How to tie an amigurumi bear?

Amigurumi Bear - A fairly simple version of a knitted toy that can bring a lot of joy to children and adults. Such products are miniature and quite large, look very cute, can be worn as trinkets on clothes or bags. Having studied a simple master class for beginners, a description and a crochet pattern of a bear made of plush yarn, you can easily master a new art by creating an original toy in the Japanese Amigurumi style.

The amigurumi bear toy can be created from a dense and smooth thread such as iris, plush yarn, acrylic and ordinary wool. The Japanese style of knitting provides for a high density of connection of rows, the use of simple single crochet columns. To obtain the desired effect, a thinner hook is usually taken in comparison with yarn. The details of the head and torso of amigurumi cubs have an incorrect distribution of proportions - the body is noticeably smaller, almost always oval.

Miniature is another hallmark of this crochet style. A special chic is the creation of elaborate products with a size of less than 5 cm. However, most of the bears still have a height of about 15 cm.

To knit amigurumi bears, you need to stock up as a standard set of devices: scissors, needles, pins, threads and floss, and special. These include a set of hooks - from no. 0.7 to no. 2.5, for the largest products it’s also suitable for no. 3, they can also knit ears. The thicker the yarn, the greater the number of the tool for work: it is important to remember that an insufficiently dense row structure will skip stuffing.

Small toys also require a number of accessories. For example, to stuff an amigurumi bear, you will have to use toothpicks, sushi sticks, knitting needles at the final knitting stage. Filler is better to take down, such as holofiber or syntepuh. The choice of yarn also matters - it’s hard for beginners to work with plush, especially if the items are small.

The main difficulty in knitting any amigurumi toys is movement in a circle. The beginning of the row cannot be tracked visually, especially if the toy is quite large. In this case, the best solution would be to use a marker - a special thread in a contrasting color. She also marks the back of knitting in those toys where necessary.

For beginner needlewomen who are planning to connect the amigurumi bear cub for the first time according to the description or pattern, it is better not to choose difficult master classes. Giant bears 35-40 centimeters high require a long and painstaking work, tightening the muzzle in a complex product is also not the easiest thing, for a start it is better to take a toy with a head without such elements. Dressing up a mini bear in a dress or other costume is also better separately: knitting in a circle with a change of colors adds complexity.

If you still want to do tighteninghaving given expressiveness to the muzzle, you need to outline 4 points with pins: mouth, nose, eyes. They are measured out like this.

1. The point of tightening the mouth will be 4 rows below the beginning of knitting, strictly in the center.
2. Nose - near the marker, 1 row above the amigurumi ring.
3. The eyes are placed on the 8-9th row of the muzzle (in small toys 5-6), symmetrically, through 4 columns.

The tightening is done from the point of the mouth, it is carried out with a large darn needle. It is carried out inside the packing, leaves in the place of the right eye. The column recedes, the stitch is made, the needle is displayed at the point of the mouth. The action is repeated several times, similarly performed weight loss for the left eye socket. At the end, the nose is pulled - on top of the canvas, 3-4 stitches from the point of the mouth, the threads are fixed.

A rather large, but simple version of a teddy bear, fits immediately in clothes - need contrasting threads. The yarn can be taken Alize Cotton Gold Hobby or another cotton, hook number 2. The finished toy has a length of about 22 cm, the main part is connected by 1 part. If you knit without pajamas, the work is done in 2 colors - for the muzzle and body (darker).

The knitting order is this.

