Crochet Pattern – Bear – Rag Doll

This pattern is written with

American (US) crochet terms

Measurements:
About 15.5 inches (38-40cm) tall,
the head diameter is 4 inches
(10cm), made from 100% Acrylic
Worsted Weight yarn –
“Impeccable Loops & Threads”,
“Red Heart” and “Vanna’s Choice”

What you need :

* 4-5 oz (120-140g) of Worsted
Weight yarn altogether :
about 2 oz (50-60g) of Main Colour
(Brown) yarn, about 2.5-3 oz (70-
85g) of yarn for the jumpsuit;
small amounts of contrasting color
yarn for the spots on the feet,
muzzle, eyes, nose, scarf ;

* fiber fill (I use polyester hypo-allergenic fiber); I

recommend polyester filling – that is what I use for
stuffing toys – it is hypoallergenic, it does not
lose shape after washing (unlike cotton wool);
* carpet needle; black and white thread for the
eyes, matching thread for sewing the ears, arms
and legs (if you use regular sewing thread for
attaching the parts);
* stitch markers – I do not use them, instead I use
yarn of contrasting color (thinner than the yarn I
crochet with) that I attach at the last stitch of each
round and keep threading each last stitch as the
work progresses.

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Crochet hook: I used 2 crochet hooks: 3.75 mm ( USA – F-5) to crochet sc sts and 4.25 mm ( USA –
G-6) for the jumpsuit, for Worsted Weight yarn. You might want to use different hook – everyone's
style is different.

Gauge/tension:
17-18 sc sts in 2.5 inches (10cm) for Worsted Weight Yarn.
The gauge is not essential for this pattern; I give it for reference; the goal is to make stitches tight
enough, so the filling does not show through the stitches.
I recommend that you make a sample before starting the toy itself: you get to practice and find out your
gauge.

ABBREVIATIONS
Rnd(s) = round(s) yo = yarn over st(s) = stitch(es)
ch = chain stitch sl st = slip stitch sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet
dec = stitch decrease inc = stitch increase dc2tog = crochet 2 dc sts togehter
MC = Main Colour yarn CC = Contrasting Colour yarn

Pattern explanation:
dec (sc dec) = decrease one single crochet stitch – insert the hook in the front loop of the next stitch,
do not yarn over, insert the hook in the front loop of the next stitch (3 loops on the hook), yarn over and
draw the yarn through the first 2 loops (2 loops on the hook), yarn over and draw through both loops on
the hook. Note: sometimes it looks better when you simply skip a stitch in order to decrease. When
appears without a number, dec stands for one stitch decrease; a number after this symbol indicates how
many times decrease has to be made.
inc (sc inc) = increase one single crochet stitch – crochet two single crochet stitches in one stitch of
previous row.
The number at the end of round is the number of stitches in the round (row).
Dc2tog – yarn over (YO) hook, insert hook in next stitch, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook); YO hook,
pull through 2 loops; YO , insert the hook in next st, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO, pull through
2 loops (3 loops on hook); YO, pull through last 3 loops. One dc2tog made (see pictures).

For example,
sc 15 means: crochet single crochet stitch in each of the next 15 stitches of previous row (round);
{ sc 3, inc } x 6 (30) means: crochet one single crochet stitch in each of the next three stitches of
previous row, then increase one stitch by working two single crochet stitches in next (fourth) stitch;
repeat between { } 6 times around; the number of stitches in this round is 30.
inc x 6 means : crochet 2 single crochet stitches in each one of the next 6 stitches of the previous row.

Changing colour
To change to a “new” yarn : draw a loop with the “old” color, tie the “new” yarn to the “old” yarn; yarn
over with the “new” yarn and pull out a loop of the “new” yarn.
Shifting the end/beginning of rounds. In several rounds stitches are added after completing those
rounds, but there is no increase in the number of stitches, this is done to shift the end of the round, for
symmetry or convenience in the stitch count.

Following the description of work, there are pictures to help you with the tricky parts

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Body/head
From the top of the head, with MC yarn
Rnd 1: ch2, sc6 in second loop from the hook (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: { sc1, inc } x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: { sc2, inc } x 6 (24)
Rnd 5: { sc3, inc } x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: { sc4, inc } x 6 (36)
Rnd 7: sc around (36)
Rnd 8: {sc5, inc} x 6 (42)
Rnd 9: sc around (42)
Rnd 10: { sc6, inc } x 6 (48)
Rnds 11-14: sc around (48)
Rnd 15: { sc7, inc} x 6 (54)
Rnds 16-18: sc around , after completing Rnd 18 crochet sc st in next 5 sts (54)
Rnd 19: sc6, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc13, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc7 (46)
Rnd 20: sc4, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc9, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc5 (38)
Rnd 21: sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc5, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc2, dec, sc3 (30)
Rnds 22-26: sc around (30)
Rnd 27: { sc9, inc } x 3 (33)
Rnd 28: sc around (33)
Rnd 29: { sc10, inc } x 3 (36)
Rnd 30: sc around (36), crochet sc st in next 2 sts
Rnd 31and 32 – in back loops: sc around (36)
Leave the body at that; make the ruffles and 9 rounds of the jumpsuit, then come back to the body

