With the Holiday season almost upon us, there are gifts to make for those on your “nice list” and handmade gift shops to stock. And there’s soooo little time. Keeping in mind the craziness of the season, I designed (what I think is) the perfect little bear, which uses the simplest of stitches, requires only small amounts of yarn to make, and demands very little of your time. What’s more, you can customize the colors to make it appropriate for any season. And the pattern is free!

Made with sock weight yarn and a 2.5mm hook, these bears stand 3.5 inches tall (till the tip of their ears). Add the hat and the height comes up to approximately 5.5 inches. Because they are so quick and easy to make—and so very cute to look at if I say so myself, they’ll make great gifts for your amigurumi loving friends and family.

You can even add a string on top and use these Lazy Bears as Christmas tree ornaments (if you are into big ornaments) or you can use a lighter weight yarn and make smaller versions of them. When made with thinner yarn or crochet thread, they will also make great charms for key rings and tote bags.

I hope you enjoy making these Lazy Bears as much as I enjoyed designing them for you.

MATERIALS
Sock weight yarn in brown, white, yellow, green for plain bear | brown, white, yellow, blue for striped bear
2.5mm crochet hook
A pair of 9mm safety eyes for each bear
15mm nose for each bear
10mm green star shaped button
Fiber fill
Green sewing thread
Yarn needle
Sewing needle
Pearl headed pins

TERMINOLOGY US
Chain (ch)
Magic ring
Stitch (st)
Single crochet (sc)
Half double crochet (hdc)
Double crochet (dc)
Increase (inc)
Decrease (dec)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Front loop only (FLO)

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Easy

FINISHED SIZE: 3.5 inches (9 cm) till the tip of their ears / approximately 5.5 inches (14 cm) with their hats on.