1. Ring Amigurumi closes with light yarn. 6 double crochet stitches are made, then 3 rows in a row for another 6 increments, until the total number of loops reaches 24.
2. 5 and 7 row fits in unchanged. At 6 and 8, an increase of 6 loops is made. Their total number should reach 36. After that, rows 9 to 11 are knitted without changes. The yarn changes to the main background (for the body).
3. In row 12 12 columns are knitted with an increase on each (1 immediately with the addition of a loop). Repeats 3 times. Then thrice alternating 1 column and 1 increase.
4. In the 13th row the first is the increase, then 2 single crochet. The order is maintained for 36 loops. Then 2 SC crochet and an increase with a threefold repetition. There will be 48 loops in total.
5. On the 14th row 6 loops are added - for each 8. 15 and 16 fit 54 loops unchanged. At 17, 6 loops are added again. From 18 to 26, 60 columns are tied. On the 27th and 28th row, an increase of 6 loops (up to 72), then the 29th circle is knitted without changes.
6. 30 row You can start knitting pajamas in a contrasting color (plain or striped, with a change of thread in 2 rows).
7. 30-31 without increase 72 SC In the 32nd row, an increase of 6 loops, in 33, 34 and 35 it is not, in 36 again an increase in the number to 84. The 37th, 38th and 39th rows are knitted without changes. On the 40th row, an increase of up to 90 loops, from 41 to 51 rows, the number of columns does not change. If colored threads were used, they are again changed to background ones.
8. From 52 to 56 row Knits in 90 loops. From 57 through 1, a decrease of 6 is made. By 62 rows, 72 should remain. From 63 circles of 73, 6 loops are reduced, until there is a ring of 6 columns. It is pulled together and fixed, it is better to carry out packing on the 70-71 row.
9. Ears and tail are tied according to the general scheme - 3 parts.Amigurumi ring add to the 3rd row up to 18 columns. From 4 to 5 circle according to the general scheme, without changing the number of loops. The last 6 row is knitted from 17 single crochet and 1 connecting. Ears are not stuffed.
10. Front legs. Knit from monophonic brown yarn up to 9 rows, in 1 ring amigurumi, 2 and 3 increase in 6 loops, in a circle of 18 columns. At 5, their number increases to 24. From 6 to 9, the number does not change, then the yarn is replaced by color, plain or two-color, like on pajamas. A row with a decrease of 3 loops, a row straight, repeat 2 times, knit the final circle of 18 columns, loosely fill, fold and tie, closing the part.
11. Hind legs. 2 parts are knitted with background yarn, from an amigurumi ring of 6 loops, then 3 rows of increments of 6 single crochet. From 5 to 9, the amount does not change. On the 10th row of 24 loops, 3 decreases, 11 is knitted without reduction. On the 12th lap 3 columns are taken away again, 13 and 14 are not cut. Details are stuffed, doubled, connected.

Assembly does not take much time. It will remain to sew the ears and tail of the bear, to fix the legs on the sides. Glue eyes and nose or embroider them.

To create a product you will need Bari yarn or equivalent - a coil on 145 m / 50 g, a hook of 2 mm, filler - syntepuh, wire with a diameter of 2.5 mm in a plastic braid, floss, half beads for the eyes and glue for fixing them.

The knitting order will be as follows.

1. Make a chain out of 13 air loops, in 11, tie a single crochet, followed by 10 more. Mark the edge of the row with a marker.
2. Knit 3 single crochet in 1 loop, then 10 in a circle and 3 more in the last.
3. Work according to the scheme 11 + 2 increments + 11. Add 2 more loops at the end of the row. The following diagram is 13 + 2 + 13 + 2.
4. 5 to 14 row Evenly knit 34 single crochet stitches. Additional loops appear due to the need to edit the beginning of the row. When knitting in a circle, it shifts, you need to add the missing columns to the marker line.
5. From the 15th row 4 loops evenly reduced. The next fits without changes, in 30 columns.
6. In the 17.18 and 19 rows 6 loops evenly reduced. That is, a decrease occurs on every 4, 3 and 2 loop of the circle.
7. The product is stuffed, it should be pretty tight.
8. 20 row is tied with a decrease of 6. The thread is trimmed - you need to leave the tip at 15 cm. The remaining hole is pulled together, fixed. The tail of yarn is removed inside the warp.

Next, a separate part is knitted muzzle. To create it you need an amigurumi ring. Then 3 and 2 single crochet knit, between them, in a 4 loop - an increase of 3. The next row also increases the number of loops. Scheme 2 + 4 increments + 2 columns, the last circle is made in 10 loops. The part is fixed, sewn into place (example in the center of the front of the body). It is better to use the inside of the knitting as the front - it looks smoother. The rounded edge is directed to the bottom of the body, having sewn most of it, they are stuffing their faces (wooden sticks or knitting needles will help to seal the filler).

