 sc, sc 7)x6. (54)

Round 37: (2 sc, sc 8)x6. (60)

Round 38: Sc around. (60)

Round 39: (2 sc, sc 9)x6. (66)

Rounds 40-47 (8 rounds): Sc around. (66)

Round 48: (Dec, sc 9)x6. (60)

Round 49: Sc around. (60)

Round 50: (Dec, sc 8)x6. (54)

Round 51: Sc around. (54)

Round 52: (Dec, sc 7)x6. (48)

Round 53: Sc around. (48)

Round 54: (Dec, sc 6)x6. (42)

Round 55: (Dec, sc 5)x6. (36)

Round 56: (Dec, sc 4)x6. (30)

Don't forget to attach the safety eyes, if you are using them.

Round 57: (Dec, sc 3)x6. (24)

Round 58: (Dec, sc 2)x6. (18)

Round 59: (Dec, sc)x6. (12)

Round 60: Dec around. (6)

Fasten off and draw yarn through remaining sts.


 

EARS


Make 2.

Work Rounds 1-6 of Arms.

Round 7: With brown (Dec)x2, sc 6, (dec)x2, with light yellow (dec)x2, sc 2, (dec)x2. (16)

Fasten off.



MUZZLE


With light yellow, ch 7.

Round 1: 2 sc, sc 4, (2 sc)x2, sc 4, 2 sc. (12)

Round 2: 2 sc, sc 6, (2 sc)x2, sc 6, 2 sc. (16)

Round 3: 2 sc, sc 8, (2 sc)x2, sc 8, 2 sc. (20)

Round 4: Sc around. (20)

Fasten off.


 

ASSEMBLY


Sew ears to head.

Sew muzzle to head.

With black yarn, stitch nose and mouth on muzzle.

21 comments:

  1. Thank You, so adorable :0)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks, he's gorgeous :-)

    ReplyDelete
  3. At the beginning of every round you say for example: 2sc, sc 4 Do you mean begin round with an increase and then 4 sc in next 4 stitches?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, exactly! Sorry for the confusion. :)

      Delete
    2. 2sc, sc 4 = 2sc in one stitch, 1sc in each of next 4 stitches.

      Delete
    3. Hi. I would like to make this bear for charity. Is this pattern ok or are there still errors. Thank you

      Delete
  4. Leuk beertje, hartelijke dank voor het patroontje.

    ReplyDelete
  5. what are the errors?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The main one I noticed when working this pattern was when switching from body to head, specifically round 31. Decreasing around on 48 stitches leads to 24, not 22. This throws off the subsequent rounds until round 34 when you are back to multiples of 6.

      I also found it's better when decreasing the body and attaching arms to not strictly follow instructions, and to instead just put the decreases in his armpits to hide the "seams"

      Delete
  6. Could you explain round 1 of the arm? I don't understand how to increase it to 12 stitches because I don't see any 2sc's. Also, is the arm crocheted in the round?

    ReplyDelete
  7. you are working on the opposite side with another 6 stitches.

    ReplyDelete
  8. I wish this was written better. Instructions aren’t clear at most steps.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Very anxious to see the updated pattern and video you are developing.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Video tutorial would be so helpful for me as a visual learner. Do you have a Youtube channel?

    ReplyDelete
  11. I'm confused on the muzzle. I keep looking and counting, and following the first row, I'm getting 16 stitches to start 2 tgthr, 4 sc, 2 tghtr (2x), 4 sc, 2 tgthr. Anyone else?

    ReplyDelete
  12. Two crochet hook sizes are listed but the pattern fails to specify which one should be used. :-/

    ReplyDelete
  13. Can someone please explain how I get from 48 stitches to 68 stitches between row 23 and 24? I am not sure how to do the decreases since I only have 48 stitches, not 68. Thanks

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. How do I fully attach the arms to the body? I'm so confused...

      Delete
    2. you crochet the regular stitch in the body, but put the hook through the arm stitch as well for 8 stitches. Then, continue only on the body until you're ready to attach the second arm. At that point you put your hook through both the body and the stitch in the arm to complete the stitch for 8 stitches. then continue around. The arms, at this point, will hang off the body like two little cups on the side. the next round, you are working on the body until you get to the arm. Then you crochet around the outside of the arm in all but the 8 stitches you used to attach it in the previous round. As you decrease with each round, the top of the arms will naturally finish off into the neck. Hope that helps. I personally don't follow the weird decreases. I see that there are so many decreases in the round and just disperse them evenly. I also hold the body and press it flat with the legs so I know where to attach the arms. I mark the sides and make sure I have even number of stitches between each arm join. There's a reply about this further back in the thread.

      Delete
    3. Silly me, I figured it out.

      Delete
  14. Is your instructional video published? If so, could you provide the link? There is no instruction on when to stuff the pieces. Could you provide that info? Thank you!

    ReplyDelete