Crocheted Miniature Teddy Bear

This mini teddy bear was a 1-hour project worked up as proof of concept for a Demand Media article. I worked it up in the closest fingering yard at hand - a rainbow ombre that I picked up in a huge lot of cheap yarn at a yard sale, using a Size G crochet hook. He's stuffed with tangled yarn from the same skein so that you don't get the peek-a-boo effect you get when you stuff a crocheted form with white fiberfill.

To work him up, you crochet the two tubes for the legs first, then join them with single crochet stitches at the crotch. Continue working in single crochet around the outside of both legs to start the body tube. The body and head are worked in one piece, with openings left for the arms and single crochet decreases shaping the shoulders and neck. At the neck, work two single crochet in each stitch around to widen the tube again for the head. For the snout, work 3 sc in each of 3 stitches at the center front once, work even for a row, then work them off by working two sc together 3 times. To do the arms, attach the yarn at the armhole and work a row of single crochet around the opening, then work even until the arm is the desired length. End off, stuff and sew the arm ends together.

That's the basic work order for the mini teddy bear. Pattern follows the jump.

Miniature Crocheted Teddy Bear

• 1 oz. sock/fingering yarn
• Size E crochet hook

Legs
Make a loop at the end of the yarn. Work 10 sc in loop.
Work in rounds on 10 sc for 2 inches. Break off.
Make second leg to match, but do not break yarn.

SC in the next 3 sc of both legs held together. SC in each SC around to 1st SC. Slip stitch in 1st sc. 14 sc total. This forms the body tube.

Work even on 14 sc for 2 inches.

Form Armholes:
3 sc, ch 5, sk 2 sc, 6 sc, ch 5, sk 2 sc, 3 sc
SC in each sc and each ch around. Sl st in 1st sc.

Work even for 2 rnds
Next Rnd: 3 sc, sc 2 together twice, 6 sc, 2 sc together twice, 3 sc
Next Rnd: 2 sc, sc 2 together twice, 4 sc, 2 sc together twice, 2 sc
Next Rnd: Work even.
Next Rnd: 2 sc in each sc
Next Rnd: 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc around
Next Rnd: 3 sc in first 2 sc, sc to last stitch, 3 sc in last sc
Next Rnd: Work even
Next Rnd: sc 2 together twice, sc to last 2 stitches, sc 2 together
Next 2 Rnds: work even
Next Rnd: sc 2 together around

Stuff bear's body with yarn or fiberfill.
Hold back and front of head together with stitches matching. Work one row of single crochet through back and front stitches. Ch1, turn.
Next Row: 3 sc, sl st in 2 st, 3 sc, ch 1, turn
Repeat last row once and break yarn.

Attach yarn in one armhole. Make 8 sc evenly around the armhole.
Work even on 8 sc for 2 inches. Break yarn, leaving a tail end for sewing the fingers closed.
Make second arm to match.