LUCA THE BEAR AMIGURUMI PATTERN
Today we bring you a charming and fun design, Luca the Bear, for amigurumi knitting lovers. If you are looking for an ideal 100% cotton to knit dolls with a variety of colors and sold in assorted bags of mini skeins: Caricia Amigurumi is the quality you were looking for. You can add all the details you can imagine in different colors! Are you up for making your version?
YOU WILL NEED:
- Caricia Amigurumi (ranges 001 and 002. One bag of each)
-Crochet hook: 2.5mm
-Safety eyes, stuffing, tapestry needle, stitch markers, buttons, sewing needle and thread
STITCHES USED:
CH: chain
SL ST: slip stitch
SC: single crochet
SC BLO: single crochet back loop only
INC: increase
DEC: decrease
HOW TO CROCHET LUCA THE BEAR AMIGURUMI?
Clarifications:
-All stitch series between asterisks (*) should be repeated throughout the round.
-An abbreviation of the color used for each round is written before it. The colors are: W (White), B (Blue), BE (Beige), BR (Brown), P (Pink), M (Mustard) and T (Tile).
HEAD AND BODY:
R1. (W) Magic ring and 6sc (6)
R2. (W) 6inc (12)
R3. (W) *1sc – 1inc* (18)
R4. (W) *2sc – 1inc* (24)
R5. (W) *3sc – 1inc* (30)
R6. (W) *4sc – 1inc* (36)
R7. (W) *5sc – 1inc* (42)
R8. (W) *6sc – 1inc* (48)
R9 to R19. (W) Sc in all stitches (48)
R20. (B) Sc in all stitches (48)
R21 and R22. (BE) Sc in all stitches (48)
R23. (B) Sc in all stitches (48)
R24 and R25. (BE) Sc in all stitches (48)
R26. (B) Sc in all stitches (48)
R27 and R28. (BE) Sc in all stitches (48)
R29. (B) Sc in all stitches (48)
R30 and R31. (BE) Sc in all stitches (48)
R32. (B) Sc in all stitches (48)
R33 to R37. (BR) Sc in all stitches (48)
Now is the time to stuff the body, place the safety eyes on round 14, and then stuff the legs.
Cut the yarn and mark 6 central stitches on each side that will be left unworked. Therefore, we have two gaps on the sides of 18 stitches each, that's where we start crocheting the legs (x2)
R38 to R41. (BR) Sc in all stitches (18)
R42. (BR) *1sc – 1dec* (12)
R43. (BR) 6dec (6)
Cut the yarn and repeat rounds 38 to 43 for the other leg. Sew the gap left between the two with a tapestry needle.
ARMS (x2):
R1. (W) Magic ring and 5sc (5)
R2. (W) 5inc (10)
R3. to R8. (W) Sc in all stitches (10)
R9. (B) Sc in all stitches (10)
R10 and R11. (BE) Sc in all stitches (10)
R12. (B) Sc in all stitches (10)
Without stuffing, attach them to the body on round 20 of the body.
PANTS:
R1. (B) Chain of 48ch (48)
R2. (B) 48sc (48)
R3 to R10. (B) Sc in all stitches (48)
Cut the yarn and sew the 6 central stitches on each side of the opening with a tapestry needle.
Straps (x2): Chain of 23ch and their corresponding 23SC
Attach each strap to the sides of the starting chain of the pant body with a round of SL ST on that chain.
Sew a mini button at the base of each strap.
SNOUT:
R1. (W) Magic ring and 6sc (6)
R2. (W) 6inc (12)
R3. (W) *1sc – 1inc* (18)
R4. (W) Sc in all stitches (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail, stuff and attach to the head between rounds 14 and 17.
Embroider a small snout with brown yarn and black sewing thread.
EAR:
I only crocheted one ear because I added the beret as an adornment, but if you don't want to add the beret, you should crochet two ears.
R1. (W) Magic ring and 6sc (6)
R2. (W) 6inc (12)
R3. (W) *1sc – 1inc* until you have 4 stitches unworked in the round (12)
Cut yarn and fasten off
R1. (P) Magic ring and 6 stitches (6)
R2. (P) 4inc (8)
Leave a long tail to join with the white piece and then sew to the head, between rounds 6 and 10.
BERET:
R1. (T) Magic ring and 6sc (6)
R2. (T) 6inc (12)
R3. (T) *1sc – 1inc* (18)
R4. (T) *2sc – 1inc* (24)
R5. (T) *3sc – 1inc* (30)
R6. (T) *4sc – 1inc* (36)
R7. (T) *5sc – 1inc* (42)
R8. (T) *6sc – 1inc* (48)
R9. (T) *7sc – 1inc* (54)
R10. (T) *8sc – 1inc* (60)
R11. (T) *9sc – 1inc* (66)
R12. (T) *10sc – 1inc* (72)
R13. (T) *2dec – 1sc* - 1 dec (43)
R14. (T) Sc in all stitches (43)
R15. (T) Sl st in all stitches (43)
Leave a long tail, cut and attach to the head between rounds 4 and 14. As an adornment, make a mini pompom in Mustard color using a fork.
SCARF:
R1. (BR) Chain of 5ch (5)
R2. (BR) 5sc (5)
R3 to R77. (BR) Sc BLO in each stitch (5)
Cut, fasten off and tie the scarf around the bear's body as an adornment.
FINAL RESULT:
