Scrap Project of the Month: December
Itty Bitty Teddies
Design by Shelia Leslie
Skill Level
Intermediate
Finished Size
2 1/2 inches tall, excluding hat
Materials
- J. & P. Coats Royale Classic size 10 crochet
cotton (white and natural: 400 yds per ball;
solids: 350 yds per ball):
150 yds #226 natural
50 yds #201 white
30 yds #494 victory red
3 yds #449 forest - Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Sewing needle
- Black embroidery floss: 1 yd
- Fiberfill
- 1/4-inch white purchased pompom
- Stitch marker
Gauge
10 sc = 1 inch; 10 sc rnds = 1 inch
Pattern Notes
- Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
- Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
- Materials listed make Bear with Scarf and Santa Bear.
Instructions
HeadMake 2.
- Rnd 1: Starting at snout with white, ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook, do not join rnds, place st marker and move as work progresses. (4 sc)
- Rnd 2: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (6 sc)
- Rnd 3: Rep rnd 2. (9 sc)
- Rnd 4: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times. (12 sc)
- Rnd 5: Sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in each of next 4 sc, sc in each of next 4 sc, join (see Pattern Notes) in first sc, fasten off. (16 sc)
- Rnd 6: Join natural with sc in sl st of previous rnd, sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in each of next 4 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts, do not join. (20 sc)
- Rnd 7: [Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (24 sc)
- Rnd 8: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (30 sc)
- Rnds 9-14: Sc in each st around. At the end of rnd 14, stuff Head with fiberfill.
- Rnd 15: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts] around. (24 sc)
- Rnd 16: [Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (18 sc)
- Rnd 17: [Sc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (12 sc)
- Finish stuffing Head.
- Rnd 18: [Sc dec in next 2 sts] 6 times, sl st in next st, leaving 6-inch length, fasten off. Weave rem length through sts, draw opening closed, knot to secure.
Facial Features
Separate embroidery floss into 3-plies per section, embroider eyes above snout using straight stitches with approximately 3 sts between eyes, embroider straight stitches for nose horizontally, embroider mouth lines on snout.
Ears
Make 2.
- Row 1 (RS): With white, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, do not join, fasten off. (6 sc)
- Row 2 (RS): Join natural with sc in first st, hdc in next st, 2 hdc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in last st, leaving a 10-inch length, fasten off. (8 sts)
- Sew Ears between rnds 10 and 11 on Head with 3 sc sts between Ears.
Body
- Rnd 1: With natural, leaving a 12-inch length at beg, ch 18, join with sc in first ch, sc in each ch around, do not join. (18 sc)
- Rnd 2: [Sc in each of next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (21 sc)
- Rnd 3: Sc in each st around.
- Rnd 4: [Sc in each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (24 sc)
- Rnd 5: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (30 sc)
- Rnds 6-12: Rep rnd 3.
- Rnd 13: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (24 sc)
- Rnd 14: [Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (18 sc)
- Rnd 15: [Sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (9 sc)
- Rnd 16: [Sc dec in next 2 sts] 4 times, sl st in next st, fasten off.
- Stuff Body with fiberfill and sew Head to Body.
Leg
Make 2 per Teddy.
- Rnd 1: Starting at foot with white, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, do not join, use st marker to mark rnds. (6 sc)
- Rnd 2: 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, 2 hdc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st, sl st in first sc, fasten off. (10 sts)
- Rnd 3: Join natural with sc in ending sl st, sc in same st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in each of next 4 sts, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, join in first sc. (16 sc)
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, working in back lps (see Stitch Guide), sc in each sc around, do not join. (16 sc)
- Rnd 5: Sc in each of next 5 sts, [sc dec in next 2 sts] 3 times, sc in each of next 5 sts. (13 sc)
- Rnd 6: Sc in each of next 5 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts. (12 sc)
- Rnds 7 & 8: Sc in each st around.
- Rnd 9: [Sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st] around. (16 sts)
- Rnd 10: [Sc in each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st] twice, sl st in next st, leaving 12-inch length, fasten off. (18 sc)
- Stuff Legs with fiberfill and sew to lower front Body.
Arm
Make 2 per Teddy.
