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Free Giant Bear Lovey Crochet Pattern
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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.


Free Giant Bunny Lovey Crochet Pattern

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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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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