Valentine's Day Teddy Bear by Holly Lanier

Valentine's Day Teddy Bear

Crochet
May 2023
Aran (8 wpi) ?
4.0 mm (G)
6 in (15.5 cm) tall
US
English
This pattern is available for free.

Materials You Need:

Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in pink, red, and cream. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my bear, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the colors “Soft Pink”, “Ivory”, and “Red”. You’ll also need a small amount of black yarn for the mouth.
G (4 mm) crochet hook
10.5 mm black safety eyes
18 mm black safety nose
Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
Bent tip tapestry needle
Scissors
Stitch marker
Straight pins

Abbreviation Key:
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

sc – single crochet
st/sts – stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
R1 – round 1
rep – repeat
** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.
Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)