- Rnd 1: Starting at shoulder area with natural, ch 11, join in first ch with sc, sc in each rem ch around, do not join. (11 sc)
- Rnds 2-6: Sc in each st around.
- Rnd 7: Sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts. (14 sc)
- Rnds 8 & 9: Sc in each st around.
- Rnd 10: [Sc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] twice. (10 sc)
- Rnd 11: [Sc dec in next 2 sts] 5 times, sl st in next st, fasten off. Stuff Arms with fiberfill, fold rnd 1 flat across and sew to shoulder area.
Tummy Panel
Make 2.
- Row 1: Starting at bottom with white, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, turn. (2 sc)
- Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, turn. (3 sc)
- Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 2 sts, turn. (4 sc)
- Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each of next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st, turn. (6 sc)
- Rows 5-9: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
- Row 10: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, turn. (4 sc)
- Row 11: Ch 1, [sc dec in next 2 sts] twice, do not turn. (2 sc)
- Rnd 12: Now working in rnds, work 11 sc down side edge of rows, working in opposite side of foundation ch, sc in each of next 2 chs, work 11 sc in side edge of rows, join (see Pattern Notes) in first sc of row 11, leaving 12-inch length, fasten off.
- Sew Tummy Panel to front Body with row 11 at neck.
Scarf
- Row 1: With forest, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, turn. (2 sc)
- Rows 2-42: Ch 1, sc in each of next 2 sc, turn.
- Row 43: Ch 1, sc in each of next 2 sc, fasten off.
Fringe
- Fringe is worked in each of 2 sts at each end of Scarf. Cut 8 strands of forest, each 3 inches long. *Fold 2 strands of forest in half, insert hook in st, draw 2 strands through at fold to form lp on hook, draw cut ends through lp on hook, pull gently to secure, rep from * 3 times. Trim Fringe ends.
- Tie Scarf around neck of Bear.
Santa Hat
- Rnd 1: Starting at Cuff with white, ch 36, being careful not to twist ch, join with sc in first ch, sc in each rem ch around, join (see Pattern Notes) in first sc, turn. (36 sc)
- Rnd 2: Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide), ch 1, hdc in each sc around, join in first hdc, fasten off. (36 hdc)
- Rnd 3: Working in opposite side of foundation ch of rnd 1, join victory red with sc in any st, sc in each ch around, do not join. (36 sc)
- Rnd 4: Sc in each of next 10 sts, ch 6, sk next 6 sts (first Ear opening), sc in each of next 5 sts, ch 6, sk next 6 sts (2nd Ear opening), sc in each of next 9 sts.
- Rnd 5: Sc in each of next 10 sts, sc in each of next 6 chs, sc in each of next 5 sts, sc in each of next 6 chs, sc in each of next 9 sts. (36 sc)
- Rnd 6: Sc in each st around.
- Rnd 7: Rep rnd 6.
- Rnd 8: [Sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 7 sts] 4 times. (32 sc)
- Rnd 9: [Sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts] 4 times. (28 sc)
- Rnd 10: [Sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 5 sts] 4 times. (24 sc)
- Rnd 11: [Sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts] 4 times. (20 sc)
- Rnd 12: [Sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 3 sts] 4 times. (16 sc)
- Rnd 13: Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 6 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 sts. (14 sc)
- Rnd 14: [Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] twice, sc in each of next 2 sts. (12 sc)
- Rnd 15: Rep rnd 6.
- Rnd 16: [Sc in each of next 4 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] twice. (10 sc)
- Rnds 17-19: Rep rnd 6.
- Rnd 20: [Sc in each of next 3 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] twice. (8 sc)
- Rnd 21: [Sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] twice. (6 sc)
- Rnd 22: [Sc in next st, sc dec in next 2 sts] twice, sl st in next st, fasten off. (4 sc)
- Place Santa Hat on Bear, bend top of Hat down to one side and tack in place with victory red. With white, sew Hat onto Bear. With white sewing thread, sew pompom to tip of hat.
Hanging Loop
Cut a 10-inch length of each victory red and natural. Pass victory red through a few sts of Santa Bear Hat and natural through a few sts at top of Head of Bear with Scarf. Tie ends in a knot.
© 2010. House of White Birches. Christmas in Crochet.
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