Amigurumi Rainbow Bear Crochet Free Pattern

Designer: You’ve Been Yarned
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Hello everyone…
Brighten your crochet collection with this adorable Crochet Rainbow Bear Amigurumi Free Pattern by You’ve Been Yarned! Bursting with color and charm, this little bear is the perfect way to add a splash of joy to your handmade toy lineup. Whether you’re creating a cheerful gift or a whimsical keepsake, this pattern is beginner-friendly and fun to make. A huge thank you to You’ve Been Yarned for sharing such a delightful and creative design with the crochet community. Be sure to check out more of their colorful creations on Instagram @youvebeenyarned and their Ravelry store!

Materials:

-4mm hook
-Stuffing
-Oval safety eyes
-Heart button (I’ve had mine in my stash for awhile and don’t remember where it came from)
-Worsted yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in the color retro stripe, white, and scraps of black

Finished bear measures approx 10.5 inches tall.

If you will be using Red Heart retro stripe, keep in mind that depending on which color your skein starts with, your bear won’t be colored exactly the same as pictured.
Stuff the bear as you go.

AMIGURUMI RAINBOW BEAR FREE CROCHET

Legs:

Make 2. Do not fasten off the second leg. You will continue crocheting (see below)
Starting with white
1: Sc 8 into magic ring
2: 2 sc in each st (16)
3: (sc 3, 2 sc in next) repeat (20)
4-5: Sc
6: Sc dec around (10)
7: Sc
Switch to retro stripe
8-12: Sc

After finishing the second leg, do not fasten off. Continue below
13: Sc 3, ch 3, join to the last st of the 1st leg and sc 10 around, ch 3, you will now be back around to the other leg, sc 7 and join to first sc. (20 sts, 6 chs)
14: Sc (26)
15: (Sc 3, sc inc) repeat. The round will end with 2 sc sts. (32)
16: (Sc 3, sc inc) repeat (40)
17-19: Sc
20: (Sc 2, sc dec) repeat (30)
21-23: Sc

24: (Sc 3, sc dec) repeat (24)
25-28: Sc
29: (Sc 2, sc dec) repeat (18)
30: (sc 7, sc dec) repeat (16)
31: 2 sc in each st (32)
32: Sc
33: (Sc, Sc inc) repeat (48)
34-35: Sc
36: (Sc 3, sc dec) repeat (39)
37-41: Sc

Place safety eyes between rows 38 and 39 about 8 stitches apart.
42: (Sc, sc dec) repeat (26)
43: Sc
44: (Sc, sc dec) repeat (18)
45: Sc
46: (Sc, sc dec) repeat (12)
47: sc dec around (6)
Fasten off, finish stuffing and cinch hole closed.

Arms:

Starting with white.
1: Sc 9 into magic ring
2-5: Sc (9)
Switch to retro stripe
6-14: Sc
Fasten off. Only stuff the arm a little over halfway

Snout:

With white.
Ch 7
1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across (6)
2: Sc dec, sc 2, sc dec (4)
3: Sc
4: Sc dec across (2)
5: Sc dec
6: Sc around the perimeter to create a more polished triangle.
Stitch on a nose in black before sewing the snout to the head.

Ears:

With retro stripe.
1: 7 sc into magic ring
2: 2 sc in each st around (14)
3-6: Sc
Don’t stuff the ears
Finishing touches: To make the eyes pop, embroider a stitch of white on the side of each eye and little eyebrows in black. Add a couple little stitches in pink for the cheeks. If you have a heart button, stitch it onto the chest over the heart.

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