I love these little bears so much! The coordinate beautifully with my Rag Doll Bunny. I’m calling them rag dolls because they are inspired by the beautiful rag dolls people make out of coordinating fabric prints.

These bears are light, floppy and flat, while maintaining the essence of a bear. And they are created without having to stitch on any limbs or ears! Finally a sweet and simple face is stitched on and some fun, pops of color are added to really personalize them and finish them off.

Supplies:

Worsted weight yarn for the bear – I used I Love this Cotton
Contrasting yarn for the muzzle (and tummy if making the crochet tummy) – I used I Love this Cotton
Contrasting yarn for the scarf (if making the crochet scarf) – I used Paton’s Classic Wool DK Superwash
3.5 mm crochet hook
Scissors
Needle for sewing down yarn tails
Stitch marker (or scrap of yarn) – optional
Poly-fil or stuffing of choice
Embroidery Floss
Needle for embroidery details
Optional acrylic paint for painting cheeks – I didn’t end up doing this for my bears
Optional scrap of fabric, straight pins, needle, sewing thread and tape measure if making a fabric scarf or fabric tummy. I also used Pellon Paper-Backed Fusible Web for my fabric tummy.