Crocheting toys is a popular hobby for handicraft lovers. Very often, bears are chosen as the image for a toy. The article will consider a step-by-step guide to making a bear in pajamas crochet for beginners. This work is quite painstaking and requires certain knitting and sewing skills.
Teddy Bear in Pajamas Crochet: Description of the Toy
The teddy bear toy has several body parts: a head, two ears, a body, two front and two back paws. On the face, make a nose and mouth, eyes - they can be plastic, bought in a store, or knitted by the author. The master class below will show how to make a bear in pajamas. The image can be complemented with a cap and small booties.
This is interesting! A popular name for plush toys is amigurumi. The term came to Russia from Japanese craftsmen and denotes knitted (crocheted, knitted) animals, as well as unusual creatures that have a certain external resemblance to humans. Cute little animals are not necessarily created for children; they can decorate the interior, or act as a keychain in a reduced size.
The teddy bear can be either a girl or a boy. In the first case, you can choose more delicate colors of yarn, make pajamas in the form of a dress or a skirt with frills, decorate the head with a bow to match the pajamas. For a boy teddy bear, a sleeping hat and a pajama suit are more suitable: a jacket (T-shirt) and pants. Traditional colors are light blue, blue. In general, green shades, lilac, yellow are suitable for nightgowns.
Materials needed for work
To make a bear you will need materials and knitting tools:
- Yarn of 3 colors: the main beige (or brown) is used to knit the bear, and the additional blue is used to knit his pajamas. You will also need black for the nose and eyes.
- Hook No. 4 or No. 5.
- Strong light threads: for sewing parts together.
- Needle.
- Filler. The ideal option would be holofiber, which will not roll up inside the toy and will dry faster when washed, synthetic padding is possible. Cotton wool is less preferable for filling.
- Buttons for pajamas.
- Scissors.
Please note! The choice of yarn is very important. For toys, a variant containing 50 or 100% cotton is suitable. In no case should you use wool. To make a very soft and pleasant to the touch toy, choose plush types of yarn, for example, Dolce Yarnart.
Conditional description
Knitting any crochet item always starts the same way - with a set of air loops. They make up the first row, then columns with or without a yarn are knitted into them.
It is necessary to make all parts of the bear in sequence. In the master class on making a toy bear Sonya crochet the scheme will consist of the following abbreviations:
- single crochet (sc);
- half stitch with yarn over (hsn);
- decrease (decrease);
- addition (addition);
- air loops (air loops)
Master class on knitting a toy bear in pajamas
The body itself and each part of the body are filled with holofiber, except for the ears. After filling the body part, the hole is closed. The head and ears are knitted with the main color. When creating the body and for the upper part of the paws, the color of the shirt is added.
Body
1st row: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second loop;
2nd: 6 inc;
3rd: 1 sc, increase – 6 times;
4th: 2 sc, increase – 6 times;
5th: 3 sc, increase – 6 times;
6th: 1 sbn, increase, 4 sbn, increase – 5 times, 3 sbn;
7th: 5 sc, increase – 6 times;
8th: 2 sbn, increase, 6 sbn, increase – 5 times, 4 sbn;
9-16th: 48 sc;
17th: 11 sc, decrease, 6 sc, decrease – 3 times, 11 sc;
18th: 7 sc, decrease, 5 sc, decrease – 4 times, 7 sc;
19th: 2 sc, decrease, 12 sc, decrease, 4 sc, decrease, 11 sc, decrease, 2 sc;
20th: 9 sc, decrease, 13 sc, decrease, 9 sc;
21st: 33 sc;
22nd: 11 sc, decrease, 3 sc, decrease – 2 times, 10 sc;
24th: 4 sc, decrease, 19 sc, decrease, 3 sc;
25th: 28 sc;
26th: 11 sc, decrease, 4 sc, decrease, 9 sc;
27th: decrease, 11 sc, decrease, 11 sc;
28th: 4 sc, decrease – 4 times;
29th: 20 sc.
Additionally, you can make a low collar for your pajamas.
