Cocoa Teddy Bear

Some crochet projects feel quiet and comforting from the very beginning. This teddy bear crochet pattern was designed with that feeling in mind.

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The Cocoa Teddy Bear design keeps the structure simple and clear.
Most of the toy is worked in continuous rounds using basic stitches, making the process calm and steady.

About Pattern

Cocoa Teddy Bear is a small, rounded character with soft proportions and a calm expression. The shape is simple and balanced, allowing each stitch to build the bear slowly, one round at a time. The slightly oversized snout, tiny round ears, and small tongue give the bear a gentle and playful personality.

Choosing the right yarn can change the feel of your teddy bear crochet pattern.
If you’re unsure which yarn works best for small toys, take a look at the guide to choosing yarns for amigurumi.

For this Cocoa Teddy Bear crochet pattern, the main materials are simple and easy to prepare:

Semi-cotton yarn
2.3 mm crochet hook
8 mm safety eyes

You will also need a few basic tools such as scissors, stitch markers, a yarn needle, and soft stuffing.

© Lennutas by Thao Nguyen.
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Free Teddy Bear Crochet Pattern

The free teddy bear crochet pattern begins just below. Take your time with each round and let the small shapes come together slowly.

Abbreviations – US TERMS

If this is your first teddy bear crochet pattern, it may help to review the basic stitches first.
You can find a step-by-step guide to the most common amigurumi stitches in the beginner tutorial.

MR: Magic ring/ Magic circle
Ch: Chain stitch
Sc: Single crochet stitch
Inc: Single crochet increase stitch
Dec: Single crochet decrease stitch
BPC: Back post single crochet stitch
Hdc: Half double crochet stitch
Dc: Double crochet stitch
Sc3tog: single crochet 3 stitches together
Slst: Slip stitch
[…] * X: Repeat instructions X times
(…): Number of stitches of each round
{…}: Work instructions within brackets into the same stitch

LEG (x2)

Use brown yarn

1: 6 sc into MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: [inc, sc] * 6 (18)
4: [inc, 2 sc] * 6 (24)
5: BPC 24 (24)
6-8 (3 rounds): 24 sc (24)

Fasten off the 1st leg, move to the body

BODY

The belly patch in this teddy bear crochet pattern uses a simple color change.
If you’d like a cleaner transition between colors, see the step-by-step guide for changing yarn in amigurumi.

Continue from the 2nd leg

9: [inc, 7 sc] * 3, join to the next stitch of the 1st leg, [inc, 7 sc] * 3 (54)
10: 54 sc (54)
11: [inc, 8 sc] * 6 (60)

Change to light yellow yarn on BLUE stitches

12: [inc, 9 sc] * 2, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, 4sc, [inc, 9 sc] * 2 (66)
13: 27 sc, 15 sc, 24 sc(66)
14-16 (3 rounds): 26 sc, 17 sc, 23 sc (66)
17-20 (4 rounds): 26 sc, 18 sc, 22 sc (66)
21: 27 sc, 17 sc, 22 sc (66)
22: 28 sc, 15 sc, 23 sc (66)
23: 27 sc, 15 sc, 24 sc (66)
24: 30 sc, 11 sc, 25 sc (66)

Work with brown yarn from here

25-29 (5 rounds): 66 sc (66)
30: [dec, 20 sc] * 3 (63)
31: 63 sc (63)
32: 10 sc, [dec, 19 sc] * 2, dec, 9 sc (60)
33-34 (2 rounds): 60 sc (60)
35: [dec, 8 sc] * 6 (54)
36-37 (2 rounds): 54 sc (54)
38: [dec, 7 sc] * 6 (48)

Start stuffing

39-45 (7 rounds): 48 sc (48)
46: [dec, 14 sc] * 3 (45)
47-48 (2 rounds): 45 sc (45)

** Place safety eyes between round 44 and 45 with 3 stitches apart.

49: 7 sc, [dec, 13 sc] * 2, dec, 6 sc (42)
50-52 (3 rounds): 42 sc (42)
53: [dec, 5 sc] * 6 (36)
54: 36 sc (36)
55: [dec, 4 sc] * 6 (30)
56: [dec, 3 sc] * 6 (24)
57: [dec, 2 sc] * 6 (18)
58: [dec, sc] * 6 (12)

End stuffing

59: 6 dec (6)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

ARMS (x2)

Use brown yarn

1: 6 sc into MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: [inc, sc] * 6 (18)
4-5 (2 rounds): 18 sc (18)
6: dec, 16 sc (17)
7: 9 sc, dec, 6 sc (16)
8: dec, 14 sc (15)
9: 8 sc, dec, 5 sc (14)
10: dec, 12 sc (13)
11: 7 sc, dec, 4 sc (12)
12-13 (2 rounds): 12 sc (12)
14: [dec, 2 sc] * 3 (9)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing, stuff firmly.

EARS (x2)

Use brown yarn

1: 6 sc into MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: [inc, sc] * 6 (18)
4-6 (3 rounds): 18 sc (18)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.

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TONGUE

Use pink yarn, ch 8, work in row, ch 1 and turn at the end of each row

1: sc into the 2nd chain from the hook, 6 sc (7)
2-4 (3 rows): ch 1, 7 sc (7)
5: {7 dc} into the 4th stitch, slst into the last stitch (7)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

TAIL

Use brown yarn

1: 6 sc into MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: [inc, sc] * 6 (18)
4-6 (3 rounds): 18 sc (18)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

SNOUT

Use brown yarn

Ch 10, stitches are now working on both side of the foundation chain
1: inc, 7 sc, {4 sc}, 7 sc, inc (22)
2: 2 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc, 11 sc (26)
3: [sc, inc] * 2, 7 sc, [sc, inc] *2, 11 sc (30)
4: 30 sc (30)
5: [2 sc, inc] * 2, 7 sc, [2 sc, inc] * 2, 11 sc (34)
6: [3 sc, inc] * 2, 7 sc, [3 sc, inc] *2, 11 sc (38)
7: 38 sc (38)
8-9 (2 rounds): 26 sc, 12 hdc (38)
10: 2 sc – leave remaining stitches unworked

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

NOSE

Use black yarn

Ch 8, work in row, ch 1 and turn at the end of each row
1: sc into the 2nd chain from the hook, 6 sc (7)
2: dec, 3 sc, dec (5)
3: dec, sc, dec (3)
4: sc3tog (1)

Fasten off, leave a long tail for sewing.

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ASSEMBLY

For a balanced result in this teddy bear crochet pattern, careful placement of the ears and arms makes a big difference. The guide on sewing amigurumi parts may help keep everything aligned.

Use white yarn to embroider the highlight on the side of the eyes.
Sew tongue to the body from round 32 to round 33.
Sew the nose to the snout, then sew the snout to the body from round 41 to round 32. Stuff before close.
Sew the ears to the head from round 56 to round 50.
Sew the arms to the body at round 33.
Sew the tail to the back. Stuff before close.

Your teddy bear crochet pattern is now complete.

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