The free giant bear lovey crochet pattern is suitable for babies, toddlers and children. The lovey has a size big enough for a baby blanket or a comforter for children. The crochet tutorial will teach you how to create a classic granny square blanket with an amigurumi teddy bear head.
How to crochet a giant bear lovey
The big bear lovey crochet pattern is easy skill level. It is made using super bulky blanket yarn and works up really quickly. I chose white yarn to create a polar bear but it looks fab in other colours too! To complete the project you will also need a 10mm crochet hook, toy stuffing,12mm safety eyes and some black DK yarn for the tapestry face. For babies and young children I advice creating tapestry eyes for extra safety. To make the bear lovey you will need some basic sewing and tapestry skills and will need to know all the basic crochet stitches. You may also like the free bunny version of this pattern.
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Crochet pattern information
Supplies
- 10mm crochet hook
- Super bulky blanket yarn
- Toy stuffing
- Safety eyes 14mm
- Scissors
- Sewing needle
Yarn
- Weight – Super Bulky / Super Chunky / #6
- Brand – Divante giant soft touch
- White – 270 yards
Abbreviations
USA Terminology
- ch – Chain
- dc – Double crochet
- MR – Magic ring
- sc – Single crochet
- 2sc – 2 sc in 1 space (increase)
- sc2tog – sc 2 together (decrease)
- sl st – Slip stitch
- st/sts – Stitch/Stitches
Sizes & Gauge
- 2” x 2” gauge swatch = 3 rows of 3 sc
- Blanket: 24″ x 24″
- Head circumference: 20″
Pattern notes
- Chains and finishing slip stitches are not included in stitch count.
- Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces. EG. “sc, dc” would mean “single crochet in first space, double crochet in next space”.
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Giant bear lovey – Free crochet pattern
Bear Head
Round 1
- sc x 8 in a magic ring
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
8 sts
Round 2
- 2sc x 8
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
16 sts
Round 3
- (2sc, sc) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
- Using black DK yarn sew on a nose over round 1
- Sew a mouth between round 2 & 3
24 sts
Round 4
- sc x 24
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
24 sts
Round 5
- (2sc, sc x 2) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
32 sts
Round 6
- (2sc, sc x 3) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
40 sts
Rounds 7 – 12
- sc x 40
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
- Add safety eyes between round 4 & 5 with 5 sts between eyes
6 rounds of 40 sts
Round 13
- (sc2tog, sc x 3) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
32 sts
Round 14
- (sc2tog, sc x 2) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
24 sts
Round 15
- (sc2tog, sc) 8 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
16 sts
Round 16
- sc2tog x 8
- sl st to first st & ch x 1
- Add eyes and tapestry nose
- Fill with toy stuffing
8 sts
Round 17
- sc2tog x 4
- sl st to first st
- Fasten off, sew closed & weave in ends
4 sts
Bear Ears
Make 2 bear ears
Row 1
- sc x 3 into a magic ring
- ch x 1 & turn
3 sts
Row 2
- 2sc x 3
- Fasten off
- Sew onto head on round 9 with 9 sts between ears
6 sts
Bear Blanket
When making the granny square blanket, skip working into all stitches. Only work into chain spaces and gaps between the 3dc clusters.
Round 1
- ch x 2 into a magic ring
- (dc x 3, ch x 3) 4 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
12 sts
Round 2
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in ch space: 4 times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
24 sts
Round 3
- *(dc x 3) in space
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
36 sts
Round 4
- *(dc x 3) in 2 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
48 sts
Round 5
- *(dc x 3) in 3 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
60 sts
Round 6
- *(dc x 3) in 4 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
72 sts
Round 7
- *(dc x 3) in 5 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
84 sts
Round 8
- *(dc x 3) in 6 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
96 sts
Round 9
- *(dc x 3) in 7 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
108 sts
Round 10
- *(dc x 3) in 8 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
120 sts
Round 11
- *(dc x 3) in 9 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st & ch x 2
132 sts
Round 12
- *(dc x 3) in 10 spaces
- (dc x 3, ch x 3, dc x 3) in corner ch space*
- Repeat between *’s 3 more times
- sl st to first st
- Fasten off & weave in ends
- Sew head to the centre of square
144 sts
