Lilli Bear is a crochet teddy bear pattern. This amigurumi is a sleepy, snuggly teddy that will invite you to dream land. Her pattern is available on Etsy and Ravelry, or save her on Pinterest for later. Growing up my Grandma would make the people she loved stuffed animals for every occasion. She taught me how to sew, how to stuff evenly, how to be patient.
We would spend mornings at the fabric store picking out patterns and material, and the afternoon sewing and stuffing. She would explain the answers to the innumerable questions I posed with the patience only a Grandma has, with every stitch she instilled what a gift from the heart really meant.
Her favorite animal to make was a teddy bear, there are dozens of them in my collection from her. Each one is different, each one is perfect- she was notorious for scrapping anything less than that.
My favorite of them is sleepy bear, he’s floppy, snuggly, and makes you tired just looking at him. He molds into the shape of your arms when you hold him. I’ve wanted to design a bear in honor of her and inspired by sleepy bear. For years I’ve had many ideas, but nothing was ever quite right until now. I knew anything less than perfection wouldn’t suffice.
Lilli Bear is a sleepy, snuggly teddy that will invite you to dream land the way sleepy bear invites me to it. Her pattern is available on Etsy and Ravelry, or save her on Pinterest for later.
If you like Lilli Bear, check out Lisa and Frank the Tiger and King Cooper the Lion.
Final size:
14” when using the suggested yarn
Materials
Worsted Weight Color A (Body) 290 yards
Worsted Weight Color B (Paw) 55 yards
Worsted Weight Color C, (Cap Brim/Blanket) 380 yards
Worsted Weight Color D (Cap/Blanket Border) 25 yards
Scrap Worsted Weight Black
15 mm eyes
2.75 mm hook
4.5 mm hook
Finishing Needles
Stuffing
Optional:
Doll Joints (20 mm)
Pom Pom Maker
Terms (US)
CH Chain
MR Magic Ring
SC Single Crochet
BLO Back Loop Only
INC Increase, Two Single Crochet in one stitch
DEC Decrease, Single Crochet two together
SS Slip Stitch
SK Skip Stitch
Picot Picot
BO 5 DC Bobble
HDC Half Double Crochet
FPDC Front Post Double Crochet
BPDC Back Post Double Crochet