Mama Bear and Cub crochet pattern

Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 134 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty: 3/3
Time: ~4 h
Size: 13.8 cm
Weirdness: 1/5

A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

A free crochet bear pattern for a cocoa-brown mama bear who sits and hugs her little honey-colored cub on her lap. This amigurumi bear family has tan muzzles, round ears with tan insides and pink cheeks, and the cub has its own head, arms and legs and peeks out from mama's arms. It is worked in the round in single crochet with DK yarn and a 2.5 mm hook and is about 14 cm (5.5 in) tall; the cub is sewn to mama's tummy first and her arms go around it, with safety eyes and embroidered noses. Follow it row by row with stitch counts and turn the interactive 3D model to see how the hug fits together.

How to crochet the Mama Bear and Cub

Advanced · 14 cm tall · about 4 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

Crochet the 27 pieces in rounds: Body, Head, Muzzle, Ear ×2, Cheek ×2, Leg ×2, Foot pad ×2, Tail, Cub body, Cub head, Cub muzzle, Cub ear ×2, Cub cheek ×2, Cub arm ×2, Cub leg ×2, Cub foot pad ×2, Arm ×2 (134 rounds in all).
Stuff and put it together in 17 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

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R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 2, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 1, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(8)
R2(inc ×3, 1 sc) ×2(14)
R31 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc(20)
R4–520 sc(20)
Size before assembly: an oval about 3 × 2.2 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 5 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With tan: ch 4.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R418 sc(18)
R5(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R6dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 3.3 cm at the widest, 1.5 cm long; 6 rounds.
Change to cocoa brown (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R2).
→ This piece is not stuffed.
Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Do not stuff. Shape it into a dish: rounds 1–3 are the front of the piece, the magic ring its centre. Push the centre in so the front is concave (about 3.1 mm at the centre) and turn rounds 4–6 to the back: they make a thick rounded rim (about 8 mm thick) and lie behind as a second layer; the piece is about 33 mm across.

R1with blush: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with cocoa brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–824 sc(24)
R9(6 sc, dec) ×3(21)
R103 sc, (dec, 5 sc) ×2, dec, 2 sc(18)
R1118 sc(18)
Size before assembly: about 3.3 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 11 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
A flat circle about 2.3 cm across; 3 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with cocoa brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R312 sc(12)
R42 sc, dec, 4 sc, dec, 2 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.5 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with honey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5–724 sc(24)
R81 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(18)
R918 sc(18)
Size before assembly: about 3.2 cm at the widest, 2.6 cm long; 9 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1starting in the 2nd ch from hook: sc 1, 3 sc in the last ch; continue along the other side of the chain: sc 0, 2 sc in the last ch (the one you made the first sc in)(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
R31 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 2 sc(12)
R412 sc(12)
Size before assembly: an oval about 1.7 × 1.3 cm at the widest, 1.3 cm long; 4 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs side to side; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 1 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
With tan: ch 3.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with tan: 5 sc in MR(5)
R2inc ×5(10)
R310 sc(10)
R4dec ×5(5)
Size before assembly: about 2.3 cm at the widest, 1.2 cm long; 4 rounds.
Change to honey (pull it through on the last yarn-over of R1).
→ This piece is not stuffed.
Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 5 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside. Do not stuff. Shape it into a dish: rounds 1–2 are the front of the piece, the magic ring its centre. Push the centre in so the front is concave (about 1.9 mm at the centre) and turn rounds 3–4 to the back: they make a thick rounded rim (about 8 mm thick) and lie behind as a second layer; the piece is about 23 mm across.

R1with blush: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(inc ×2, 1 sc) ×2(10)
A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with honey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2(1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
R3–59 sc(9)
R64 sc, dec, 3 sc(8)
Size before assembly: about 1.2 cm at the widest, 2 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with honey: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3–412 sc(12)
R5(4 sc, dec) ×2(10)
R610 sc(10)
Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.9 cm long; 6 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff firmly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

R1with tan: 6 sc in MR(6)
A flat circle about 0.8 cm across; 1 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

R1with cocoa brown: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(3 sc, inc) ×3(15)
R4–615 sc(15)
R7(3 sc, dec) ×3(12)
R8–1012 sc(12)
R11(4 sc, dec) ×2(10)
Size before assembly: about 2 cm at the widest, 3.6 cm long; 11 rounds.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 12 mm (on the head): in round 15, 9 st apart (count along round 15: about 4.3 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the muzzle): in dark thread, a oval about 9 mm wide and 6 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line .
Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in dark thread (on the muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (in round 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 2 and 3, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 1.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).
Safety eyes with a printed glint 8 mm (on the cub head): in round 7, 5 st apart (count along round 7: about 2.3 st each side of the centre front line).
Satin stitch (on the cub muzzle): in dark thread, a oval about 5 mm wide and 3.5 mm tall, horizontal stitches; centred in round 1, on the centre top line.
Embroidery in dark thread (on the cub muzzle), straight stitches through: (in round 1, on the centre bottom line ) → (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre bottom line ).
Embroidery in dark thread (on the cub muzzle) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 1 and 2, on the centre bottom line ) → (in round 2, 0.5 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 2, 1 st from the centre bottom line, toward the toy's left ).

Mama Bear and Cub crochet pattern

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Mama Bear and Cub crochet pattern

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Body · R1–R5

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Gauge

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Parts

Body19 rnds−

Head28 rnds+

Muzzle5 rnds+

Ear6 rnds+

Cheek2 rnds+

Leg11 rnds+

Foot pad3 rnds+

Tail4 rnds+

Cub body9 rnds+

Cub head13 rnds+

Cub muzzle4 rnds+

Cub ear4 rnds+

Cub cheek2 rnds+

Cub arm6 rnds+

Cub leg6 rnds+

Cub foot pad1 rnds+

Arm11 rnds+

Assembly17+

Face+

Body · R1–R5

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