Whether or not it’s snowing in your hometown, it’s certainly time to embrace winter. This past week, I went to Chicago’s Zoo Lights display at the Lincoln Park Zoo and saw some of my favorite animals playing in the snow. Unfortunately, the polar bears were sleeping, but luckily I have this super cute amigurumi pattern to make instead!
It’s impossible to resist Klondike the Snow Bear. Kids of all ages will love playing with this super cute crochet pattern. Get the full crochet pattern below, and find even more amigurumi crochet patterns right here.
Special thanks to Rhondda Mol of Oombawka Design for this exclusive crochet pattern!
Klondike the Snow Bear
MATERIALS:
- Crochet Hook: 3.5mm/US E needle
- Yarn: Worsted Weight Yarn (Loops & Threads Cottonie)
- Eyes: 12 mm black safety eyes
ABBREVIATIONS:
sc –single crochet, sl st – slip stitch, sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together
NOTES:
- For all rounds mark the first stitch with a stitch marker.
- Crochet as tightly as possible.
- As you are crocheting the head and body as one piece, I recommend completing the muzzle and ears before beginning the head.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Muzzle
Round 1: Make an adjustable ring and work 6 sc into the ring – 6 sc
Round 2: [2 sc in each sc] 6 times – 12 sc
Round 3: Working in the back loop only, [1 sc in each sc] – 12 sc
Round 4: [1 sc in each sc] – 12 sc
Finish off leaving a tail to sew to bear
Ears
Make 2:
Round 1: Make and adjustable ring and work 6 sc into the ring – 6 sc
Tighten ring to make a circle. You will be working in rounds.
Round 2: [1 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 3 times – 9 sc
Round 3: [1 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 4 times and 1 sc – 13 sc
Round 4: [1 sc in each sc] – 13 sc
Finish off, leaving tail to sew to bear
Head
Round 1: Make an adjustable ring and work 4 sc into the ring – 4 sc
Round 2: [2 sc in each sc] 4 times – 8 sc
Round 3: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in the next sc] 4 times – 12 sc
Round 4: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc] 4 times – 16 sc
Round 5: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc] 4 times – 20 sc
Round 6: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc] 4 times – 24 sc
Round 7: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc] 4 times – 28 sc
Rounds 8-12: [1 sc in each sc] around – 28 sc
Round 13: [1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, sc2tog] 4 times – 24 sc
Round 14: [1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, sc2tog] 4 times – 20 sc
Round 15: [1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, sc2tog] 4 times – 16 sc
Round 16: [1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, sc2tog] 4 times – 12 sc
Attach eyes
Attach muzzle (stuffed)
Completely stuff the head with poly-fill
Embroider nose design with black yarn. Sew small black line down mid muzzle (tie off in head in poly-fill). The tighter you pull the mid-muzzle stitch, the more the muzzle has an indent.
Round 17: [1 sc in next sc, sc2tog] 4 times – 8 sc
Body:
Round 18: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 4 times – 12 sc
Round 19: [2 sc in next sc, sc in each of the next 3 sc] 3 times – 15 sc
Round: 20: [2sc in next sc, sc in each of the next 4 sc] 3 times – 18 sc
Round 21: [1 sc in each sc] around – 18 sc
Round: 22: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc] 3 times – 21 sc
Round 23: [1 sc in each sc] around – 21 sc
Round 24: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc] 3 times – 24 sc
Round 25: [1 sc in each sc] around – 24 sc
Round 26: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc] 3 times -27 sc
Round 27: [1 sc in each sc] around – 27 sc
Round 28: [2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc] 3 times – 30 sc
Round 29-32: [1 sc in each sc] around – 30 sc
Round 33: [sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc] 6 times – 24 sc
Round 34: [sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc] 6 times – 18 sc
Round 35: [sc2tog, 1 sc in the next sc] 6 times – 12 sc
Round 36: [sc2tog, 1 sc in the next sc] 4 times – 8 sc
Leave a long tail. Thread the tail on a yarn needle and weave it in between the stitches in the round, pull to tight and cinch closed. Finish off and sew in ends
Legs & Arms
Make 4
Round 1: Make an adjustable ring and work 4 sc into the ring – 4 sc
Round 2: [2 sc in each sc] 4 times – 8 sc
Round 3: [2 sc in each sc] 8 times – 16 sc
Finish off and use an invisible join. Weave in ends.
Using your main colour – join with a sc join.
Round 4 – 6: [1 sc in each sc] around – 16 sc
Round 7: [1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc2tog] 4 times – 12 sc
Round 8-10: [1 sc in each sc] around – 12 sc
Round 11: [1 sc, sc2tog] 4 times – 8 sc
Stuff feet/hands firmly from round 1 to round 11; the remaining rounds should remain unstuffed.
Round 12-16: [1 sc in each sc] around – 8 sc
Flatten stitches together and crochet through both sides – 4 sc
Finish off; leaving a tail to sew limb to bear.
Tail
Round 1: Make an adjustable ring and work 4 sc into the ring – 4 sc
Tighten ring to make a circle.
Round 2: [1 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 2 times – 6 sc
Round 3: [1 sl st in each sc around] – 6 sl st
Finish off and sew to bear.
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snowshoe hares!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern. I know a precious little girl who is going to love it.
Snow owls
Loving the pattern, but a quick question…how do u attach the ears? I seem to be missing the step for that 🙂
After I attach the eyes, I stuff the head before attaching the muzzle and ears.
I do not have a specific place to place the ears. I do assemble the head fully before proceeding to the body of the bear. I attach the muzzle first and then the ears. This way you can center the ears based on the muzzle (nose). I try to keep them equal distance apart along the center line of the head.
I hope this helps!
Rhondda