Ears Amigurumi are tied out of the ring. 6 bars in 1 loop, then 6 more in the opposite direction. The details are paired, this must be remembered. Finished items are sewn to the upper body of the amigurumi bear, slightly bending them.

Paws very important. Lower knit from an amigurumi ring with 6 single crochet stitches.

• On the 2 row the number of loops doubles, then triples.
• WITH 4 to 5 circle 18 columns are made. At 6 there is a decrease. Knits 6 columns, decrease in 3 loops and 6 more.
• The next row has 2 decreases. They are made after 6 columns, then 5 more are knitted.
• On the next lap, the decrease is only 1. After 5 columns, make a decrease, knit another 6.
• 9 row unchanged on 10 3 loops from 3 to 5 are removed. The foot is stuffed.
• The remaining 9 loops are reduced by 3 more from 2 columns, the ring is tightened at the end of the row, the steps are repeated for 2 parts.

The top pair also knits from the amigurumi ring, with an increase in 2 rows of 6 loops, 3 and 4 circle unchanged. At 5, 6 and 7 columns are reduced. Next 5 and 6, the remaining loops are pulled together, padding is not needed. A flexible wire is inserted into the body so that its ends become a frame for the legs and arms of the bear. They are bent with pliers, inserted into the product details. The paws are sewn, completely masking the wire frame. Bear is ready.

Toys in this pattern are pretty big - 17 cm tall. You can decorate an amigurumi bear applique with a heart of felt, satin ribbons or an outfit of your choice. Ready-made bead eyes are sewn or glued, you can embroider your nose, mouth, eyebrows or use the finished parts for the muzzle. ALIZE Softy is well suited as yarn, hook number 2.5 for it.

For body the bear is going to amigurumi ring of 6 loops, is tightened. In 2, 3 and 4 rows, 6 increments are made through an equal distance (in each loop, through 1 and 2, respectively). From the 5th to the 7th circle, the number of single crochet columns remains unchanged - 24. On the 8th row, a decrease is made every 2 loops - only 6 times. 9 and 10 are knitted without changes. At 11, another 3 loops are reduced, through 4 columns, at 12 there are 15.

For handles and legs, 2 parts are knitted. The upper pair of paws is created like this.

1. Amigurumi ring of 6 loops.
2. An increase of 3 loops on the 2nd row.
3. 3 and 4 circle unchanged.
4. 5 loops 3 loops.
5. From 6 to 9 fit without changes. The lower part of the foot (up to the middle) is crammed.
6. The product is folded in half, an air loop is made. 3 SC crochet to knit over the edges.

Legs are created on the basis of the amigurumi ring, then 6 loops are added to the 2nd row, 3 and 4 are knitted in 12 single crochet stitches. At 5 there is a decrease. 4 loops are removed, 3 subsequent rows are knitted without changes, with a gradual laying of the packing, then the part is folded in half and closed by columns along the edge, over the edge. You can sew the legs to the body.

Next comes the smallest detail - the ears. 1 row - amigurumi ring, turn the product over 2, make 6 increases in the opposite direction, fix the thread. Similarly, the second ear fits. The muzzle is contrasting, made separately from the entire head in 1 thread. First, an amigurumi ring is knitted. The next 3 rows have 6 increments - in each loop, through 1 and 2. 5 is the final circle, it consists of 24 single crochets. The thread is fixed.

Head fits so.

1. Amigurumi ring of 6 loops.
2. Increases from 2 to 5 row of 6. In total, 30 single crochet should be obtained.
3. From the 6th to the 9th row, all the loops are knitted without changes.
4. On 10 and 11, 6 loops are reduced, on the 12 circle only 3.
5. The remaining hole is used for stuffing the head. The ring is tightened as tight as possible.
6. The connection to the body is in progress.

Finished parts of the head are assembled with a needle and thread. The nose and mouth are embroidered on the face.

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