Advice! You can make a bear and separate clothes for it - pajamas. It can be made like a jumpsuit or separate - bottom and top, you can also experiment with a hood.
Head
To make the bear's head, take the main color of the yarn.
1st row: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second loop;
2nd row: 6 increase;
3rd: 2 sc, 3 sc in one loop twice, 4 sc, 3 sc in one loop twice, 2 sc;
4th: 4 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 3 sc;
5-6th: 26 sc;
7th: 10 sc, 7 increase hdc, 9 sc;
8th: inc, 7 sc, inc, 1 sc, 2 hdc, inc two hdc 6 times, 1 hdc, 1 sc, inc, 6 sc;
9th: 1 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 5 sc;
10th: 15 sc, increase, 6 sc – 4 times, 5 sc;
11th: 22 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 18 sc;
12th: 27 sbn, inc, 2 sbn, inc, 23 sbn;
13-21st: 56 sc;
22nd: 12 sc, decrease – 4 times;
23rd: 5 sc, decrease, 11 sc decrease – 3 times, 6 sc;
24th: 10 decreases – 4 times;
25th: 4 sc decrease, 9 sc, decrease – 3 times, 5 sc;
26th: 8 sc, decrease – 4 times;
27th: 1 sc, decrease, 4 sc, decrease – 5 times, 3 sc;
28th: 3 sc, decrease – 6 times;
29th: 2 sc, decrease – 6 times;
30th: 1 sc, decrease – 6 times;
31st: 6 dec.
Muzzle
The pattern for making round eyes: 2 ch and sc, then 2 ch and 5 sc. The stitches of the second row go in a circle. The nose is a triangle: set 4 ch, 3 sc; increase 2 sc in each subsequent row. For a small nose, you will need 4 rows. A jumper is made from air loops, going from the nose.
Additional informationAnother way: the nose is embroidered with regular black threads, and the beaded eyes are glued on.
Ears
1st row: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second loop;
2nd: 6 inc;
3-5th: 12 sc.
Front paws
The beginning is knitted with the main color, from the middle - the color of the pajamas. This is true for the upper and lower legs.
1st row: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second loop;
2nd: sc in one loop – 2 times, 1 sc – 2 times;
3rd: 2 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc, 4 sc;
4-5th: 16 sc;
6th: 3 sc, increase, 6 sc, 2 decrease, 2 sc;
7th: 4 sc, increase, 6 sc, decrease, 2 sc;
8th: 11 sc, decrease, 2 sc;
9th: 14 sc;
10th: 11 sc, decrease, 1 sc;
11-13th: 13 sc;
14th: 11 sc, decrease;
15-19th: 12 sc;
20th: decrease, 3 sc, decrease, 5 sc;
21st: 5 decreases.
Hind legs
1st row: 7 ch, increase in the second loop from the hook, 4 sc, 4 sc in one loop, 4 sc on the other side, increase;
2nd: inc, 5 sc, 3 sc in one loop, 2 sc, 3 sc in one loop, 5 sc, inc;
3rd: 3 sbn in one loop, 7 sbn, 3 sbn in one loop, 4 sbn, 3 sbn in one loop, 8 sbn;
4-5th: 28 sc;
6th: decrease, 26 sc;
7th: 8 sc, 6 decrease, 7 sc;
8th: 7 sc, 4 decrease, 6 sc;
9th: 7 sc, 2 decrease, 6 sc;
10th: 7 sc, decrease, 6 sc;
11th-17th: 14 sc;
18th: 3 sc, 2 decrease, 7 sc;
19th: 6 decreases.
Tail
1st row: 2 ch, 6 sc in the second loop;
2nd: 6 inc;
3rd: 6 decreases.
After all the pieces are made, the bear must be assembled: first the head and body, then all the legs. A blind stitch is used, strong knots are made at the ends of the threads, and the remaining tails are hidden inside the toy.
One of the important moments when performing this MK is a careful selection of yarn. For craftswomen who have knitting skills, it will not be difficult to make a bear in pajamas with a crochet hook. You need to be patient. It is recommended to follow the specified pattern, carefully knitting each row, without skipping columns and not allowing the appearance of extra columns.