Ruffles above jumpsuit

Rnd 1 – in unused front loops of Rnd 31: Hold the toy upside down, attach CC yarn at first front loop,
ch1, sc st in same front loop, {sc2 in next front loop, sc1 in next front loop}; repeat between {} around,
sl st in the 1st st of this round
Rnd 2: ch4, skip next st of Rnd 1, {sc in next st, ch3, skip next st of Rnd 1}; repeat between {} around,
sl st in 1st ch st of this round; cut the yarn, hide the end inside the body

Jumpsuit
Use bigger crochet hook – I used F/5 (4.25mm) hook
Rnd 1: Hold the toy upside down, attach CC yarn at first front loop of Rnd 32, ch2, sc in same front
loop, then crochet 2 sc sts in each front loop around, sl st in the second ch st at the beginning of this
round (72)
Rnds 2-3: ch2, dc st in same st of previous row, then dc st in each st to the end of round, sl st in the
first dc st of this round (72)
Rnd 4: ch2, dc st in same st and next 7 sts, 2 dc sts in the 9th st; then crochet dc sts around, making dc
increase in every 9th st; sl st in the first dc st of the round (80)
Rnds 5-9: ch2, dc st in same st, then dc st in each st to the end of rnd, sl st in the first st of the rnd (80)
Stop working on the jumpsuit for now.

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Come back to the body and crochet another 10-12 rounds of sc sts (in both loops), stuff the head and
body; fold the edges flat and sew together; or you can continue to crochet {sc1, dec} around, until there
are 6 or 7 sts left, cut the yarn, hide the end inside the body.

Continue to make the jumpsuit:

In the following rounds, Left leg is made.
Rnd 10 (Left leg): ch6, skip 40 sts of Rnd 9, sl st in the next st (you have 40 dc sts and 6 sl sts in this
round for Left leg); ch2, dc st in the same st of Rnd 9, then crochet dc sts around (39 sts in dc sts of
Round 9 and 6 dc sts in ch sts separating the legs), sl st in the first st of this round (46)
Rnd 11: ch2, dc st in same st, then crochet dc st in next 41 sts, dc2tog, dc st in next 2 sts, sl st in the 1st
st of this round (45)
Rnds 12-16: ch2, dc st in same st, then crochet dc sts around, sl st in the 1st st of this rnd (45)
st
Rnd 17: ch2, dc st in same st, dc2tog, {dc1, dc2tog}; repeat between {} around, sl st in the 1 st of this
round (30)
Rnd 18: ch1, sc dec x 15, sl st in the 1st st of this round (15)
Rnd 19: ch1, sc around, sl st in the 1st st of this round (15)
Rnd 20 – in front loops only: ch1, sc st in same st, ch3, {sc st in next 2 sts, ch3}; repeat between {}
around, sl st in the 1st st of this round; cut the yarn, hide the end inside the leg

To make Right leg, attach CC yarn at the middle front (the first of the skipped stitches of Rnd 9 ), ch2,
dc st in the same st of Rnd 9, then crochet dc sts around (39 sts in dc sts of Rnd 9 and 6 dc sts in the
unused loops of ch sts separating the legs), sl st in the first st of this round (46)
Repeat Rounds 11-20

Arms
Rnd 1: ch2, 6 sc sts into the second loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: { sc1, inc } x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: { sc5, inc } x 3 (21)
Rnd 5-8: sc around (21)
Rnd 9: { sc5, dec } x 3 (18)
Rnd 10: dec x 3 , sc12 (15)
Rnds 11-12: sc around (15) stuff the arm
Rnd 13: sc8, dec, sc5 (14)
Rnds 14-17: sc around (14)
Rnd 18: sc9, dec, sc3 (13)
Rnds 19-21: sc around (13)
Rnd 22: sc9, dec, sc2 (12)
Rnd 23: sc around (12), leave the top half of the arm without stuffing; cut the yarn leaving
long end for sewing

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Legs
Rnd 1: with CC – ch5, starting from the second (from the hook loop) : sc3, 3 sc sts in the last loop; on
the opposite side of the chain: sc2, inc (10)
Rnd 2: inc, sc2, inc x 3, sc2, inc x 2 (16)
Rnd 3: sc1, change to MC yarn, inc, sc2, inc x 6, sc2, inc, sc3 (24)
Rnd 4: inc, sc8, inc, sc4, inc, sc8, inc (28)
Rnd 5: sc around (28), crochet sc st in next st
Rnds 6-8: sc around (28)
Rnd 9: sc8, dec x 6, sc8 (22)
Rnd 10: sc around (22), crochet sc st in next st
Rnd 11: sc6, dec x 5, sc6 (17) stuff the leg
Rnd 12: sc6, dec, sc1, dec, sc6 (15)
Rnd 13-18: sc around (15), cut yarn leaving long end, take it out of the loop, add more
stuffing, use the yarn end to make several stitches across the opening to prevent the stuffing from
escaping

Ears
Rnd 1: with MC, ch2, 6 sc sts into the second loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: { sc1, inc } x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: { sc2, inc } x 6 (24)
Rnds 5-7: sc around (24)
Rnd 8: { sc2, dec } x 6 (18), cut yarn leaving long end for sewing

Tail
Rnd 1: with MC, ch2, 6 sc sts into the second loop (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: { sc1, inc } x 6 (18)
Rnds 4-6: sc around (18)
Rnd 7: { sc1, dec } x 6 (12), cut yarn leaving long end for sewing; add some stuffing

Muzzle

Rnd 1: with CC ch2, sc6 in second loop (6)

Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: { sc1, inc } x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: { sc2, inc } x 6 (24)
Rnd 5-7: sc around (24)
Rnd 8 – into back loops: sc around (24)
Rnd 9: sc around (24)
Rnd 10: { sc2, dec } x 6 (18)
Rnd 11: { sc1, dec } x 6 (12)
Fold along the front loops of Rnd 8, so Rnds 9-12 are inside the muzzle; add some stuffing

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Nose
With CC ch2, crochet all following sts in second from the hook loop:
1 sc, ch1, 1 hdc, ch1, 1 sc, ch1, 1 hdc, ch1, 1 sc, ch1, 1 hdc, sl st in first sc, cut the yarn (leave long end
for sewing), take it out of the loop
Eyes
With CC ch2, sc6 in second loop, bring the short yarn end in front of the work (Wrong Side will be
facing up when you sew the eyes), sl st in first sc, cut the yarn, take it out of the loop
Scarf
Row 1: with White yarn, ch 56 sts, starting from the third from the hook stitch, crochet hdc sts to the
end of chain
Row 2: ch2, turn, crochet hdc sts in loops just below front loops to the end of row (see pictures)
Row 3-5: repeat Row 2; cut the yarn, take it out of the loop, weave in the end

The pictures below show the most difficult points of the crochet process.

To begin the head: Make the first loop from the short side of the string, ch2 and crochet 6 sc sts in the
first loop (which is second loop from the hook); after that continue to work in the round: crochet first st
of the second round in the first st of the first round

To begin the foot: ch5, starting from the second (from the hook) loop, crochet sc st in next 2 ch sts,
insert the hook leaving only one loop in front of the hook (left picture); turn clockwise and crochet on
the other side of the chain (middle picture); continue to crochet in the round, so the first st of Rnd 2 is
above the first st of Rnd 1 (picture on the right):

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The arrow shows where to insert the hook for the first stitch of Round 3; this is the stitch where you
change to Main Colour yarn: draw a loop with CC yarn, tie MC yarn to CC yarn; yarn over with MC
yarn and pull out a loop of MC yarn.

The first round of the jumpsuit and ruffle above it is made the same way: hold the toy upside down,
attach CC yarn at first front loop, ch1, sc st in same front loop:

sl st in the 1st st of this round; for the second round of the ruffle: ch4, skip next st of Rnd 1, sc in next st

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sl st in 1st ch st of this round; on the right – crochet several stitches under the jumpsuit:

Connecting rounds of the jumpsuit: sl st in the first dc st of same round ; ch2, dc st in the same stitch
(picture on the left); to begin Left leg, ch6 (picture on the right):

skip 40 sts of Rnd 9, sl st in the next st, ch2, dc st in the same st of Rnd 9:

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To begin Right leg, attach CC yarn at the middle front (the first of the skipped stitches of Rnd 9 ), ch2,
dc st in the same st of Rnd 9 (picture on the right); the arrow points at the sl st that connects the rounds,
skip this stitch and insert the hook in next st (in the first of the 6 chain stitches between the legs)

To make dc2tog – yarn over (YO) hook, insert hook in next stitch, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook);
YO hook, pull through 2 loops; YO , insert the hook in next st, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), YO,
pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook); YO, pull through last 3 loops

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 Sew the muzzle below Rnd 13 of the
head
Sew the eyes between Rounds 12 and
16, with 10 sts between the centers of
the eyes

Sew the arms at Round 25

Sew the ears between Rounds 5 and 13,

with about 20 sts between the lower
points of the ears (counted at the back
of the head)

Sew the tail below Rnd 8

Insert the legs in the
bottom openings of the
jumpsuit, and sew the legs
into the openings, aligning
Rnd 17 of the leg with the
back loops of Round 20 of
the jumpsuit.

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The arrow points at one of the front loops where to insert the hook for stitches of the second row:

For the flower, ch4, connect into circle by sl st in the first ch st; ch3, sl st in the middle of the circle,
ch3, sl st in the middle… make 5 petals , cut the yarn, take it out of the loop, tie both ends together, use
them to tie the flower to the scarf

Sew on one part of the press stud on the other side of the flower, wrap the scarf around the neck to
determine the position for the other part of the press stud

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 The bear in the gray jumpsuit can not sit,
because I wanted to make a rag doll type
toy, with little stuffing in the body or no
stuffing at all; so for the gray bear I have
not crocheted the extension of the body – I
went straight to the jumpsuit.

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